100,000 sq ft office building on 0.8 acre site offers rare redevelopment opportunity in thriving area of city

Leading real estate advisor CBRE has announced the launch to market of Portcullis House in Glasgow, representing a rare opportunity to acquire a detached office building in the heart of the city with extensive redevelopment opportunities.

Located at 21 India Street, Portcullis House occupies a substantial heritable island site of 0.826 acres. The property extends to approximately 99,782 sq ft across lower ground, ground, and six upper floors, and benefits from a short term lease until 1 April 2021.

Located yards away from Charing Cross railway station and in close proximity to prominent developments including Scottish Power’s 220,000 sq ft HQ, Starwood Capital’s 172,000 sq ft St Vincent Plaza development and Moda Living’s build-to-rent development on the former Strathclyde Police HQ, the site offers significant potential for a large, mixed-use development.

An initial feasibility study led by Cooper Cromar Architects has been undertaken to identify redevelopment opportunities subject to necessary consents, with options including mixed use sites comprising office, hotel and build-to-rent accommodation, or a landmark office building up to 275,000 sq ft.

Current availability levels in Glasgow city centre are representative of an under-supplied market, with an overall availability rate of 7.9%, whilst Grade A vacancy is at its lowest level since CBRE records began with an availability rate of just 0.04%.

Portcullis House benefits from floorplates typically extending to 12,717 sq ft. The office floors are filled with natural light and upper floors offer some of the best panoramic views of the park area and Glasgow University to the west. The building includes 12 secure car parking spaces, with an adjacent multi story car park operated by Glasgow City Council providing over 430 secure spaces on flexible and long term arrangements. The surrounding area offers a wide range of bars, restaurants and cafes, with Glasgow’s main shopping precincts within walking distance.

Offers are invited, subject to missives and exclusive of VAT, for the heritable interest in the property. The property will be sold subject to a short term lease from The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government until 1 April 2021 at a rent of £500,000 per annum exclusive of VAT.