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43/45 Frederick Street: Edinburgh


43/45 Frederick Street: Edinburgh

Opportunity
  • handsome Georgian tenement built in 1820's as apartments and shops
  • located in the heart of the New Town
  • used as offices/showroom by Hill Thompson & Co distillers
Challenge
  • purchased by Whiteburn in 1995 after lying vacant for several years
  • change of use and listing buildings consent obtained
  • original DR Hay murals restored
Outcome
  • sold to Festival Hotels in summer 2003

  • architects:
    Malcolm Fraser Architects
  • engineers:
    Elliott & Co
  • quantity surveyors:
    Morham & Brotchie
  • main contractor:
    John Dennis
  • letting agent:
    CB Hillier Parker
  • managing agent:
    J & E Shepherd
  • lawyers:
    Davidson Chalmers
Working: Blue Chip Marketing, Capital Asset Scotland
Unwinding: Café Rouge, Po Na Na souk bar