SHOWCASE On the waterfront

ON THE WATERFRONT Homes at the second phase of Wapping Wharf are selling like hot Pinkmans doughnuts; but there’s still time to become a part of Bristol’s most desirable waterside community By Lissie Warren

Location, location, location: so crucial a consideration for home-buyers that they repeated it twice. And as locations go, it’s very hard to improve on Wapping Wharf. True, if your ideal lifestyle involves green fields and birdsong, with nothing more pulse-quickening on the horizon than the village am-dram’s spring production of ;ou\P8aKifiK, the Wharf may not be for you. That’s what Chew Magna’s for.

But if you’re a true Bristol urbanite, hellbent on maxing to the limit all that the most exciting city in the mild, mild West has to offer, it¼s hard to think of a more desirable place to lay your head.

Aou¼re never more than five minutes away from 5 ;hed, )rnolfini, Watershed and sundry other Harbourside delights. You’ll never have to buy tickets to gigs at Lloyd’s again; you just need to open the window. Oh, and there’s the little matter of Cargo; you could

HOUSE NUMBERS Bedrooms 1-3 Open-plan living space Price £255k-£499,950k Where Wapping Wharf What else? You’re basically buying into Bristol’s most desirable harbourside community sales@wappingwharfliving. co.uk 0117 363 7839 www.wappingwharfliving. co.uk

dine out every night for several weeks, without visiting the same brilliant indie restaurant or cafu twice; ideal for those with a low-boredom threshold.

What¼s more, the actual apartments are among the best-looking new-builds in the city. 0oused in two blocks, )bel Aard and 0ope 9uay, with their five and six Æoors respectively, have been designed by architect )lec .rench, who also created the first phase of homes at Wapping Wharf.

1n keeping with the historic dockside location and the phase one design, the new phase has an industrial, wharf-like character. 5any apartments have balconies, either overlooking the street or the internal garden courtyard; inside, airy vaulted ceilings and terraces enhance many of the top-Æoor apartments. 6earby, the restored early 1!th-century, /rade-11 /aol /ate is set to become an impressive new public entrance to the Wharf.

<he aim of developers =mberslade and 5use was

always to create a mixed community of people from different walks of life, and at different stages of their lives, so across the whole development, the homes are being made available with a range of tenures, including open-market sales and rent, shared ownership, affordable rent and social rent.

1n the current phase of construction, there are 6 homes in total" 16 for open-market sale, ! shared ownership and  for private rent.

)nd a note to the dilatory andor indecisive" nearly one third of the new homes have already been sold, subRect to contract, with  of the 16 one, two and three-bedroom apartments being bought off-plan.

1f, like so many first-time buyers, you have a perfectly well-paid Rob but are nonetheless struggling to get a foot on the pernicious property ladder, know this" 0elp to *uy has Rust launched at Wapping Wharf 4iving on selected properties, with both first time buyers and existing homeowners able to benefit.

FILTON OFFICES • Modern open plan suite • 1,620 sq ft + parking • Closing to Airbus • New refurbishment • New lease • Rent O/A

85 WHITELADIES ROAD • One of Clifton’s best restaurant sites • C3,000 sq ft • Sunny Alfresco terrace • New lease • NO PREMIUM

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • Excellent opportunity fronting the High Street, Nailsea • Consent for 9 residential flats • Quoting Price Only £495,000 • Freehold

CLIFTON RESTAURANT • Landmark corner unit • Clifton Village • Fitted and ready to trade • 1,400 sq ft • Only £26,000 pax

THE RAM, PARK STREET • Late 2.00 am license • New top quality refit • 2 bars & brasserie • Sensible rent • Low premium

PODVILLE OFFICES • A hub of 12 high spec shipping containers • Each 4 – 6 desks • All inclusive • Ready to occupy

1000's of motorists passing daily

45 HIGH STREET, BS1 • Retail shop with upper floors • Suit various commercial uses • Shop & upper separately available if needed • New lease • Rent O/A

BRIDGEWATER ROAD (‘AIRPORT ROAD’), BRISTOL • Retail/showroom • 1st floor office separately available if required • Close to Bristol Airport yet 15 minutes from BS1 • New leases – low rent

4 WESTBURY MEWS, WESTBURY ON TRYM • Mews office building • For sale freehold • 1,241 sq ft • Price O/A

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNIT/WORKSHOP TO LET • 1,728 sq ft • Central Bristol location • Wolseley Road, Bishopston

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