On sale First flats at 'sad' shopping centre site ready

THE first flats on the former site of “Britain’s saddest shopping centre” have gone on sale.

- Angus MCINTYRE

The group of 14 apartments are located in converted empty shops in the old St Catherine’s Place shopping centre between East Street and Dalby Avenue in Bedminster.

Prices in the new development, known as Catherine's Yard, start at £190,000 for a one-bed flat, according to a Rightmove listing. The listing, from Ocean estate agents, says the apartments feature open-plan layouts with plenty of natural light, along with “generously sized bedrooms enhanced by exceptional ceiling heights”.

The apartments will be ready for occupation in autumn this year, an Ocean spokesperson said. Advertising on the Catherine's Yard website leans heavily on some of the area's fancier amenities. It touts the development's location on the doorstep of “thriving East Street” and its proximity to upmarket cafes such as Sweven Coffee and Bristol Loaf along with premium bars and restaurants such as Cor and KASK Wine Bar.