{"id":125354,"date":"2025-05-23T13:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/125354\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:26:17","slug":"historic-bristol-shopping-centre-goes-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/125354\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Bristol shopping centre goes up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Its a &#8216;rare opportunity to own an historic Arcade in Bristol\u2019s most affluent suburb&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_4d02ca\">Annette Belcher<\/strong> Digital Publishing Editor<\/p>\n<p>13:56, 23 May 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/12111008_2014-04-25__mark_Clifton__mark_-_mark_Arcad.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the smart Clifton Arcade in 2012&#10;\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Inside the shopping arcade(Image: Dave Betts)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">An historic Bristol shopping centre has gone on the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Situated in one of Bristol&#8217;s most upmarket areas, Clifton Village, the shopping complex is being sold for \u00a34.6 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The grade II-listed Victorian Clifton Arcade, advertised for sale on Rightmove in the past week, was last brought to market in 2020, with a guide price of \u00a34.5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And now potential buyers have been given another opportunity to get their hands on the historic building, which comes complete with two shop\/cafe premises fronting Boyce\u2019s Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">As well as 16 speciality independent occupiers on the ground floor, plus a vibrant mix of a further 17 boutique studios at first and second floors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The arcade also produces a tempting &#8216;day-one net income&#8217; of \u00a3420,924 per year, including vendor top up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Clifton Arcade is steeped in history. It was originally known as Kings Clifton Bazaar and Winter Garden and first opened in 1878.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The impressive development was built by Joseph King, a self-taught architect, entrepreneur and builder.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_LS_BL_primrosecafe_30-06-23_06.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Clifton Village(Image: BristolLive)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Property agent Hartnell Taylor Cook says: &#8220;The Clifton Arcade is a beautifully restored Victorian gem and home to a vibrant mix of independent boutiques and artisan markers. Its glass roofed charm and creative community is a real discovery<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The Arcade has been owned and run by the current owners for over 30 years and as a result there are a number of efficiencies and improvements which can be made.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_h_01691872.jpg\" alt=\"Shoppers outside the Clifton Arcade in the 1990s\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Shoppers outside the Clifton Arcade in the 1990s(Image: Mirrorpix)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;These include refining the running costs, enhanced marketing and alternative leasing structure (rents, term length and repairs). There is an opportunity to enhance branding and in particular increase the digital profile with cohesive social media strategy implemented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;These initiatives will enhance what is already a unique building. The Arcade is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolpost.co.uk\/all-about\/clifton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Clifton<\/a> \u2019s only option to start or develop small business activities on a flexible basis but in a stimulating incubator hub.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/LZBdDrVwRTZCqtDztt8rwh\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Join our WhatsApp groupLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Join our WhatsApp group<\/a><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reachplc.com\/site-services\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Privacy NoticeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Its a &#8216;rare opportunity to own an historic Arcade in Bristol\u2019s most affluent suburb&#8217; Annette Belcher Digital Publishing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125355,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,18959,393,4884,10003,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-125354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-clifton","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-property-news","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114557379253106698","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}