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Newcastle furniture store building to be redeveloped for student accommodation

A central Newcastle building occupied by Chapman’s Furniture will be redeveloped into a 248 room student accommodation space following a deal for the property.

Sellers LaSalle Investment Management disposed of Plummer House to Fusion Residential, a joint venture between Heny Homes Limited and Village Homes (Sourthern) LLP.

The Grade II listed building, dating back to 1910, was known for housing Tlley’s, which held tea dances in the ballroom.

Developers say the building’s features will be retained, along with the dance floor and some of the upper floor areas.

The rear 1936 extension will be demolished with the construction of a seven-storey replacement - and a new set of ground floor shops fronting Market Street.

Aidan Baker, director, Newcastle office agency at BNP Paribas Real Estate, said: “The office accommodation at Plummer House has been vacant for some time and the decision to convert Plummer House into student accommodation and bring the building back into use is extremely positive for the city centre.

“Located at the junction of Market Street, John Dobson Street and Carliol Street means the building is only a short walk from the main retailing areas of Eldon Square and Northumberland Street, as well as being very close to Northumbria University’s campus.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .