Work has started on transforming a former office block near the heart of Clifton Village into residential apartments.
For three decades Somerset House in Canynge Road was the Bristol headquarters of independent property consultancy, Hartnell Taylor Cook. The firm now has offices on Redland Hill, close to Clifton Downs, as well as in London.
In a joint venture with Ceder Invest, Acorn Property Group has taken control of the three-storey Somerset House which was built in the 1960s. The group has won planning permission, through change of use, to convert the building into 30 apartments. Planning permission is being sought for an additional five apartments on the site.
The redevelopment of Somerset House will also offer car park spaces available to be purchased separately.