CBRE appointed to sell £2m Preston monastery
The 100-year-old Carmelite Convent sits on a five-acre site off St Vincent’s Road in Fulwood with the potential for housing redevelopment.
CBRE is the agent for the monastery, appointed by vendor Carmelite Monastery. The agent is seeking offers of around £2m for the property’s freehold.
Currently vacant, the part two-, part-three storey building provides a chapel, choir rooms, and refectory, as well as around 20 bedrooms.
The property’s freehold also includes extensive, enclosed grounds featuring a self-contained lodge house with two additional bedrooms.
Enclosed grounds are included in the property’s freehold. Credit: via Space PR
Shaun Skidmore, senior director of CBRE’s operational retail team said: “This is a unique property in an attractive setting in the desirable Fulwood area of Preston, which is suitable for redevelopment for a variety of uses including care and/or nursing home, senior living, education facility, and residential, subject to planning consent.
“This is a rare property and development opportunity in Preston for prospective investors and developers and we anticipate a lot of interest in the site.”
Carmelite Convent is currently unregistered with H M Land Registry.
Five acres, you say? In Fulwood? How do you spell ‘gold mine’?
By Sceptical
Recently-built Fatima Health Centre with GPs virtually on-site, not sure whether that adds or detracts.
By Michael Turner
Sad, but if the development is approved, I’m sure people will want to see careful consideration to the environment. This means not allowing developers to rashly chop down existing, healthy trees & hedges just for financial gain. Even if these trees are “not protected”, in this current climate, all trees MUST BE PROTECTED. A care home, or homes for older residents, with supporting infrastructure would be more desirable for the size of the site. People are sick of developers building 4/5 bedroom houses at expensive prices, whilst destroying the environment, wildlife habitat & not considering what people need or want in their local community. Money/greed is not the be all & end all. Our communities & our planet needs very careful consideration.
By Carol Baines