Bristol's property market was booming before the coronavirus outbreak brought the country's housing sector to a near standstill.
It wasn't just homes either; demand for working space in city was at its highest for 10 years.
The start of the year saw take up of office space in the city 52 per cent above the quarterly average, according to a report by real estate company Avison Young.
There are all sorts of non-residential buildings currently up for sale in Bristol - from offices and student blocks to shops and restaurants - and some of the properties are worth millions of pounds.
According to property expert Paul Williams, a director at Avison Young, the commercial property market is “well placed” to weather the storm caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Here are six of the most expensive buildings up for sale right now.
Berkeley House, £4.9million
This 43-bed student block opposite Cabot Circus has a gross rental income of £394,230 a year.
The property has two entrances, with the main lobby accessed directly off Pritchard Street, and an eight-person lift. There is also a car park behind the building with nine spaces.
Berkeley House was constructed in 1990 as a purpose-built office block arranged over five floors but underwent a huge refurb in 2018 and was turned into student accommodation.
The owner is looking for offers over £4,950,000 excluding VAT, according to property company Avison Young which is advertising the building.
New Bond House, £4.8million
The Bond Street office block, near Cabot Circus, is up for sale on a freehold basis, and is being advertised by property company Hartnell Taylor Cook (HTC).
The 21,955 sq ft four-storey building is already let out to six tenants including charity Shelter, Premier Veterinary Group and retail software company Brightpearl.
The building has 23 car parking spaces and is described as being a “refurbishment opportunity” for higher rent.
It could also be turned into residential or student accommodation subject to necessary consents, according to HTC.
87 Park Street, £1million
The freehold property is home to Bristol cafe chain Friska, which rented the building on a 20-year lease in 2017.
Friska will remain in the building, which includes the ground floor and basement, when it is sold off.
There is a clause in the contract which says the tenant (Friska) is the only one with the option to break the lease - and that’s not until June 2027.
Yearly rent on the site is a huge £75,000.
51 Colston Street, £950,000
The freehold property, which is on the corner at the junction of Colston Street and Lower Park Row, is home to skateboard shop Fifty Fifty.
The retailer, which rents out the space for £17,000 a year, took out the lease in 2018 on a 10-year term, with a tenant break clause at five years if it wants to move out, according to commercial property consultants Burston Cook.
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The three upper floors of the property are one-bed flats which are accessed through a separate self-contained entrance.
With the rent from the flats, total income for the property is £49,400 a year.
The Willows, 159 Four Acres, £825,000
The single-storey 6,133 sq ft detached office in South Bristol is situated just off Queen’s Road in Withywood.
The Willows, which is for sale on a freehold basis, was refurbished in 2013 and includes office and laboratory space, outside seating space, multiple meeting rooms and showers.
The building has a rateable value - the amount used to calculate a business rates bill - of £32,000, according to property firm Savills.
18 St Nicholas Street, £775,000
The Grade II listed building is home to one of Bristol’s best steak restaurants - Mugshot.
But fans of Mugshot, which is currently ranked as the top steak restaurant on Tripadvisor, need not panic as there are no plans to close the restaurant.
In fact, it recently started offering a delivery service to allow it to carry on serving its top-notch food throughout the Covid-19 lockdown.
As well as the ground floor and basement restaurant, the mid-terraced property has two apartments on the first and second floors.
The three rents generate a gross annual income of £57,600, according to Burston Cook which is advertising the property.
