Royal Mail has appointed Jones Lang LaSalle to dispose of a major development opportunity in Coventry as part of a nationwide rationalisation programme.
The firm is looking to sell its 200,000 sq ft mail sorting facility, the Coventry Mail Centre, which sits on a 1.6-acre site on Bishop Street in the city centre.
Jonathan Fear, from JLL’s Birmingham office, said: “We anticipate the successful buyer of this unique site, which lends itself to a variety of uses, subject to planning consent, will have some innovative ideas for conversion or redevelopment.”
An additional 0.6-acre site located on nearby Lower Ford Street, which is currently used for parking, is available separately or can be purchased with the Bishop Street premises.
The disposal of its Bishop Street and Lower Ford Street sites form part of Royal Mail’s rationalisation plans for a number of similar UK operations.
Two new delivery offices are being built by Royal Mail in Coventry to accommodate some of the people from the Bishop Street Mail Centre.
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