Plans submitted to transform the listed Adelaide Street building, built in 1903, into a vibrant aparthotel with café and lobby space
The listed building is a former linen warehouse, located in the city's Linen Conservation Area, was designed by Henry Hobart and constructed in 1903 for Fiddes, Todd & Corry
A listed building in Belfast city centre currently in use as a restaurant and offices could be converted into an aparthotel under recently submitted plans.
Paul Stewart Developments Ltd, supported by Coogan & Co Architects, has submitted planning and listed building applications to Belfast City Council for a building on Adelaide Street.
The listed building is a former linen warehouse, located in the city's Linen Conservation Area. It was designed by Henry Hobart and constructed in 1903 for Fiddes, Todd & Corry.
It was subsequently used by The Electrical Equipment Co and by a pram and nursery goods company, before becoming offices, with the ground floor later becoming a restaurant.
Planning permission is sought to convert the building into a 31-unit aparthotel,
A cafe together with a lobby for the aparthotel would be created on the ground floor.
A design and access statement submitted as part of the application said: "The proposal will introduce a new, sustainable use suitable for this prime listed building, helping to further enhance the viability and vitality of the Linen Conservation Area."