39/40 High Street, Shrewsbury is a new acquisition for Bensons. Recently acquired from Punch Taverns, this freehold was previously occupied by Beso Beso, and operated as a night club/restaurant.

This sizeable property extends to 4 floors including the basement and is planned to be totally refurbished to a very high standard. The plan now is to renovate the ground floor space for retail use. Bensons has a number of flagship tenants interested in occupancy before the build starts. The upper floors will be sympathetically restored to create domestic living accommodation, with individual access being gained from the passage onto the High Street that runs parallel to the building.

Bensons are currently in negotiation with a dynamic coffee and brunch company who are intending to take the ground floor and basement.   As a consequence the first and second floors will now be redesigned and converted into four residential apartments.