Homes bid to fill the gap left by furniture factory closure – Edinburgh
Fears that a massive hole left by the closure of Leith’s Martin & Frost furniture factory could lie empty for years could soon be allayed with a fresh bid for development.
Plans for a new 83-flat and shops development are currently on display at McDonald Road Library close to the site.
Property experts feared the site would end up derelict indefinitely when controversial plans for a 295-room student residence were thrown out last year in the face of strong local opposition …