The historic Jack Miller Hotel on Princes Street is finally about to be renovated.
It has been a long wait for work to get under way on the old building, left boarded up for many years. However, the B-listed building is finally about to get a new lease on life, redeveloped to provide accommodation for offices of several businesses in town.
The renovation program is being run by the Irvine Bay Regeneration Company. They also hope to provide financial support as part of a larger private investment, to renovate the Harbour Bar as well, reviving it as a bar and restaurant as part of a drive to support the development of the entire marina.
Work on the Jack Miller Hotel began on October 26th, after the Government’s Town Centre Regeneration Fund managed to get almost £1.5 million worth of funds.
The renovation is part of a larger program by the Government of Scotland to fund development projects across the country, having raised a total of £60 million for the same.
Baroness Margaret Ford, Chair of Irvine Bay, stated that “Bringing this building back to life will make a tremendous difference to the look and feel of Ardrossan and I am delighted that we have a contractor in place and are starting work.”
The work is being carried out by McLaughlin Construction of Irvine.
