Vacant floors above a city phone shop could be turned into new 'boutique' student flats.
Nine student rooms are proposed for the building on the corner of Albert Street and Hounds Gate.
The phone shop on the ground floor will be retained, plans have shown, and "will be totally independent to the proposed student accommodation".
Arran Bailey, of ALB Commercial Properties, said: "We are doing a five-bedroom HMO (house in multiple occupation) apartment and four separate studios.
"It's is a great use to the upper floors that were not needed in a retail capacity and we are really excited to do this boutique development, that is so central to the heart of Nottingham."
A planning statement, included in the company's application to Nottingham City Council, read: "Unfortunately, all the upper floor areas have stood empty for a long time, despite the efforts of local marketing agents, whilst the ground floor is currently occupied by a small independent business selling mobile phones.
"Having recently acquired the property, the applicant now wishes to pursue the possibility of converting these vacant upper floor level areas into new student accommodation, whilst retaining the existing retail use on the ground floor to then maintain a commercial street presence, as well as new occupants bringing much-welcomed footfall into the city centre, to not only help maintain the overall viability and long-term sustainability of this under-utilised building, but to also inject new life and commerce into the immediate area."
Terry Malpass, of Terry Malpass Associates Ltd, is acting as the planning agent.
