A city centre building devastated by a major fire could be rebuilt.
Dundee council is now considering plans by site owner Northumberland Estates for an “enhanced” three-storey building on Murraygate.
Fire ripped through the former retail unit in December, gutting a temporary seasonal shop and roof space.
More than 50 firefighters tackled the blaze, which took hold on the Sunday before Christmas, one of the city’s busiest shopping days of the year.
Surrounding streets, including Seagate, Gellatly Street and Commercial Street, were all closed and police set up cordons to keep shoppers at a safe distance.
Nobody was injured in the fire which started in an electrical cupboard despite thick, black smoke engulfing the building and the street outside.
The building was later condemned by engineers and was demolished earlier this year.
The proposed new building at 17-23 Murraygate will feature retail space at street level, further retail or office space above and a basement below.
It will also have a glass frontage at ground level and a combination of glazing and stone cladding in the upper levels.
A statement by architects 3DReid in the planning application stated the proposed building would bring “an enhanced architectural contribution to the streetscape”.
It said: “A fire during the Christmas period burnt out the entire shop at 17-23 Murraygate.
“Together with the building to the rear court, already identified by Dundee City Council building control department as a dangerous structure, it was condemned and subsequently demolished between January and March 2015.”
The new building will provide more than 12,000 square feet of retail space if it is approved by the local authority.
The proposal also includes a possible metal artwork panel to overhang the first floor of the building.
The planning statement added: “The appraisal notes specifically a desire for the incorporation of public art, and this was a topic that was raised during the pre-application process.”