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Where Neville Street, Leeds city centre Who Developers: Landmark Developments and St James Securities Architect: Abbey Holford Rowe Agents: Jones Lang LaSalle, DTZ and Hill Woolhouse Why Set to be the tallest building in the north of England – at least for now. Bridgewater place will rise to 110m on completion next summer. 121,000 sq ft has been prelet to Eversheds but a similar amount remains vacant. |
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Where Doncaster, junction 3, M18 Who Developer: The Catesby Property Group Architect: Ryders HKS of Newcastle Agent: Knight Frank Why Catesby property group is pushing ahead with the development of its £100m, 120-acre business park, which has the potential to house up to 2m sq ft of mixed development. Construction is under way on the Jupiter and Saturn buildings as well as the trade park. |
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Where Sheffield, Riverside Quarter, Wicker area Who Developer: Priority Sites, a joint venture between RBS and English Partnerships Why Sheffield has long suffered from a lack of good-quality office space. This £13m office scheme intends to address this problem. The 70,000 sq ft five-storey block got the go-ahead from Sheffield city council last month. Priority Sites intends to make a speculative start at the beginning of next year. |
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Where Leeds Who Developer: Simons Group Architect: Simons Architects Agents: Knight Frank and Savills Why Speculative construction of 2 City Walk, next to Simons Development’s existing 1 City Walk, has just been completed. The 64,000 sq ft of offices will probably become better known for its 100 ft flag pole affectionately dubbed “Spike”. Simons says the flagpole was a stipulation by city planners. A flag, however, is not compulsory. |
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Where Leeds city centre, Wellington Street/Whitehall Road Who Developers: KW Linfoot and Scarborough Property Group Architect: Ian Simpson Agents: King Sturge and Jones Lang LaSalle (commercial only) Why At 51 storeys and 157m, this mixed-use scheme will wrest the tall building crown from Bridgewater Place. This skyscraper forms phase two of the West Point redevelopment of the former Royal Mail building. Detailed planning permission for the £200m scheme is due to go before planners in December. Outline plans have been submitted for 650 luxury flats and an adjacent 90m glass tower will provide 100 serviced flats and 100,000 sq ft of offices. A winter garden and 17,500 sq ft leisure and retail offerings will surround a central piazza. The build programme will take three years with completion set for 2009. |
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Where Leeds, Aire Valley Who Developer: Akeler Agents: Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker and Jones Lang LaSalle Why Work started on the Darwin and Ellington buildings in May. The 60,000 sq ft and 80,000 sq ft buildings will be ready by spring next year and add to Akeler’s 120,000 sq ft of space already built out. |
Going up Among schemes planned are Leeds’ two highest towers — and a flagpole. By Nadia Elghamry
What Bridgewater Place
Where Neville Street, Leeds city centre
Who Developers: Landmark Developments and St James Securities
Architect: Abbey Holford Rowe
Agents: Jones Lang LaSalle, DTZ and Hill Woolhouse
Why Set to be the tallest building in the north of England – at least for now. Bridgewater place will rise to 110m on completion next summer. 121,000 sq ft has been prelet to Eversheds but a similar amount remains vacant.
What Firstpoint
Where Doncaster, junction 3, M18
Who Developer: The Catesby Property Group
Architect: Ryders HKS of Newcastle
Agent: Knight Frank
Why Catesby property group is pushing ahead with the development of its £100m, 120-acre business park, which has the potential to house up to 2m sq ft of mixed development. Construction is under way on the Jupiter and Saturn buildings as well as the trade park.
What Central Riverside
Where Sheffield, Riverside Quarter, Wicker area
Who Developer: Priority Sites, a joint venture between RBS and English Partnerships
Why Sheffield has long suffered from a lack of good-quality office space. This £13m office scheme intends to address this problem. The 70,000 sq ft five-storey block got the go-ahead from Sheffield city council last month. Priority Sites intends to make a speculative start at the beginning of next year.
What Citywalk
Where Leeds
Who Developer: Simons Group
Architect: Simons Architects
Agents: Knight Frank and Savills
Why Speculative construction of 2 City Walk, next to Simons Development’s existing 1 City Walk, has just been completed. The 64,000 sq ft of offices will probably become better known for its 100 ft flag pole affectionately dubbed “Spike”. Simons says the flagpole was a stipulation by city planners. A flag, however, is not compulsory.
What West Central
Where Leeds city centre, Wellington Street/Whitehall Road
Who Developers: KW Linfoot and Scarborough Property Group
Architect: Ian Simpson
Agents: King Sturge and Jones Lang LaSalle (commercial only)
Why At 51 storeys and 157m, this mixed-use scheme will wrest the tall building crown from Bridgewater Place. This skyscraper forms phase two of the West Point redevelopment of the former Royal Mail building. Detailed planning permission for the £200m scheme is due to go before planners in December. Outline plans have been submitted for 650 luxury flats and an adjacent 90m glass tower will provide 100 serviced flats and 100,000 sq ft of offices. A winter garden and 17,500 sq ft leisure and retail offerings will surround a central piazza. The build programme will take three years with completion set for 2009.
What Leeds Valley Park Phase II
Where Leeds, Aire Valley
Who Developer: Akeler
Agents: Cushman & Wakefield Healey & Baker and Jones Lang LaSalle
Why Work started on the Darwin and Ellington buildings in May. The 60,000 sq ft and 80,000 sq ft buildings will be ready by spring next year and add to Akeler’s 120,000 sq ft of space already built out.
