Merrion Centre’s New Front leisure scheme gets go-ahead
Published: 28 November, 2011
The Merrion Centre’s New Front leisure development in Leeds city centre has been given the go-ahead by Leeds City Council
Town Centre Securities will redevelop 80,000 sq ft of retail space into a leisure destination with bars, cafes, restaurants and a gym along Merrion Way and Wade Lane. Located next to the new 13,500-capacity arena, the scheme will consist of seven new units ranging from 30,000 sq ft to 420 sq ft , the largest of which is already let to existing tenant 1st Bowl.
The development proposals also include the 1,000 space multi-storey car park, which will undergo a complete refurbishment and up-grade, creating convenient state-of-the-art parking for shoppers, visitors and Arena users.
Helen Beckett, associate director at Town Centre Securities said: “It’s great to get the green light on this important regeneration scheme that could create up to 200 new jobs. New Front is in a fantastic location in a busy part of Leeds city centre, which is already popular with shoppers, students and office workers. Together with the arena development, we are going to transform this part of the city, injecting new vibrancy and vitality into the area.
Work on the New Front scheme will start early in 2012 and will be complete in advance of the Leeds Arena opening in 2013.
BDP’s Manchester Studio has been appointed as the architects on the development and Savills and Brassington Rowan are the agents acting for TCS.
