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PROJECTS ACROSS THE UK & IRELAND Heart of the City II is delivering Sheffield city centre
Broadgate is a 32-acre central London neighbourhood and its long-awaited commercial, leisure, retail and residential
a diverse community where innovation meets finance and a focal point. Building on the success of the original Heart
public arena for new food, retail and culture. Joint owners of the City project, the current 1.5 million square feet
British Land and GIC are investing £1.5bn in Broadgate’s development will transform this area of the city centre into
ongoing evolution into a world class, mixed use destination a dynamic mixed-use district that will help attract more jobs
for London. Their masterplan for Broadgate will deliver 4.9 and investment, and ultimately, make Sheffield an even more
million square feet of new and redefined workplaces, retail rewarding place to live and work. Sheffield City Council
and restaurants, bringing people together to work, shop, and its strategic development partner, Queensberry, are
drink and dine. Broadgate’s rare collection of public spaces now delivering this vision, which includes proposals for
combines the community and feel of the historic piazza with premium retail brands, Grade-A offices, restaurants and
the energy of modern London. These spaces play host to bars, entertainment venues, urban living, boutique hotels
over 100 cultural events annually, providing a showcase for and attractive public spaces. Rather than creating brand new
emerging ideas and talent. Earlier this year they signed up streets from scratch, the scheme follows the site’s existing
the UK’s first John Reed gym and six new retailers at 100 street patterns, helping to better integrate and complement
Liverpool Street. Further retailers to commit to 100 Liverpool other shopping districts such as The Moor, Fargate, Barker’s BROADGATE HAWLEY WHARF
Street include Tommy Hilfiger, the premium American Pool and the Devonshire Quarter. It also allows the Council London, UK London, UK
clothing brand; British jeweller Monica Vinader; skincare, to retain much of the city’s heritage, including the retention Owners: British Land & GIC Owner: LabTech
beauty and cosmetics brand L’Occitane and footwear of the key frontages along Pinstone Street and Cambridge
retailer, Dune London. Luxury beauty retailer Space NK Street, plus the restoration of the historic, Grade II* Listed Earlier this year the Harris Partnership celebrated The Island Quarter is an exciting mixed-use development
and International British fashion brand Reiss are returning Leah’s Yard. Heart of the City II is expected to create around the completion of Rushden Lakes and Gardens, a major and it is unique, not just for Nottingham but for the Midlands
to Broadgate following the success of their previous stores 500 construction jobs and the scheme should support retail and leisure scheme in Northamptonshire, covering and the UK. The 40-acre site will be totally transformed to bring
at 100 Liverpool Street. The 100 Liverpool Street site is a between 5,500 and 7,000 jobs once completed. 450,000sq ft, with the latest phases, on which they new homes, grade-A office space, creative market, a lifestyle
520,000sq ft redevelopment designed by Hopkins Architects, Hawley Wharf is not only 200+ luxury apartments in the worked, totalling 210,000sq ft of new space in the West hotel, retail units, a ‘linear’ park and community space as well
with a focus on technology, sustainability and wellbeing. heart of Camden, it is also 150 stores and over 60 new places Terrace, Garden Square and East Terrace areas. Working as student accommodation to the city. The development is a
The multi-billion pound transformation of Wembley Park by to eat and drink, a cutting-edge gym and co-working space. on behalf of client, LXB Properties and The Crown vital part of the regeneration of Nottingham’s Southside and
developers Quintain will see a premier creative neighbourhood It’s the new place-to-be for ambitious students and young Estate, this marked a major new build mixed-use leisure we are working closely with Nottingham City Council to align
made for London. It is one of the largest and most all-embracing professionals who want to enjoy the best of London. Global led development adjacent to the Rushden Lakes retail with its vision for the city. Coming in autumn 2021 will be Phase
urban development’s currently underway in Europe. Projected to real estate advisor CBRE has been appointed by LabTech, development that includes a 14-screen Cineworld cinema, 1A by developers Conygar and that will focus on regenerating
attract over 20 million visitors a year, Wembley Park will benefit the owner of Camden Market, to lease the retail units at leisure facilities with more than 40 retailers, as well as the canal basin area on the south-east corner of the site. The
from £328M annual retail spend by 2027, putting it ahead of the 580,000sq ft Hawley Wharf Development in Camden. a variety of restaurants and cafés with stunning lakeside basin will be landscaped out, with a new pavilion and food and
London districts such as Camden, Victoria and Ealing Broadway. There are also plans in place top open the largest farmer’s views, alongside a pedestrianised boardwalk which runs beverage outlets created. To be completed in autumn 2022 will
Surrounding the world-famous national stadium, Wembley market in North London, a 12,000sq ft fitness concept, the length of the shoreline. The first of its kind in the UK, be Phase 1B which will comprise of a lifestyle hotel as well co-
Park’s transformation reflects its legendary past and strong unique canal-view rooftop bars and restaurants, and 100 Rushden Lakes brings together the very best in retail, working space and additional food and beverage outlets.
cultural heritage where many of the world’s greatest musicians, food stalls, while a 24,000sq ft triple height basement will leisure and dining within the unique setting of over 200 The £1bn transformation of Swansea city centre remains
entertainers and sportspeople have played. Wembley Park will provide an opportunity for a new entertainment and leisure acres of protected Nene Wetlands nature reserve and on track and an integral part of the ambitious city-wide
offer an appealing spectrum of retail, dining and leisure choices space. There will also be 195 apartments and 60,000sq ft of situated beside stunning lakes. regeneration, the £135M Swansea Central phase one scheme
for the millions of people who live in, work in and visit the area. LABS co-working space. The Glass Works – the £180M retail and leisure scheme is a new cultural district encompassing a 3,500-capactiy live
led by Barnsley Council alongside development manager performance arena and conference centre, 150-room hotel,
BATTERSEA POWER STATION Queensberry – has announced the signing of a major a coastal park, striking pedestrian bridge, new homes, office
London, UK
Developer: Battersea Power Station Development Company national retailer. TK Maxx has committed to Barnsley by and food and beverage space, allowing the city to realise its
taking a new modern store in the development, which is on potential to become one of the most exciting places in the
schedule for completion next summer. Despite the ongoing UK to live, work, visit and study. Phase one by developer
fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the popular high RivingtonHark is due to complete in mid-2021 and will
street retailer has signed a 15-year lease and will take a be anchored by the multi-functional arena and conference
21,951sq ft, two-floor unit opposite Cineworld – a prime centre, operated by the global leader in live theatre, The
location in the town centre regeneration. Upon completion Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG). Phase two of the
in summer 2021, The Glass Works will provide a family-led ‘Swansea Central’ transformation is also under-way with
daytime and night-time offer with 25 shops, of which there an update to the design feasibility being undertaken. It will
are 6 larger stores, a 13-screen Cineworld, Superbowl UK include further new homes, new office space and retail and
and 10 restaurants. This, combined with a new library and leisure space along with additional public realm.
community facility, refurbished markets, new public realm
and up to 494 space multi story carpark, will transform
Barnsley town centre. THE GLASS WORKS
Barnsley, UK
Edinburgh St James is one of the most significant city Developers: Barnsley Council & Queensberry
centre transformations currently underway in the UK. A
new quarter of the city, it completes the city’s distinctive
offer with a stunning new shopping galleria with over 80
new brands, an enticing mix of restaurant and bars, a luxury
W Edinburgh, a boutique Everyman Cinema, a Roomzzz
Aparthotel, and an unrivalled guest experience providing
customers with an enviable events programme in a range
of new and attractive public spaces. The £1bn scheme
started on site in October 2016, having achieved planning
permission in 2009 and will include the development of
1.7 million square feet in the city centre of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh St James will include 850,000sq ft of retail space
– approximately 85 new stores with the shopping galleria
set to open in spring 2021, followed by the new restaurants,
leisure, new homes, and apart hotel.

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