First images of new 205-bed hotel released
The first images of a proposed 205-bed hotel next to Victoria Gate in Leeds – which will create around 50 jobs when complete – have today been released.
Hammerson, which owns and manages shopping district Victoria Leeds, has launched plans for the regeneration of a 1,670 sq m site adjacent to Victoria Gate.
The plans for Victoria Gate Hotel – submitted last week to Leeds City Council in a pre-application process – will see the site, which is currently a temporary surface car park, redeveloped to provide a 14-storey hotel.
Hammerson said that the new anchor enhanced its offer as a destination and the Leeds cultural quarter, driving additional footfall and spend to the city.
The iconic building would sit adjacent to Victoria Gate and see the regeneration of the land between the existing Victoria Gate multi-storey car park and St Peter’s Street (A61). Designed by architects Acme, who delivered Victoria Gate, the façade takes inspiration from the surrounding architecture and the city’s rich merchandising and textile history.
The hotel will feature 205 rooms, an on-site gym and conferencing facilities. There will also be a bar and restaurant on the ground floor.
Hammerson said it anticipated that the scheme would support up to 980 construction jobs over the life of the project with the hotel supporting 50 full-time jobs on site upon completion.
Hammerson also owns a 10-acre site north of Victoria Leeds which will be brought forward for development “in due course”, creating a new mixed-use City Quarters neighbourhood.
Robin Dobson, UK Director of Development and Project Management at Hammerson, said: “We are pleased to be able to share plans for a new hotel within the Victoria Estate as we continue the roll out of our City Quarters concept in thriving locations around the UK and Ireland.
“Hammerson has a strong track record of delivery in Leeds City Centre and these plans for a new, contemporary hotel represent the next step in our wider regeneration plans, creating a mixed-use destination where people can live, work and relax, centered around our premium flagship destination, Victoria Leeds.”
The Victoria Gate Hotel is one of the first schemes Hammerson has brought forward as part of its new City Quarters concept: creating vibrant mixed-use neighbourhoods surrounding Hammerson’s existing flagship destinations, in thriving locations in the UK.
The concept will see Hammerson transform many of its city venues beyond pure retail into successful neighbourhoods providing homes, workspace, hotel space and accessible public realm. Its announcement follows the recent submission of mixed-use masterplan applications for both Martineau Galleries in Birmingham and the Goodsyard in Shoreditch
