{"id":2153336,"date":"2026-06-17T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/?p=2153336"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:25:19","slug":"property-lunch-with-david-aspin-founder-munro-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/yorkshire\/news\/2153336-property-lunch-with-david-aspin-founder-munro-k","title":{"rendered":"Property lunch: With David Aspin, founder Munro K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Come join us at\u00a0<em>TheBusinessDesk.com Property Lunch<\/em>\u00a0with guest speaker David Aspin, founder of Munroe K and the driving force behind the transformation of White Rose Park in South Leeds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2153273\" style=\"width: 163px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2153273\" class=\" wp-image-2153273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/david-aspin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/david-aspin.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/david-aspin-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/apr_26\/david-aspin-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2153273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Aspin, Founder, Munroe K<\/p><\/div>\n<p>David has a strong track record in delivering large-scale commercial and mixed-use regeneration projects across the region. He is best known for his long-term involvement in White Rose Park, which has grown into a major out-of-town business destination, bringing together high-quality office space alongside the wider retail and leisure offer at White Rose.<\/p>\n<p>A key theme in David\u2019s work has been the power of transport-led regeneration. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2151494 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-300x90.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-300x90.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-1024x308.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-768x231.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-200x60.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-500x150.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1-600x180.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/mar_26\/vertical-1.jpeg 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>He has been closely involved in the vision for the proposed White Rose railway station, designed to significantly improve connectivity to Leeds city centre and help unlock further growth across the site and\u00a0surrounding area. 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