Construction Start Date For Victoria Gate Development in Leeds Announced
Hot on the heels of the first anniversary of the Trinity Leeds shopping centre, comes the announcement that the Victoria Gate retail development is to break ground this spring.
The long awaited Victoria Gate development is a £150m retail space bringing a 21,000m² John Lewis store to Leeds for the very first time. With work commencing on 7th April 2014, the development also sees a 21st century inspired retail arcade with up to 30 stores, restaurants, cafes and a casino. Designed with a striking facade that draws on Leeds’ textile heritage, Victoria Gate will be the proud home of a new flagship John Lewis store that has been highly anticipated.
Leeds City Council executive board member for the economy and development councillor Richard Lewis said:
“This development will be the latest addition to our city’s impressive retail centre. It will be a stunning quarter bringing one of the largest names on the high street to Leeds. I’ve no doubt this will provide another welcome boost to city centre footfall, encouraging much needed economic growth and providing many new jobs and training opportunities for local people.â€
Jeremy Collins, property director at John Lewis, said:
“This is very exciting news. We have long-held an ambition to open a full-line John Lewis department store in Leeds. The support of the City Council has also been tremendous. We look forward to trading alongside other established retailers in the city enhancing Leeds as a premium retail destination.”
Located in an area of Leeds city centre that needed redevelopment, the construction of Victoria Gate will provide 110,000m² of retail and leisure space attracting major high street brands, whilst creating over 1,500 retail and hospitality jobs.
The Victoria Gate development is due to be completed by Autumn 2016.
Parking for Victoria Gate and John Lewis, Leeds
CitiPark has multiple car parks nearby to the new Victoria Gate development in Leeds. Our Merrion Centre and Templar & Edward Street car parks will be ideally located for it’s launch.
We’re very excited for its arrival!