Holbeck Urban Village: the facts
Situated a few minutes walk from the city centre, Holbeck Urban Village, has convenient access to the railway station and motorway networks making it an ideal location for work, rest and play.
The area is fast emerging as Leeds' new creative and digital media quarter and promises to become one of the most dynamic business and residential environments in the UK.
- The regeneration of the area is expected create investment of around £800 million
- Along with the investment thousands of new jobs will be created in the high value digital and creative media sector and support services.
- Over the next ten years a total of around 800,000 sq ft of office space will be made available
- In the same period a further 2,500 residential apartments will be developed
- Holbeck Urban Village covers an area of approximately 37.5 acres
- There is an extended conservation boundary of 36.3 acres
- Leeds has more listed buildings than York, 33 of which are located in Holbeck Urban Village
- The Round Foundry, a £30 million mixed-use development by CTP St James, has claimed a series of national awards and set the tone for further development in the area.
- The Greenbank development by George Wimpey City has won a RIBA design award - before construction work has even commenced!
- Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward has acquired the Tower Works site and is in the process of negotiating a development agreement with preferred developer ISIS Waterside Regeneration.
