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Skychaser 2005 · July 12th, 2011, 02:25 PM

Don't get too excited, but City Island phase 3 was going to be an office block I think, and it was to be built on the site of the 2 storey business which currently fronts onto the IRR next to the 20 storey block. Passed today, and the building has wire fencing round and a number of portacabins are now on site with yellow jacketed workmen on site.

Think this was a 10 storey proposal. I can't believe they would be starting construction on this site without us knowing something about it, but it certainly looks like something major is happening on the site.

Ashmataz · July 12th, 2011, 02:55 PM

Oo goody! Were there any renders of this 10 storey block? I'm presuming an office block is not going to be red and grey like the residential ones on site

Leeds No.1 · July 12th, 2011, 02:57 PM

Sounds hopeful. Wonder what the architecture will be like...

Perhaps they got planning permission ages ago but didn't deem construction feasible until now which is why we haven't heard anything.

Suburban Knight · July 12th, 2011, 03:47 PM

Hmm... I'd like to be hopeful, but it could just as likely be essential maintenance on the earlier phases of City Island to stop them leaking or collapsing, as the build quality isn't fantastic!

It could also just as likely be preparation for demolishing that building and putting in a surface car park?

Yorkshire Boy · July 12th, 2011, 04:06 PM

Could this be it?

Val Verde · July 12th, 2011, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Skychaser 2005

Don't get too excited, but City Island phase 3 was going to be an office block I think, and it was to be built on the site of the 2 storey business which currently fronts onto the IRR next to the 20 storey block. Passed today, and the building has wire fencing round and a number of portacabins are now on site with yellow jacketed workmen on site.

Think this was a 10 storey proposal. I can't believe they would be starting construction on this site without us knowing something about it, but it certainly looks like something major is happening on the site.

Could it just be a case of demolishing the existing warehouse to avoid paying rates and maintenance for that building? Alternatively could it be a case of refurbishing that warehouse for a new tenant?

When you consider there are empty plots closer to the city centre such as Wellington Place, Whitehall Riverside, City Square House and now the former Tetley's site then I can personally see it being a while until an office is developed on that site. Still a new office would certainly be nice right next to the Inner Ring Road. Could a new office for YPN be a possibility (assuming the full closure and eventual redevelopment of the existing Yorkshire Post Newspapers site?)

Ashmataz · July 12th, 2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkshire Boy

Could this be it?

Would be nice if it was that design. Would certainly lift the appearance of this side of the IRR. YP news building needs to go along with the monstrosity and embarrassment that is across the way, bridge point is it called? The derelict building?

FreddyFresher · July 12th, 2011, 05:11 PM

And the mystery is solved I believe......its not very exciting, I'll warn you now.

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/on...=LD2AWNJB0FZ00

Val Verde · July 12th, 2011, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by FreddyFresher

And the mystery is solved I believe......its not very exciting, I'll warn you now.

https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/on...=LD2AWNJB0FZ00

Disapointing, although I guess in this day and age it is better than either leaving the warehouse derelict, a flattened waste land or as a surface level car park.

Leeds No.1 · July 12th, 2011, 06:18 PM

Ah. Bit of an anticlimax there!

Skychaser 2005 · July 12th, 2011, 08:06 PM

All seemed too good to be true. I thought something like a 10 storey office block would have had major publicity if it was starting construction.......how times have changed!!

FreddyFresher · July 13th, 2011, 02:30 PM

If City Square House ever actually starts people on this forum are going to soil themselves with excitement.

Leeds No.1 · July 13th, 2011, 02:32 PM

They are... think you're confused though; this is for City Island not City Square House.

Yorkshire Boy · July 13th, 2011, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FreddyFresher

If City Square House ever actually starts people on this forum are going to soil themselves with excitement.

We've seen the renders already...unless they'res something you're not telling us?

FreddyFresher · July 13th, 2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkshire Boy

We've seen the renders already...unless they'res something you're not telling us?

I wish!

What I meant was that City Square House is probably the most impressive project currently on the drawing board, waiting to start. If a significantly less exciting 10 storey block on the edge of the city centre generated this much excitement, just think what it would be like for a landmark project such as CSH.

BannockBurnt · July 13th, 2011, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreddyFresher

If City Square House ever actually starts people on this forum are going to soil themselves with excitement.

Or something that sounds a bit like it.

Leeds No.1 · July 13th, 2011, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreddyFresher

I wish!

What I meant was that City Square House is probably the most impressive project currently on the drawing board, waiting to start. If a significantly less exciting 10 storey block on the edge of the city centre generated this much excitement, just think what it would be like for a landmark project such as CSH.

Oh right. I've still got my eyes set on the Minerva House redevelopment. I don't think it will ever happen now, but I'd love to see that proposal go forward. It really was in another league.

LoveTheCity · July 14th, 2011, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Leeds No.1

Oh right. I've still got my eyes set on the Minerva House redevelopment. I don't think it will ever happen now, but I'd love to see that proposal go forward. It really was in another league.

+1, That was beautiful design.

July 12th, 2011, 02:57 PM	#343
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,319 Likes (Received): 106	Sounds hopeful. Wonder what the architecture will be like... Perhaps they got planning permission ages ago but didn't deem construction feasible until now which is why we haven't heard anything. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

July 12th, 2011, 03:47 PM	#344
Suburban Knight ßANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leeds! Posts: 3,887 Likes (Received): 22	Hmm... I'd like to be hopeful, but it could just as likely be essential maintenance on the earlier phases of City Island to stop them leaking or collapsing, as the build quality isn't fantastic! It could also just as likely be preparation for demolishing that building and putting in a surface car park? __________________ Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small That we can never get away from the sprawl Living in the sprawl Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains And there's no end in sight I need the darkness, someone please cut the lights

July 12th, 2011, 04:06 PM	#345
Yorkshire Boy Registered Loser Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: L E E D S Posts: 2,289 Likes (Received): 56	Could this be it? Last edited by Yorkshire Boy; July 12th, 2011 at 04:15 PM.

July 12th, 2011, 05:11 PM	#348
FreddyFresher Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 437 Likes (Received): 0	And the mystery is solved I believe......its not very exciting, I'll warn you now. https://publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk/on...=LD2AWNJB0FZ00 __________________ http://treatthesymptom.blogspot.com/

July 12th, 2011, 06:18 PM	#350
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,319 Likes (Received): 106	Ah. Bit of an anticlimax there! __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

July 12th, 2011, 02:25 PM	#341
Skychaser 2005 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 22	Don't get too excited, but City Island phase 3 was going to be an office block I think, and it was to be built on the site of the 2 storey business which currently fronts onto the IRR next to the 20 storey block. Passed today, and the building has wire fencing round and a number of portacabins are now on site with yellow jacketed workmen on site. Think this was a 10 storey proposal. I can't believe they would be starting construction on this site without us knowing something about it, but it certainly looks like something major is happening on the site.

July 12th, 2011, 02:55 PM	#342
Ashmataz Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds Posts: 354 Likes (Received): 9	Oo goody! Were there any renders of this 10 storey block? I'm presuming an office block is not going to be red and grey like the residential ones on site

July 12th, 2011, 08:06 PM	#351
Skychaser 2005 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Leeds Posts: 2,459 Likes (Received): 22	All seemed too good to be true. I thought something like a 10 storey office block would have had major publicity if it was starting construction.......how times have changed!!

July 13th, 2011, 02:30 PM	#352
FreddyFresher Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 437 Likes (Received): 0	If City Square House ever actually starts people on this forum are going to soil themselves with excitement. __________________ http://treatthesymptom.blogspot.com/

July 13th, 2011, 02:32 PM	#353
Leeds No.1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Leeds, EU Posts: 22,319 Likes (Received): 106	They are... think you're confused though; this is for City Island not City Square House. __________________ "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, It is our light not our darkness, that frightens us"

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