Theres a couple of plans for the area. This one was in PW recently......
Shaftesbury plans London ‘ladies’ area’
02.05.08
Shaftesbury and the Mercers Company have revealed plans for an upmarket ‘ladies’ area’ in central London.
St Martin’s Courtyard will open in November 2009 and is being built behind St Martin’s Lane and Long Acre in Covent Garden.
The plans for the scheme, which comprise fashion, health and beauty stores, restaurants and cafes, were revealed by Property Week in November 2005.
The 2 acre site will contain 25 shops totalling 65,000 sq ft, 30,000 sq ft of restaurants and bars and 73,000 sq ft of office space. There will also be 33 luxury flats.
The design of the scheme uses the existing arches in the block, which were designed for the carriage makers who originally worked in the area in the 17th century.
The first phase will provide three shops fronting Long Acre, which are due to be completed by July. There will be an additional five redesigned and refurbished stores on Long Acre.
Cushman & wakefield and Thomas Davidson are the retail agents at the scheme. The main entrance into St. Martin’s Courtyard will be via Slingsby Place from Long Acre. Two additional entrances on Upper St. Martin’s Lane and Mercer Street will also be created by the development.
Shaftesbury plans to attract a mix of fashion, beauty and lifestyle flagship stores and independent boutiques, restaurants, cafes and bars to transform the location.