New Waterside Village In The Heart Of The City To Unite Historic Waterfront With The City Centre

At the 2.61 acre Granary Wharf site, ISIS iscomplemented by further commercial retail and
creating a unique waterside village in the heart ofleisure uses in the ground floor space of two of
the city. Bordered by Leeds rail station, Holbeckthe new buildings - adding vibrancy and activity to
Village and the waterways of the River Aire andthe waterfront. ISIS is targeting high quality
the Leeds / Liverpool Canal, Granary Wharf willindependent leisure and retail, rather than national
create a new destination for Leeds, bringing newchains, for ground floor occupiers and is working
residents, office workers, hotel guests and otherwith the existing commercial operators at Granary
visitors, including families.Wharf to include them into the newly completed
The new scheme combines commercial,scheme.
residential, retail and leisure space and hotel useAt Granary Wharf we want to create a
and comprises three buildings, providing 282long-term sustainable community. To achieve this
apartments in two of the blocks, a 300-bed hotelrequires real commitment on the ground, including
operated by award-winning City Inn in the thirdintelligent design, a wide variety of apartments, a
block and a new public square - all set within areal mix of residential owner-occupiers, including
high quality waterside public environment.families, a limit on investor purchasers and the
The site, a former car park, has failed tooffer of attractive terms for ground floor units to
maximize its potential as part of the city centerindependent businesses.
on the waterfront. ISIS' scheme will transformRestoration of the historic graving docks will be
the site, uniting the historic waterfront with theincluded in the redevelopment of the site and will
city centre and will improve connectivity betweenbe made the focal point of festivals and family
Holbeck and the City Center through thefun days within the main area of public realm.
introduction of several new footbridges acrossDesigned by architects Carey Jones, the
the River Aire and the canal.development respects its neighbors, protecting
ISIS has also been selected by Yorkshire Forwardthe sight-lines of the Italianate towers at Tower
to redevelop the Tower Works, Situated adjacentWorks, as well as enhancing desire lines from
to Granary Wharf and known for its distinctiveNeville Street onto the site. ISIS also selected
19th Century Italianate towers.London-based architects CZWG to design one of
Granary Wharf will give Leeds a quality watersidethe residential buildings.
location for the first time in over 100 years. OurAt Granary Wharf there are over 30 different
unique approach to development at ISIS willapartment types available, including studios, one
ensure that Granary Wharf will not be a gatedand two-bedroom apartments and three-bedroom
community nor will it be a sterile series of housingduplexes complete with roof-top gardens. 10% of
blocks, but a mixed-use quarter where the publicthe residential element of the scheme will be
realm and built form is of a higher quality than anyavailable via shared-equity - enabling first-time
comparable scheme, and where the needs of allbuyers and lower-income families to purchase a
groups in the city are recognized.home at Granary Wharf.
The regeneration of both Granary Wharf andUnlike many other developments, where the
Tower Works will enable Leeds to have one ofmajority of apartments are sold in bulk to
the best sustainable waterside communities in theinvestors, this sales event will provide local people
UK.with the opportunity to buy at Granary Wharf -
The existing retail and bar units within the railwayensuring a long-term community is created.
arches at Granary Wharf will be retained and