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




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