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Corporate Summary UK MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS 9 February 2009 CURRENT SCHEMES Union Square, Aberdeen Hammerson is currently developing a nine-hectare site adjacent to Aberdeen’s central railway station, to provide a Size: 49,000m² combination of traditional mall shopping and retail park. When Completion: Autumn 2009 completed, the scheme will be the largest development of its Developers: Hammerson type in Scotland, providing 20,000m² of retail units, a Pre-lets: H&M, Jurys Inns, Next, Cine UK 15,000m² retail terrace, a 4,200m² multiplex cinema, Architects: BDP 10,000m² of leisure and catering accommodation, 1,700 parking spaces, and a new civic square. PROPOSED SCHEMES Sevenstone, Sheffield Hammerson’s proposals for a mixed-use development in Sheffield city centre will reposition the city as a regional retail Size: 105,000m² destination. The scheme’s focus is a glazed covered square Status: Outline planning and confirmed CPO which opens off a two-level curved street linking Fargate and Developer: Hammerson The Moor. In addition to a 22,000m² John Lewis department Anchor store: John Lewis store, the scheme will incorporate 55,000m² of retail Architects: BDP Masterplan with detailed design by accommodation, 5,000m² of cafés and leisure facilities, leading architectural practices around 100 homes, and over 2,000 parking spaces. North Westgate, Peterborough Hammerson and Aviva have signed a development agreement with the City Council to regenerate Peterborough’s Size: 60,000m² extension North Westgate area. North Westgate will be a mixed-use Status: Planning application submitted in 2007 development, comprising a Marks & Spencer department Developers: Hammerson 50% store, 70 retail/catering units, a cinema, 120 residential units Aviva 50% and over 3,000 car spaces. The proposals will create new Anchor Store: Marks & Spencer pedestrianised streets and open spaces and will be linked into Architects: Benoy the existing Queensgate Centre, which is also owned by the two partners. Eastgate Quarters, Leeds Hammerson and Town Centre Securities propose a major new retail-led mixed-use scheme on 8.5 hectare site around Size: 122,000m² the Eastgate and Harewood Quarters in the centre of Leeds. Status: Outline planning and confirmed CPO The proposals include 100,000m² of retail and leisure Developers: Hammerson 90% facilities, including two anchor stores, John Lewis and Marks Town Centre Securities 10% & Spencer, up to 600 residential units and 2,700 parking Anchor Stores: John Lewis, Marks & Spencer spaces. New public realm will be created comprising open Architects: Jerde, Benoy, Heatherwick Studio, John spaces, public squares and enhanced pedestrian access. McAslan + Partners, ACME, Gross Max Brent Cross Expansion, London NW4 The joint owners of Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hammerson and Standard Life, are to create a mixed-use Size: 200,000m² development on a 6.6 hectare site adjacent to the original Status: Application submitted March 2008 1970s-built shopping scheme. The proposals include Developers: Hammerson 41% 55,000m² of comparison retail accommodation, 11,000m² of Standard Life 59% leisure space, up to 850 homes and two hotels. This forms Architects: BDP part of the wider masterplan, which includes the Cricklewood Regeneration Scheme. Cricklewood, London NW2 Cricklewood Regeneration Limited, a 50:50 joint venture between Hammerson and Brookfield Europe, is to redevelop Size: 1,220,000m² a 61 hectare site in north London to create a mixed-use urban Status: Planning application submitted in 2008 centre. The regeneration project will include 20,000m² of Developers: Hammerson 50% neighbourhood retail, approximately 7,500 new homes, Brookfield Europe 50% 400,000m² of office space and a hotel. New open spaces, Architects: Allies & Morrison community facilities and a mainline station will also be incorporated. Watermark WestQuay, Southampton Hammerson has been appointed by Southampton City Council as preferred development partner to carry out the Size: 42,000m² next phase of city centre redevelopment at WestQuay. The Status: Planning application submitted in 2008 four hectare site is adjacent to the 76,200m² WestQuay Developer: Hammerson Shopping Centre which is jointly owned by Hammerson and Architects: Foreign Office Architects GIC. The vision for the site is to create a leisure led, mixed- use destination set around a new public plaza. Proposals include a multiplex cinema, catering, retail and up to 200 residential units. Martineau Galleries, Birmingham A joint venture between Hammerson, Land Securities and Pearl Assurance has obtained planning consent to develop a Size: 90,000m² 5.5 hectare site in Birmingham city centre to provide up to Status: Planning granted April 2006 85,000m² of retail accommodation together with leisure, Developers: Hammerson 33% offices, residential units and underground car parking. It will Pearl Assurance 33% be landscaped to include open streets and squares and Land Securities 33% benefit from public spaces and public art. City Centre Development, Swansea Hammerson has been chosen by The City and County of Swansea and the Welsh Assembly Government as the Size: 55,000m² preferred development partner for a 30-acre site in the city Status: Pre-planning centre. Hammerson is proposing a phased development for Developer: Hammerson the £1 billion regeneration scheme which encompasses the Architects: BDP existing Quadrant shopping centre and is bordered by Princess Way and Westway. The scheme includes 55,000m2 of additional retail space, up to 1,000 residential units, together with hotel, office and leisure uses. Contact: Andrea Cockram, Corporate Communications Manager Hammerson plc 10 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4BJ Tel: 020 7887 1881 [email protected] .
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