Clarence Dock (Leeds)

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Clarence Dock is £250 million mixed-use development in Leeds City Centre, located by the River Aire next to the The Royal Armouries, completed in 2007. The whole development is expected to officially open to the public in late 2007. Upon completion, the site expects to attract around 1.5 million visitors a year.

The Clarence Dock development scheme features Clarence House, a 66 m tower block consisting of 227 apartments and six retail units. Upon completion in April 2007, it became the eighth tallest building in Leeds.

Clarence Dock is comprised of the following:

  • 370,000 sq ft (34,000 m²) of retail space including hotel occupied by Express by Holiday Inn, a casino occupied by London Clubs International, shops and cafés. Tesco Express and Starbucks stores have opened on site.
  • 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m²) of modern office space.
  • 1,100 apartments.
  • A covered car park for over 1,650 vehicles.

There is also a conference and exhibition centre and a variety of leisure facilities on site.

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