St. Stephen's Hull

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St Stephen's
Interior of St Stephen’s

Location	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Opening date	September 2007
Developer	ING Real Estate
Owner	British Land
No. of stores and services	55
No. of anchor tenants	1
Total retail floor area	52,000 m² (559,723 sq ft)
Parking	1,450 spaces
No. of floors	2
Website	[1]

St. Stephen's Hull^[1] is a new 40-acre brownfield site development in the city centre of Kingston upon Hull. The transport interchange was opened on 16 September 2007^[2] and the retail stores on 20 September 2007.^[3]

It incorporates retail outlets, cafés, bars, restaurants, a cinema, a theatre, a hotel, the Albermarle Music Centre, Gala bingo, car parking, housing and leisure facilities.

Shops include NEXT, USC, H&M, Zara, Oasis, Pumpkin Patch, Topshop Topman, The Body Shop, and many more. The complex also contains restaurants such as Nando's, Prezzo, and Starbucks, as well as a REEL cinema and a Gala Bingo.

A new transport 'Interchange' has also been built onto the side of the existing train station, it incorporates a new bus and railway station. Also a new 440 seat theatre is being built for Hull Truck Theatre as part of the development. Another part of the development is The Albermarle Music Centre, which is a £3 million development for the Hull Music Service which provides a wide range of music services to the youth of the city.^[4]

The developers for the project are ING Real Estate. British Land have agreed to forward purchase the freehold of upon practical completion.^[5]