| Location | Wakefield, England |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 6 May 2011 |
| Developer | Shepherd Construction |
| Owner | Sovereign Land / AREA Property Partners |
| No. of stores and services | 63 (includes 4 reserved for catering) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 500,000 sq ft (55,000 m²) |
| Parking | 957 spaces |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | http://www.trinitywalk.com |
Trinity Walk is a shopping centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. England. Opened on 6 May 2011, Wakefield Council describe it as "the most important City Centre development for more than 20 years."[1]
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Sovereign Land, AREA Property Partners and Shepherd Construction secured an 82m property loan in January 2009 for the 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) retail scheme. Trinity Walk is a partially enclosed shopping centre with over 40 stores and 1000 car parking spaces, with access from Wakefield’s inner city ring road (A61) and the main bus station. The centre contains major stores, including an 8,500 m² Sainsbury's and a 9,000 m² Debenhams, and retailers Next, New Look, Top Man Topshop and H&M. Trinity Walk has enabled Wakefield to rise 42 places, from 99th, in the CACI Retail Footprint rankings, making the city centre a sub-regional shopping destination.
In addition to Debenhams, Trinity Walk has over 40 shops and restaurants including:
On 19 March 2009, it appeared that the development was going to fall victim to the credit crunch when KPMG were called in as administrators[2] as the Anglo Irish Bank withdrew its support for the project.[3] Building work stopped and the steel structure stood half finished.
The scheme was rescued in early 2010 by a consortium who bought the development from administrators - a joint venture company comprising Sovereign Land, AREA Property Partners, and Shepherd Construction.[4]
Trinity Walk opened on Friday 6 May 2011.
A designated renaissance city, Wakefield is one of the UK’s top 20 locations for business growth. Trinity Walk created hundreds of new jobs in the city.[5]
In addition to Trinity Walk a further £240 million of new development is underway throughout the city centre, including: