Leeds set to receive office space and apartments

[Published March 2011 and updated May 2023] Construction has been completed on a new building in Leeds’ city centre, which will offer both residential apartments and office space.

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Dubbed Indigo Blu, the GBP 7 million building features 10,173 square feet of office space on the lower floors and 46 apartments in the rest of the building.

Designed by the architecture firm 2B, the building features a residential section wrapped in pale blue glass panels supported by a larger section which houses the office space.

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Glenn Levison, partner with property consultants Sanderson Weatherall, told the Yorkshire Evening Post (YEP): “Market conditions are tough and there are very few buildings that are under construction. I think, from the location, that we will find someone.

“I think this will appeal to a wide range of people. We will target far and wide. It is going to attract people who want to be out of town but still want the benefits of being able to get into town.”

According to Merin Properties, the building was completed 12 per cent under budget.

Don Little, managing director of Merin, told the YEP: “The completion of Indigo Blu is a real achievement and we anticipate it will provide a springboard for the revival of the area. The plans for the South Bank including the proposed City Centre Park will irreversibly change the landscape of Leeds city centre.”

He added that the proximity of Indigo Blu to the city centre, Clarence Docks and the motorway networks was another advantage.

Currently, the service sector is the most dominant industry in Leeds, which is one of the most sizable financial centres in the UK outside London. Retail, call centres and media have all also been growing.

In 2003 Leeds was voted ‘Britain’s Best City for Business’ by Omis Research.

Editor’s notes: As of June 2023, Indigo Blu on Crown Point Road had 4,242 square feet of office space available to rent.

In September 2020, revised plans for the Leeds City Centre Park known as ‘Aire Park’ were revealed.

The £350 million pound scheme would boost the Leeds South Bank regeneration scheme and would potentially double the size of Leeds city centre.