Hilton Leeds Arena

Hilton Leeds Arena

Leeds Hilton December 2014 - 3 months before work stopped
General information
Status Part constructed - work halted[1]
Location Leeds, West Yorkshire
Construction started 2013
Completed TBC
Height
Roof 50 metres (164 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 15
Design and construction
Architect Dexter Moren Associates
Developer GB Group

Hilton Leeds Arena known in early planning as the Portland Crescent Hotel was a planned £32 million,[2] 15 storey, four-star, 206-bedroom[3] Hilton hotel. Construction began in Leeds's Civic Quarter in late 2013, with the original projected opening date in 2015 (though this was pushed back into 2016).[4] Designed by Architects and Interior Designers Dexter Moren Associates[4] for developer GB Group, the building was intended to match the nearby Civic Hall, and was to be clad entirely in natural limestone and Portland stone.

In March 2015, the construction arm of Oxford GB Two Group went into administration with work being halted on the project. Since then, the building work has stagnated with nothing being constructed on site. 12 months later, in March 2016, the developing arm of the company also went into administration, which has led to calls for the project to be moved forward and completed from Leeds City Council.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leeds hotel builder GB Group goes bust with 350 jobs lost". BBC News. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Prior, Grant. "GB Building hotel arm goes into administration". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "£4.8m taxpayer loan at stake after developer heads into administration". Yorkshire Post. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 "HILTON LEEDS ARENA HOTEL UNVEILED". gwp-ps.com. GWP. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Pull your finger out' plea over mothballed £32m Leeds arena quarter hotel". Yorkshire Evening Post. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

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Coordinates: 53°48′10.9″N 1°32′47″W / 53.803028°N 1.54639°W / 53.803028; -1.54639

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