{"id":326562,"date":"2025-08-08T00:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/326562\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T00:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:46:48","slug":"clegg-wins-80m-leeds-office-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/326562\/","title":{"rendered":"Clegg wins \u00a380m Leeds office scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"479\">The \u00a380m redevelopment will see the 1980s-built Wellington Plaza on Wellington Street flattened to make way for an eight-storey, 80,000 sq ft Grade A office block, now rebranded as 31 Wellington Street.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"703\">Prescient Capital, which now owns 100% of the project after buying out joint venture partner Asset Capital, secured planning last year.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ad-id=\"127094\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fawkesandreecepartner.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mclaren gif.gif\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"703\">The site sits opposite MEPC\u2019s Wellington Place and is a short walk from Leeds station.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"822\">Site prep works are already underway with demolition starting in September and full completion expected by July 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"1060\">The landmark office will target top ESG credentials including EPC A, BREEAM Outstanding, NABERS 5 Star, Fitwell 3 Star and WiredScore Platinum. Amenities will include a rooftop sky lounge, gym, changing facilities, and co-working areas.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ad-id=\"494158\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agd-equipment.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGD002_AGD-MPU_Pilers_300x250_2.gif\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1289\">Doug Friend, CEO of Prescient Capital, said: \u201cLeeds has a significant shortage of prime workspace. This building will go a long way to address that gap \u2013 delivering best-in-class office space in a truly outstanding location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1289\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-19.33.50.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-480067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2023-10-19-at-19.33.50.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1534\" height=\"1042\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1464\">The design team is led by DLA Architecture, with engineering by Roscoe, Thornley &amp; Lumb, BB7, Ridge, and Hydrock. WiredScore compliance is being delivered by AH Connections.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ad-id=\"128950\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jctltd.co.uk%2Fjct-construct%2Fdigital-subscriptions\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JCT-Construct_ConstEnq_MPU_300x250px-June2025.gif\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-ad-id=\"493441\" href=\"http:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/constructionenquirer\/adclick.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dsmcls.co.uk%2F%3Futm_source%3Dconstruction-enquirer%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dconstructionenq-ads\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"track_ad_click(this);\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754614008_563_DSM LOOPER.GIF\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The \u00a380m redevelopment will see the 1980s-built Wellington Plaza on Wellington Street flattened to make way for an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-326562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114990392597324565","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=326562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=326562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=326562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}