4,000 jobs available as Business District revealed
THIS is how Stoke-on-Trent's Central Business District will look – the flagship city centre scheme set to create more than 4,000 jobs.
Developer Genr8 will start work next year on a project regeneration experts say will be worth £19 million a year to the North Staffordshire economy.
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The new-look Business District for Stoke-on-Trent
The seven-year, 1.2 million square feet scheme will be made up of:
750,000 square feet of office space
60,000 square feet of leisure and retail space
a hotel with 250 beds
80 apartments
230,000 square feet of public space
The news follows a tendering process finalised yesterdayand Genr8 will be announced as the winning firm at international property convention MIPIM in the south of France today.
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by H, Newcastle
Friday, March 13 2009, 11:19AM
“Why are so many people so negative about this?
Do you not want Stoke-on-Trent to keep with the times?
Stoke-on-Trent needs something to keep it alive, the pottery industry is slowly dying and once that is gone what will we have left?
We need to think of the future of the city, not complaining because the project won't be finished this year. By the time it is completed the recession will be over and will attract businesses to open here! The city will be be a hell of alot better than it is now anyway!”
by Anon, Mow Cop
Friday, March 13 2009, 8:35AM
“I only hope this scheme actually works as planned and we don't end up with the taxpayer creating very expensive £1000's per job which will be unsustainable, like in the world gate fiasco.
The cultural quarter fiasco still haunts me when it comes to planning by the city council.”
by peter, hanley
Friday, March 13 2009, 12:40AM
“I¿m all for the new business place, but what stoke needs first is manufacturing jobs not retail, or leisure. Once the main jobs are secure with a stable manufacturing business then we can expand to retail and leisure”
by WM, Stoke
Thursday, March 12 2009, 10:02PM
“I'm sure they will find somewhere for them to park Mick and charge em a fortune for the privilege.”
by Mick, Chesterton
Thursday, March 12 2009, 6:00PM
“If they are really going to create 4000 jobs,where are these new workers going to park their cars when they get to work?”
by WM, Stoke
Thursday, March 12 2009, 5:24PM
“Who says the city won't need more jobs in seven years time? Got a crystal ball have you? As the buildings on the proposed site have only just been demolished (from Unity House right across to the back of British Telecom), it would have been kind of difficult to get this development built for 2009. Also, developments like this don't pop up overnight, and nobody knew when exactly the recession was going to hit anyway. (We've been expecting the proverbial to hit the fan every year since around 2000.)
This just seems like somebody moaning for the sake of moaning. When there's bad news, moan, When there's good news, moan.
Hell, I'm not even sure if I'm going to like the development yet because information is scant and the photos at this website pointlessly small, but hey, let's sl4g it off anyway, eh?”
by Marion, Stoke
Thursday, March 12 2009, 3:12PM
“Ant...you smarty pants!!! ;) I found it, its the bottom of Broad Street in Hanley. M”
by David, Stoke
Thursday, March 12 2009, 2:39PM
“Matt, I do look long term but trying telling that to all the people who've recently lost their jobs in the area.”
by Ant, Hartshill
Thursday, March 12 2009, 2:33PM
“Stoke on Trent :-)
Ready when you are Marion ;-)”
by Marion, Stoke
Thursday, March 12 2009, 2:15PM
“Where are they building it please? If anyone says Stoke on Trent you'll get your legs slapped :) Thank you! M”