St James Quarter

Last updated

St James Quarter
StJamesQuarterInterior.jpg
Interior of the centre in 2022
St James Quarter
Location Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Coordinates 55°57′15.13″N3°11′18.29″W / 55.9542028°N 3.1884139°W / 55.9542028; -3.1884139
AddressSt James Quarter
St James Crescent
Edinburgh
EH1 3AD
Opening date24 June 2021
Developer Nuveen
OwnerNuveen
Architect Allan Murray Architects BDP
No. of anchor tenants 1 (John Lewis & Partners)
Total retail floor area 1.7 million sq ft [1]
Parking1,600
Public transit access National Rail logo.svg Edinburgh Waverley
EdinburghTramsGeneric.png St Andrew Square
EdinburghTramsGeneric.png Picardy Place
Website stjamesquarter.com

St James Quarter is a large galleria retail shopping centre and residential development in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is situated in the east end of the New Town.

Contents

History

The site is built on the site of the St. James Centre which closed in October 2016 and the adjoining New St Andrew House office, which was formerly occupied by the Scottish Office. [2]

View of St James Quarter and W Hotel from Leith Street. 20220528-SJQ-0778.jpg
View of St James Quarter and W Hotel from Leith Street.

The retail centre opened on 24 June 2021. [3]

On 29 September 2022, HRH Princess Royal officially opened the development. [4]

Constitute sections

Retail galleria

The new shopping centre makes space for 850,000 sq. feet (78,967.584 m2) of retail space, with the neighbouring John Lewis & Partners store being the shopping centre's anchor. The retail centre has a capacity of 80 units, alongside an Everyman Cinema and the food hall Bonnie & Wild. [5] [6] The W Hotel and Roomzzz Aparthotel opened in 2023. [7] [8]

W Hotel

W Hotels is a 12-storey hotel in the centre, which opened in Winter 2023. [9] [10]

Transportation

The development is situated close to Edinburgh Waverley railway station, Edinburgh Bus Station and the St Andrew Square & Picardy Place tram stops, along with multiple bus stops close by.

Controversies

The "Ribbon Hotel" has proven controversial amongst residents of Edinburgh and the media, due to its perceived resemblance to a poo emoji. [11] This led in 2015 to inspectors being sent from UNESCO, regarding its potential impact on Edinburgh's skyline and its World Heritage Site status. [12]

Related Research Articles

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1.2 km from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east. The street has few buildings on the south side and looks over Princes Street Gardens allowing panoramic views of the Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, as well as the valley between. Most of the street is limited to trams, buses and taxis with only the east end open to all traffic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erskine</span> Post town in Renfrewshire, Scotland

Erskine is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at the Erskine Bridge, connecting the town to Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire. Erskine is a commuter town at the western extent of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, bordering Bishopton to the west and Renfrew, Inchinnan, Paisley and Glasgow Airport to the south. Originally a small village settlement, the town has expanded since the 1960s as the site of development as an overspill town, boosting the population to over 15,000. In 2014, it was rated one of the most attractive postcode areas to live in Scotland.

Cribbs Causeway is both a road in South Gloucestershire, England, running north of the city of Bristol, and the adjacent area which is notable for its out-of-town shopping and leisure facilities. The retail and leisure complex takes its name from the road, and includes retail parks, supermarkets, an enclosed shopping centre known as The Mall, an ice-rink, Vue, a cinema, Hollywood Bowl, a ten-pin bowling venue, and a gym.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liverpool One</span> Shopping, residential and leisure complex in Liverpool, England

Liverpool ONE is a shopping, residential, and leisure complex in Liverpool, England. The project involved the redevelopment of 42 acres of land in the city centre. It is a retail-led development anchored by the department store John Lewis. Debenhams had previously been an anchor tenant until the closure of its Liverpool One store in March 2021, with Marks & Spencer taking its place in mid-2023. Additional elements include leisure facilities, apartments, offices, public open spaces, restaurants, and transport improvements. The completion of Liverpool ONE significantly boosted the local economy, while lifting Liverpool into the top five most popular retail destinations in the UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haymarket, Edinburgh</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Haymarket is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is in the west of the city centre and is the junction of several main roads, notably Dalry Road, Corstorphine Road, and Shandwick Place. Haymarket contains a number of pubs, cafés and restaurants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westfield Stratford City</span> Shopping mall in England

Westfield Stratford City is a shopping centre in Stratford, East London, which opened on 13 September 2011. With a total retail floor area of 1,910,000 square feet (177,000 m2), it is the largest urban shopping centre in the UK by land area and the 4th-largest shopping centre in the UK by retail space, behind Westfield London, the MetroCentre, and the Trafford Centre.

The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture. Its best known street is Princes Street, facing Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town across the geological depression of the former Nor Loch. Together with the West End, the New Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside the Old Town in 1995. The area is also famed for the New Town Gardens, a heritage designation since March 2001.

Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and the Maritime Quarter extending down to the seafront.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Lewis & Partners</span> British department store chain owned by John Lewis Partnership

John Lewis & Partners, commonly known as John Lewis, is a British chain of high-end department stores operating across the United Kingdom, with concessions in Ireland. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership, the UK's largest employee-owned business. The brand was established in 1929 by Spedan Lewis, son of the founder, John Lewis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Economy of Edinburgh</span>

Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, was ranked the 13th largest financial centre internationally and the 4th largest financial centre in Europe in 2020. The economy of Edinburgh is recognised as a powerhouse of the Scottish economy, as well as the wider UK economy, being the second largest financial centre in the United Kingdom behind London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheffield City Centre</span> Central business district in South Yorkshire, England

Sheffield City Centre is a district of the City of Sheffield and is covered partly by the City ward of the City of Sheffield. It includes the area that is within a radius of roughly 0.75 miles (1.2 km) of Sheffield Cathedral and is encircled by the Inner Ring Road, a circular route started in the late 1960s and completed in 2007. As well as the cathedral, buildings in the city centre include the Grade I listed Town Hall, the City Hall and the Winter Gardens. Several areas of the city centre have been designated as quarters. It is home to the city's major business, transport, leisure and cultural attractions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leeds city centre</span> Central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is roughly bounded by the Inner Ring Road to the north and the River Aire to the south and can be divided into several quarters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Downtown Toronto</span> Central business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Downtown Toronto is the main central business district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located entirely within the district of Old Toronto, it is approximately 16.6 square kilometres in area, bounded by Bloor Street to the northeast and Dupont Street to the northwest, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don Valley to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west. It is also the home of the municipal government of Toronto and the Government of Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Gyle Shopping Centre</span> Shopping mall in Scotland, UK

The Gyle Shopping Centre is a shopping center located in the South Gyle area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The main centre has two anchor tenants, Marks & Spencer and Morrisons, at opposite ends of the shopping centre.

Heart of the City II is a mixed-use development under construction in Sheffield city centre, England between the Devonshire Quarter and The Moor Gateway. The project was previously given the marketing name Sevenstone, prior to Hammerson, the developer, being dropped from the project in December 2013 with Sheffield City Council seeking new developers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Westfield London</span> Shopping centre in White City, London

Westfield London is a large shopping centre in White City, west London, England, developed by the Westfield Group at a cost of £1.6bn, on a brownfield site formerly the home of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition. The site is bounded by the West Cross Route (A3220), the Westway (A40) and Wood Lane (A219). It opened on 30 October 2008 and became the largest covered shopping development in the capital; originally a retail floor area of 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2), further investment and expansion led to it becoming the largest shopping centre in the UK and Europe by March 2018, an area of 2,600,000 sq ft (240,000 m2).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. James Centre</span> Former shopping centre in Edinburgh, Scotland

The St. James Centre, later re-branded as St. James Shopping, was a shopping centre next to the former New St. Andrew House office building for the Scottish Office, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was initially designed by Burke Martin Partnership in 1964 but was completed by architects Ian G Cooke and Hugh Martin of Hugh Martin & Partners after Martin's partnership with Ian Burke ceased in 1969.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queensgate Peterborough</span> Shopping mall in Peterborough, Cambs.

The Queensgate shopping centre is located in the centre of the UK city of Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire. It contains over 100 stores and parking for 2,300 cars in four onsite multi-storey car parks. Queensgate bus station is located within the shopping centre and only a short walk from Peterborough railway station. Peterborough Shop Mobility provide wheelchairs and electric scooters to help those with limited mobility. The centre was opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on 9 March 1982.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Union Square Aberdeen</span> Shopping mall in Aberdeen, Scotland

Union Square is a shopping centre located in the centre of Aberdeen, Scotland, which opened to the public on Thursday, 29 October 2009. The centre contains a covered shopping mall and retail park. Located on Guild Street and Market Street, the development adjoins onto the side of Aberdeen railway station and Aberdeen bus station creating a transport hub. The mall houses more than 60 shops, over fifteen restaurants a ten screen 2,300 seat Cineworld cinema and a 3-star Leonardo hotel with 203 rooms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Cavendish Hotel</span>

The Cavendish Hotel is a modern 4-star, 230-bedroom, luxury hotel in St James's, London, United Kingdom, facing the restaurant front of Fortnum and Mason on Piccadilly. Across Piccadilly is Mayfair. It is currently known as "The Cavendish London" and it is owned by CapitaLand. Its main entrance is on Jermyn Street, and a side entrance is on Duke Street, St James's. Jermyn Street is an established retail and urban leisure street which has bespoke gentlemen's clothing stores, shoe/bootmakers and barber shops.

References

  1. "St James Quarter". Nuveen.
  2. "Demolition complete at St James Centre site". BBC News. 4 January 2018.
  3. "Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce: Inspiring Connections".
  4. "Princess Royal talks to shoppers as she officially opens St James Quarter". 30 September 2022.
  5. "Grand retail complex signs up more tenants".
  6. "Bonnie & Wild's Scottish Marketplace".
  7. "St. James Quarter". St. James Quarter. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. Wightman-Stone, Danielle (17 November 2015). "John Lewis to anchor Edinburgh St James development". FashionUnited. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. The St James Quarter (21 October 2023). "Explore St James Quarter".
  10. "Pictures: Milestone for 'ribbon hotel' build as 'final flourish' added to Edinburgh's skyline". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  11. Wainwright, Oliver (8 July 2021). "'A great city has been defaced': why has a poo emoji arrived on Edinburgh's skyline?". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  12. "A Building That Looks Like a Turd Is Threatening Edinburgh's World Heritage Status". Bloomberg.com. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2024.