Bay Pointe
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Bay Pointe was a planned housing development site located in the western area of Cardiff Bay
, Cardiff
, Wales
. The development was to be situated on the peninsula of Cardiff International Sports Village
.
Originally based on an apartment
scheme, it would have been one of a number of high-rise developments in Cardiff, which include the Glass Needle and Meridian Gate
in Cardiff city centre
. The original proposal included 1,800 apartments including a 33-storey tower that would have been the tallest in Cardiff
and Wales
at 403 ft (122.8m); it was estimated that some apartments could have had a price of £1,000,000.
As part of the Cardiff International Sports Village
, it was hoped the project could be completed in time for Cardiff's role in hosting event of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay is the area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The regeneration of Cardiff Bay is now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom. The Bay is supplied by two rivers to form a freshwater lake round the...
, Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The development was to be situated on the peninsula of Cardiff International Sports Village
Cardiff International Sports Village
Cardiff International Sports Village is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is one of the largest regeneration projects currently in the UK...
.
Original proposal
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
scheme, it would have been one of a number of high-rise developments in Cardiff, which include the Glass Needle and Meridian Gate
Meridian Gate, Cardiff
Meridian Gate is a hotel and residential skyscraper complex in Cardiff, Wales. Meridian Gate comprises two buildings, the taller of which is 63 metres high, has 21 floors and contains the largest hotel in Cardiff, operated by Radisson Blu. It is the joint-fifth tallest building in Cardiff...
in Cardiff city centre
Cardiff city centre
Cardiff city centre is the central business district of Cardiff, Wales. The area is tightly bounded by the River Taff to the west, the Civic centre to the north and railway lines and two railway stations - Central and Queen Street - to the south and east respectively...
. The original proposal included 1,800 apartments including a 33-storey tower that would have been the tallest in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
at 403 ft (122.8m); it was estimated that some apartments could have had a price of £1,000,000.
As part of the Cardiff International Sports Village
Cardiff International Sports Village
Cardiff International Sports Village is located in Cardiff Bay in the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is one of the largest regeneration projects currently in the UK...
, it was hoped the project could be completed in time for Cardiff's role in hosting event of the London 2012 Olympics.
New plans
In December 2008, the Western Mail reported that the 33-storey tower was unlikely to ever be built, and the scheme will be replaced by one consisting of townhouses and larger apartment blocks. In August 2009, Chris Hamilton, managing director of developer Bay Pointe Ltd, said the market from customers and in terms of funding had disappeared for big developments made up of apartments. A planning proposal was to be resubmitted based on townhouseTownhouse
A townhouse is the term historically used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in many other countries to describe a residence of a peer or member of the aristocracy in the capital or major city. Most such figures owned one or more country houses in which they lived for much of the year...
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