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Brownfield land
Brownfield sites are abandoned or underused industrial and commercial facilities available for re-use. Expansion or redevelopment of such a facility may be complicated by real or perceived environmental contaminations. Cf. Waste...
development area located in northern part of Swansea Docks
Swansea docks
Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales. The Swansea docks are located immediately south east of Swansea city centre. In the mid-19th century the port was exporting 60% of the world's copper from factories situated in the Tawe valley...
. The area is located directly to the southeast of Swansea city centre
Swansea city centre
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...
. It is bordered by the Fabian Way to the north and covers the Prince of Wales Dock area.
The development will be a commercial and residential mix. The forecast outputs are 2,900 new jobs, about 2,000+ new apartments and houses, 65,000 m² (700,000 sq ft) of business/offices; 29,000 m² (312,000 sq ft) of commercial leisure; 26,400 m² (284,200 sq ft) of hotel development; 23,200 m² (249,700 sq ft) of institutional facilities; 1,015 m² (10,930 sq ft) of on shore marina facilities.
Offices
- Two Swansea TechniumTechniumTechnium is the brand name of a business incubation scheme in Wales. The scheme provides tenants with office space, business support, fast telecom links and venture finance....
business innovation centres developed jointly by the Welsh Development AgencyWelsh Development AgencyThe Welsh Development Agency was a QUANGO and later an Assembly Sponsored Public Body established in 1976 to encourage business development and investment in Wales, to clear derelict land and to encourage growth of local businesses...
and Swansea UniversitySwansea UniversitySwansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
to encourage more high-tech companies to locate or start up in the city; - Offices for UK law firm Morgan Cole;
- Admiral Group House (née Cyprium) offices leased by Admiral InsuranceAdmiral InsuranceAdmiral, part of the Admiral Group, is a car insurance specialist which launched in January 1993. Its head offices are in Capital Tower, Cardiff, Wales. It also has offices in Swansea and Newport and Halifax, Nova Scotia...
; - Ellipse: 55000 sq ft (5,109.7 m²) speculative Grade A office development by Babcock and Brown leased by VOSA;
- Ethos Project offices; and
- Langdon House: 42000 sq ft (3,901.9 m²) offices by Broadhall Wharfedale.
Residential
- Altamar: 158 residential apartments by Bellway Homes;
- Llys Hafan: 54 affordable housing units by Gwalia Housing GroupGrwp Gwalia CyfGrŵp Gwalia Cyf is a housing association in south and mid Wales. Gwalia is the largest housing association in Wales in terms of staff and turnover.Grŵp Gwalia is a hybrid college recognised by the University of Glamorgan....
; - Mariner's Court: 79 Retirement apartments by Coastal Housing Group
Mixed and other developments
- the dismantling and reassembly of the Grade II Listed Norwegian ChurchNorwegian Church, SwanseaThe Norwegian Church is a Grade II listed building in the docklands area of Swansea. The church building was originally located at Newport Docks. The building consists of a Seaman’s Mission to the west end and a single gothic church to the east end. It was originally built as a place of worship...
; - J Shed warehouse converted into commercial space including offices and restaurants;
- Waterfront Community Church;
- De Vere Village Hotel and Leisure Club; and
- a dental referral centre.
Under planning/construction
Projects under construction or in the pipeline include:- South Quay: 165 residential apartments by Quest Properties;
- Ice House bistro wine bar and restaurant complex;
- a private hospital;
- Harbour Square: 400 apartments and seven retail units in the development by Korean firm CoDA;
- new lock tidal basin connecting the Prince of Wales Dock directly with the River TaweRiver TaweThe River Tawe is a river in South Wales. It flows in a principally south-westerly direction for some from its source below Moel Feity in the Old Red Sandstone hills of the western Brecon Beacons to the Bristol Channel at Swansea. Its main tributaries are the right bank Upper and Lower Clydach...
and berthing for 400 boats; - Discovery Leisure Quarter, scheduled to accommodate a multiplex cinema/bowling/casino/restaurant unit together with residential and student accommodation. A multi storey car park is also part of the plan.
- The Moorings: 91 apartments by Howard and Palmer in the new Ice House Square;
- 69 homes overlooking the Prince of Wales Dock by Coastal Housing Group;
- 63,000sqft of commercial space by Waterstone Estates, including a 132 bed hotel and supermarket store;
- plus a range of office developments and housing.
War Memorial
A war memorialWar memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or to commemorate those who died or were injured in war.-Historic usage:...
is located in the Square between the two Technium buildings commemorating the British Merchant Navy seamen of Swansea during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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