Making Leeds the best looking city in the country

This ambitious prediction comes from three men who know the city and know the property business like the back of their hands.

With developments of new housing, high rises and now eco-living taking the city by storm, directors at Nick Brown Architects, Nick Brown, Anthony Georgallis and Martin Cook have been at the heart of it for years.

The trio have collaborated on several projects and are currently working on projects in the city’s most up-and-coming district – South Bank and Holbeck Urban Village (HUV) – and say it will be the ‘piece de resistance’ in the future regeneration of the city centre.

Mr Brown said: “The main thing about the opportunity for Leeds is that everything is so close. It is a huge regeneration but a compact city. With a 10 to 15 minute walk you can cover the city centre. In 10 years’ time Leeds will be an amazing city centre – much better visually and in terms of the use of space compared to other cities in the UK.”

The trio say it will be hinged on the Vastint development on the Tetley site but before that gets underway there are other smaller pockets which will be completed sooner and filling the gaps such as Dandara, Iron Works, Midland Mill, Tower Works, Manor Road and Radius.

Just across the way, Whitehall Road continues to provide an extension to the city centre boundary with residential, office and leisure developments such as bars and shops to serve the area’s growing population.