Leeds: Six Major Property Developments In The Pipeline
Leeds – home to the 2024 edition of UK real estate event UKREiiF – has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to placemaking and property development.
Post-event, the mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin said: “Thousands of business and political leaders have flocked to West Yorkshire for this event over the past three years – and they’re returning because they recognise that our region’s best days lie ahead of us.”
In light of this, Insider examines six major developments that are set to transform the Yorkshire city.
. . . 2. Mount St Mary’s Church
Work to convert a derelict 19th century Catholic church, Mount St Mary’s Church began in May 2024.
Originally built in 1851, the grade II*-listed Mount St Mary’s Church has been derelict for more than 30 years. The building previously served as an orphanage and housed more than 3,000 children between 1863 and 1953.
It was originally designed by York architect Joseph Hansom, and is known to have been extended by Edward Pugin, whose father Augustus Pugin designed Big Ben and the interiors of The Houses of Parliament.
The plans to redevelop the church located on the east end of Leeds City Centre in Richmond Hill, creating 175 apartments were approved in 2021.
Leeds property investment firm Aspen Woolf, which is handling the pre-sale inquiries for the apartments, has said the apartments are set to be ‘move-in ready’ for 2026.
The Mount is being developed by Leeds-based S9 Construction Ltd with the renovation being handled by Leeds architects’ practice Den Architecture.