Old Town Dock
Old Town Dock will be transformed into a new neighbourhood. The completion of the Southern Distributor Road (SDR), along with improvements to Usk Way has provided the opportunity to create a new gateway into the City Centre from the south.
Old Town Dock is an 18 hectare (45 acres) area of derelict land that stretches from George Street in the north to the Southern Distributor Bridge in the south. The £200 million redevelopment will provide 1,500 homes, a business district, hotel, local shops, restaurants, bars and cafes, all set within a high quality environment with water features and a new riverside park.
Westmark Limited has been appointed to create the first phase of residential units in a development worth £20 million. Redrow is creating a £50 million residential development on the former Black Clawson site. Opal is intending to provide 430 new student residences on a site next to George Street Bridge. Edward Ware Homes is proposing a new £25m scheme with 200 apartments on the site north of Jacks Pill.
George Street District
A new business district around George Street and Lower Dock Street will provide high quality business space for offices south of the City Centre.
The Bailey Development, called Usk House, 2,972 m2 (32,000 ft2) of offices opened in November 2006. In January 2007, Yell announced that it was establishing a call centre at Usk House with the creation of 250 jobs phased over four years. George Street will also be home to the regional headquarters for the Red Cross, the new Magistrates Court and a new speculative office building delivered through the Welsh Assembly Government’s WISP programme.
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