Leeds internet quarter focuses on digital development
A pioneering new internet quarter is being developed in the city of Leeds, Northern England, with the aim of making the Yorkshire town a centre for e-commerce. The $21 million ‘e-HQ’ initiative, based on the Officehomes(tm) Concept supported by local inward investment agencies and developers, will see the 3.5-acre site of a former engineering foundry in the Holbeck area developed into an ‘urban village’ featuring shops, apartments, cafés and restaurants.
It will also provide almost 28,000 sq ft of incubator space for high-technology businesses, together with the city’s first dedicated live/work accommodation which, it is hoped, will help to attract e-businesses and entrepreneurs. Local RDA Yorkshire Forward will provide a range of business advice and access to professional services. The first phase of residential units at the Round Foundry site, on Globe Road, will be completed by spring 2003. It is hoped the development will provide a focus for the digital industries, which have been identified as key to development in Leeds and the Yorkshire region.
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