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Arena Quarter (sometimes referred to as Arena Qtr) is a mixed city centre development with residential, retail and office developments in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is located in Leeds city centre and the area is best known for housing Leeds Arena. [1] In recent years, a number of developments have been built in Arena Quarter.
Hilton Leeds Arena known in early planning as the Portland Crescent Hotel was a planned £32 million, [2] 15 storey, four-star, 206-bedroom [3] Hilton hotel. Construction began in Leeds's Civic Quarter in late 2013, with the original projected opening date in 2015 (though this was pushed back into 2016). [ 4 ]
The Leeds Arena (currently known as the First Direct Arena for sponsorship reasons) is an entertainment-focused indoor arena located in the Arena Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the first in the United Kingdom to have a fan-shaped orientation.
The building is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, and contains 533 student apartments. It was the world's tallest student accommodation building at 103 metres (338 ft) when completed, [ 2 ] although it has since been passed by others including Altus House, Leeds . [ 3 ]
The area's entertainment venues are Leeds Arena, are Leeds Academy, Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House. Millennium Square anchored by the civic hall was a flagship project to mark the year 2000. It hosts regular concerts, with past performers including the Kaiser Chiefs , Bridewell Taxis , HARD-Fi , Fall Out Boy and Embrace .
Altus House is a 37-storey, residential skyscraper in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The building consists of over 752 student units. [2] Sources differ as to whether it is 114 or 116 metres (374 or 381 feet) [2] [3] tall; by either measurement Altus House is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire as of 2023, taking the title from Bridgewater Place in 2021.
The Interior of the Merrion Centre The Arena Quarter entrance and car park from Merrion Way The Wade Lane elevation of the Merrion Centre, 2019. The Merrion Centre is an early example of a mixed-use development including offices, car parking, retail (including a Morrisons supermarket) and entertainment including a bowling alley, a nightclub and several public houses.
Track was laid in the 1850s. The railroad reached Oxford in 1860 and later connected to Philadelphia and Baltimore. [4] By the time of the Civil War, Oxford was a bustling community. The business district on Third Street was entirely re-built at this time, including the Oxford Hotel (1858) and Oxford Hall (1862).