A new office building has been proposed in Leeds as part of the major redevelopment of Merrion Centre.

Local property investor Town Centre Securities has submitted plans for the new development.

Investing over £70 million in capital over the last five years under the scheme, TCS has completed the development of Merrion House, an ibis Styles Hotel with adjoining Arnold's Restaurant & Bar and refurbished 1100 space CitiPark car park.

The new office building, 100MC, will house a central welcome hub, co working offices and new head office building for StepChange Debt Charity.


Sitting over a refurbished Home Bargains store, the 16-storey building will offer 168,810 sq ft of commercial office space for around 2,000 workers.

Edward Ziff, Chairman and Chief Executive of TCS, said: "We have identified considerable latent opportunity within our Merrion estate which we believe provides a platform for future growth and we are therefore delighted to submit this important planning application, launching our second 10-year strategy for the Merrion Centre.

"We firmly believe we are on the right track with Merrion and will continue to invest in and develop the asset, broadening our offer and delivering more for Leeds from this important mixed-use city centre destination.

"We are also keen to communicate our unique history, achievements and transformation of the ultimate sustainable Centre, nationally and internationally and we are excited by this next phase."

(CM/MH)