COMPLETING MORE THAN 37,000 SQ FT OF DEALS – WITH THE BUILDING NOW 95% LET
Award winning regeneration company, Urban Splash will welcome a host of hospitality operators to Royal William Yard in Plymouth this year, completing on lettings with Everyman Cinema, gym, leisure and workspace operator BLOCK, and restaurants Hub Box and Pho, taking the yet-to-complete leisure hub to 95% let.
All four occupiers have completed lettings at the newly transformed Melville building, a Grade I Listed structure at the centre of the waterside destination. Urban Splash began restoring the historic Yard in the mid-2000s, nurturing a new contemporary community and re-establishing a population of residents, workers and visitors at the formerly disused site. Melville is the company’s latest project, offering leisure, retail, gallery and restaurant units and workspace, at the waterfront development.
Emily Jones is commercial director at Urban Splash and said: “We are so incredibly proud of what Royal William Yard has become – and these recent completions are testament to the work we have done in curating a vibrant new destination for Plymouth and beyond.
“With perseverance, great design partners and a sensitive restoration, we have brought this collection of disused properties back into use for the 21st Century – building on a historic legacy by opening the space up to a new generation of visitors and residents.
“Melville is the icing on the cake here. Occupying a prominent position at the heart of the community, overlooking the Yard’s glorious marina, it is one of the final opportunities for brands to base themselves here and be a part of the Yard’s story. I am delighted that Everyman, Hub Box and Pho have further bolstered our mix, bringing our vision for Melville to life.”
Everyman Cinema legally completed on a 9,365 sq ft space at Melville this month and will open later in the year, while Pho – a Vietnamese street food retailer – will open at the Yard in July. Its founder Stephen Wall said: “Royal William Yard is quite simply awe-inspiring and we can’t wait to open in the Melville building nearby other operators we know and love. We look forward to welcoming the people of Plymouth to Pho this summer.”
BLOCK has completed on more than 20,000 sq ft of space at the Yard including coworking space and a brand new gym; Hub Box meanwhile has already opened its doors, becoming the first operator to launch at Melville, operating out of a 3,400 sq ft unit at the building. The renowned South West business began offering its award-winning burgers, barbeque and beer to visitors earlier this month.
Just 5% of space now remains at Melville; anyone wishing to find out more can visit: https://www.urbansplash.co.uk/regeneration/projects/melville