Debenhams Handover Marks Major Milestone For Trinity Walk
Trinity Walk in Wakefield is powering forward towards an official opening in spring 2011.
Less than ten months after getting the scheme back on site, Trinity Walk has reached a major milestone with the developers Sovereign Land, AREA Property Partners and Shepherd Construction handing over the keys to Debenhams for a new 96,000 sq ft anchor department store.
Debenhams will now commence fit out of its new state-of-the-art store.
The handover is a very tangible demonstration of the immense progress that has been made on the 500,000 sq ft scheme since the consortium rescued it from the receivers in December 2009 and started construction again in February 2010. The achievement is all the more remarkable when set against the general economic climate and the dramatic tightening of the shopping centre development pipeline.
One of only three new shopping centres due to open in the UK next year, Trinity Walk is set to move Wakefield up the retail hierarchy, rising 42 places to 57th in the CACI Retail Footprint rankings, creating a strong comparison retail destination.