http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/St-James-Centre-project-will.6847417.jp
Plenty time to plan for lots of bike racks in convenient places...
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"St James Centre project will not be completed until 2018"
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Posted 13 years ago #
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"The proposed £850 million "St James Quarter" scheme was widely expected to be completed in 2016.
"What a shame there isn't a huge unused building that has been lying empty for years in the East End that could almost certainly be converted into a shopping centre for less than £850 million.
Posted 13 years ago # -
It's full of asbestos. After 15 years of being empty, I'm not sure it could be economically made safe. The site must be worth more with the development; good for the coal board pensioners if no-one else.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Really? So the whole thing is completely useless, like the Calton Hill monument or the tram? What a gigantic waste.
Posted 13 years ago # -
When we were decanted out to Leith in 95, the value of the building was lower than the land; over the years after that, the price to remove the asbestos and reuse the building, or demolish and rebuild it fluctuated. It was always a bit close, hence nothin happened except the coal board pensioners asset wasnt earning them much.
Posted 13 years ago # -
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The developers say they are on schedule for the retail part of the site to be completed in October 2020, with the hotels and homes due the following year.“
Posted 6 years ago #
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