St David's 2 Development

(Photo taken on 11 March 2008)


(Photo taken Today)

Scheme Summary

£675 million investment in Cardiff city centre, 967,500 sq ft (89,891 sq m), retail-led mixed-use development to include:

1. A major John Lewis 4 storey department store of 260,000 sq ft
2. Over 100 new stores
3. 300 Luxury roof top apartments
4. 3000 car parking spaces
5. 21 Catering units, including cafes, restaurants and bars of circa 65,000 sq ft
6. New public facilities, public art and enhanced public spaces
7. Contemporary and relaxing shopping environment with facilities for shopmobility, families and security
8. A state-of-the-art Central Library of 55,000 sq ft
9. Modernisation and refurbishment of existing St David's Shopping Centre

The project will:

1. Create 4,000 permanent new retail jobs upon completion
2. Create 1,000 construction jobs
3. Attract more than £250 million of new spending to Cardiff city centre every year
4. Establish Cardiff as one of the top retail destinations in Europe
5. Proposed date of opening - 2009

Info from: http://www.stdavids2.com
More info at: http://www.stdavids-shopping.co.uk/

(A view of how it will look like, photo from http://www.stdavids-shopping.co.uk/)

(A view of how the interior will look like, photo from http://www.stdavids-shopping.co.uk/)