Plans unveiled for new £25m York city centre hotel development

Plans have been unveiled for a new £25m hotel and apartment scheme close to York city centre.

The new development features a 146-bed hotel and eight apartments in Piccadilly, which will also include a terrace and riverside garden with new public areas creating views across the River Foss to the 13th century Cifford’s Tower.

Northminster Ltd, the York-based property development firm, is currently finalising the plans before submitting the application to City of York Council later this month.

The 50,000 sq ft scheme, comprising 42,000 sq ft for the hotel and around 7,900 sq ft of apartments, is known as Piccadilly Riverside and has been developed in two years of pre-planning discussions with City of York planners, the York city architect and Historic England, the public body which looks after England’s historic environment.

Piccadilly Riverside is proposed for 46-50 Piccadilly, the site of a former Polar garage which is now an NCP car park and Infinity Motorcycles accessory shop, which has been owned by key figures at Northminster Ltd since 1978.

Piccadilly Riverside, designed with Leeds-based COG Architecture, is planned to be built from high-quality materials using traditional brick and glass, with construction work starting as soon as possible if planning permission is granted.

Northminster Ltd, which regenerated 34 Piccadilly, a former 1920s car showroom, into 10 luxury apartments in a £5m scheme, says Piccadilly Riverside responds to City of York Council’s vision for a proposed new ‘southern gateway’ to the city centre and that it will increase footfall to contribute towards creating a culturally, socially and economically vibrant area of the city.

George Burgess, Northminster Limited managing director, said: “Piccadilly is the Cinderella of main arterial routes into York city centre. It has a fantastic setting next to the River Foss, with huge potential, but badly needs bringing up to the standard which residents and visitors to the city have a right to expect which is long overdue.

“Our proposed scheme will replace unattractive, run-down buildings with an exciting new scheme which will contribute towards the local economy for tourism, business and ‘city living’ homes.”

The plans for Piccadilly Riverside will be on display for public consultation at the Hilton Hotel, Tower Street, York, between 3pm and 7pm on Wednesday January 25th.

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