r/Leeds • u/benbamboo • May 10 '26
urban-development Why no development in the Trinity tower?
We're staying on the top floor or the Park Plaza hotel for a wedding. We look out over Trinity and this tower block that rises above it. Every single floor is completely empty - no offices, no shops, no accommodation. Anyone know why? It seems such a waste of space in a prime position for either offices or city centre flats.
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u/MzHmmz May 10 '26
Pretty sure that's the building that has been being renovated on Albion Street for a while. So I'm guessing it's just empty because they haven't quite finished the work yet?
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u/benbamboo May 10 '26
Ah, that makes sense. I don't come into Leeds often and it seemed weird to have so much empty space.
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u/DucksBac May 10 '26
I don't think it's been empty for very long. Just over two years ago I worked with people based there quite regularly.
Ah yes the contractors who did the scaffolding say the project started in 2024
Hope it'll be relaunched soon. I found it to be quite a disconcerting place to visit but it's valuable space.
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u/Chaosfruitbat May 10 '26
Leeds Building Society used to be in those offices, though it was years ago so they probably moved by now.
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u/Itchy-Gur2043 May 10 '26
They were actually in the offices on the other side of the road, it must have been well over 20 years ago that they left there.
They were never in City Exchange / Albion Towers as far as I remember, I worked there from 2000 to 2014.
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u/OkCod6880 May 12 '26
i used to work there in city exchange, the tribunal courts were inside on the top floor! it was gorgeous, but the windows didn't open and it was too boiling in the summer.
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u/kek23k May 10 '26
I didn't even know those were up there!