Hotels. Delivering rooms in prime locations

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1 Hotels Delivering rooms in prime locations

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3 S Harrison Group is amongst the UK s most successful privately owned development businesses. With a reputation for quality and delivery, Harrison has an impressive portfolio of live and completed projects covering a wide range of sectors - residential, retail, leisure, commercial, industrial, educational and mixed-use schemes across the UK. Delivering excellence it s at the heart of what we do Understanding different operator models and providing the design and delivery flexibility to meet those needs is integral to the Harrison approach to hotel development. It is a philosophy which has won the company many awards and accolades as well as praise from operators, planning officers and heritage/conservation organisations. Location is key, and Harrison has an excellent track record in site identification and acquisition. Harrison is experienced in the development of sensitive sites and in the integration of historic buildings with new extensions and additions to create viable, characterful spaces. The team is equally at home developing exclusively new build hotels on green or brownfield sites, as standalones or part of mixed use schemes. Its success, built up over 65 years, is based on its commitment to partnering - with land and property owners, private and public sector organisations alike. Bringing its own blend of professional and management expertise, Harrison delivers value to all those involved in schemes development, often on difficult sites where others see no scope for reward. So many of Harrison s flagship schemes deliver real community benefit, and the company has established a strong reputation for its consultative approach to the development process in the interests of all stakeholders. The team is always keen to talk to others who have a development need or who wish to realise the optimum value of their land or property assets. An enthusiasm to lead at every stage of the planning and development phases, then to work with a range of construction partners to ensure cost-effective, on time, high quality delivery makes Harrison the perfect development partner. The following pages show just some examples of the Harrison philosophy in action.

4 5 Hotels Hotel du Vin, Stratford-upon-Avon Hotel du Vin, Stratford-upon-Avon Hotels 6 Retaining Georgian splendour Hotel du Vin, Stratford-upon-Avon Hotel du Vin s ambitions for a Stratford presence required a landmark characterful building to reflect its individual boutique hotel style. Stratford Town Trust had a vision for the sensitive but effective regeneration of the Rother Street area of the historic Warwickshire town. Key to their aspiration was the retention and reuse of a pair of underutilised Grade II listed three storey Georgian town houses. Harrison brought together the Trust and the brand-leading hotel and bistro chain, providing a new and sustainable future for the site and meeting Hotel du Vin s brief. The new hotel is central to the revitalisation of the Rother Street area. The Trust has been looking for a way to enhance the area, making the most of the beautiful buildings, independent businesses and bustling marketplace. This development will certainly go a long way towards rejuvenating Rother Street and will be a great addition to Stratford. - Helen Munro Chief Executive of Stratford Town Trust The skill lay in combining the need to blend the heritage buildings with a new facility which had sufficient scale to be commercially viable but which would retain the important features of the impressive town houses. Imaginative design flexibility, extensive and effective public consultation and close co-operation with the planning and heritage teams in Stratford have resulted in the creation of an impressive hotel which includes 48 luxurious bedrooms, bistro, meeting and private dining rooms as well as a separate banqueting room.

5 7 Hotels Hampton by Hilton, York Contemporary & complementary design Hampton by Hilton, York A thriving 119 bed contemporary Hampton by Hilton Hotel on Toft Green in York opened in 2012 and has quickly established itself in the landscape of the city. Harrison, in partnership with Buccleuch Property, recognised the potential to incorporate a well designed hotel into the wider regenerative development and delivered it on budget, on time to the delight of the owners - UK company, Avantis Hotels. The six storey contemporary design complements the neighbouring historic West Offices building, the new headquarters for City of York Council, also developed by Harrison in partnership with Buccleuch. The location of the new hotel is a vital element in its success; inside the city walls, close to the station and within easy walking distance of the city s attractions, it appeals to leisure and business users alike. Harrison s close liaison with the planning authorities and conservation bodies in the city ensured that approval was gained for the hotel to be located within the site of the Grade II * listed former station buildings, sharing a courtyard with the council headquarters and adding to the vibrancy of the area.

6 9 Student Accommodation Goodramgate, York Premier Inn, The Friary, Lichfield Hotels 10 The final piece at The Friary Premier Inn, The Friary, Lichfield Tourism plays a vital part in Lichfield s economy and the Premier Inn at The Friary is a welcome addition. It is an integral part of a significant redevelopment of an existing surface car park set within a conservation area and bordering the city s Festival Gardens. Bringing the scheme to fruition involved extensive consultation with local community and heritage groups as well as with Historic England. Part of Lichfield District Council s city centre investment strategy, The Friary is a 14 million scheme which provides a high-quality 400 space multi storey car park and sheltered housing for the elderly on the site of a former council car park. The 79 bedroom Premier Inn and restaurant opened in Autumn Harrison won praise from the operators, investors and council alike for the efficient and professional way in which they managed the delivery process.

7 11 Hotels Hotel Indigo, York Rejuvenating Walmgate Hotel Indigo, York Harrison recognised the potential of a previously neglected site in an up and coming area of York before submitting plans for what is now a thriving boutique hotel. Walmgate York is an area which has benefited extensively from Harrison s regeneration programme which has seen the delivery of high quality student accommodation and the revitalisation of many local businesses. Having acquired the site, which was home to a motorcycle accessory retailer, Harrison delivered planning approval for a stylish hotel for Sojourn Hotels LLP in Quickly established in one of the UK s leading city destinations, the four storey Indigo boutique hotel has 101 en-suite guest rooms as well as reception, restaurant and bar facilities. The design was developed following extensive liaison with local planning and the city s heritage officers to ensure that it respected the conservation area status within which the hotel is located and provided echoes of Walmgate s commercial history.

8 13 Hotels Hotel 53, Piccadilly, York Hotel 53, Piccadilly, York Hotels 14 Prestigious and prime locations Hotel 53, Piccadilly, York Originally developed with Hollin Hill Properties Ltd as a Quality Hotel, the six storey structure was amongst the first new buildings to kick-start the regeneration of York s Piccadilly, close to the retail heart of the city. The 36,000 sq ft 110 bedroom hotel is now branded Hotel 53 and continues to thrive. Integral to its delivery was Harrison s commitment to the Considerate Constructors initiative. Sir Michael Latham, who was instrumental in the initiative, visited the site to commend the development and construction teams on their approach.

9 Travelodge, Lincoln Hotels 16 Reigniting Lincoln s economy Travelodge, Lincoln Based on its reputation for quality and delivery, Harrison was approached by Travelodge to design and deliver a 127 bed hotel as part of Lincoln s drive to develop its tourism economy. Working with a locally based architect, and liaising closely with planning officers who welcomed the redevelopment plans for the run down site, Harrison created a bespoke design for the highly prominent site that both fronts onto the new East West link road but also engages with Lincoln s historic heart. Located on a brownfield site close to the city s station and St Marks shopping centre, it will create valuable jobs as well as helping to meet Lincoln s need for more hotel beds to cater for an ever increasing demand from business users and tourists.

10 17 Hotels Buchan House, Edinburgh High profile history Buchan House, Edinburgh Harrison s expertise in taking run down or at risk historic buildings and giving them new life and purpose is finely demonstrated in the scheme to provide a new hotel in the heart of Edinburgh. Buchan House comprises two Grade A listed classic Georgian town houses, the oldest in Edinburgh s New Town dating from 1771 and fronting onto St Andrew Square. The properties have strong historical and cultural links to the city, having been home to artists, philanthropists, politicians and architects. They survived the threat of demolition in the 1890s and were most recently used as modern offices but had fallen into disuse and remained empty for two years before Harrison acquired the site. Early dialogue with the planners ensured a thorough understanding of the city s own aspirations for the historic building and, working closely with a locally based team of architects and engineers, Harrison explored ways in which the complex multi-levelled structure, on a sloping site, could best be transformed. The result is a striking conversion which reverses many of the unsympathetic modern interventions whilst retaining, restoring and reinstating original features. Once completed it will provide high quality space, offering 72 en suite bedrooms, restaurant, bar, coffee lounge and private dining facilities with lift access to all floors. The conception and delivery of such a complex and challenging scheme in so high profile a location requires exactly the kind of vision, expertise and disciplined management for which Harrison has established its impressive reputation.

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