Westfield Stratford City

Stratford E15
Commercial building

Key Details

Address
Great Eastern Road, London E15 1AA
Local Area
Stratford
County
Greater London
Country
England
Completion
September 2011
Buildings
1

Overview

Westfield Stratford City is a £1.45 billion department store comprising 1.9 million sq ft of retail and leisure as well as 1.1 million sq ft of office space, three hotels and homes.

Opened 13 September 2011, Westfield Stratford City is located adjacent to the Olympic Park and formed the prestigious gateway to the Olympic Games in 2012.

Westfield Stratford City is home to around 300 shops, 70 food and beverage offers and is anchored by a John Lewis department store, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and a 17-screen, all-digital, state-of-the-art Vue cinema.

ESSENTIALS

* £1.45 billion project in East London at the gateway to the Olympic Park

* 1.9 million sq ft retail and leisure - the largest urban shopping centre in Europe

* 300 shops and over 50 places to dine

* Westfield's most compelling leisure offer to date including 'round the clock lifestyle and entertainment choices: 17-screen, all-digital, 3D state-of-the-art Vue cinema; UK's largest casino - Aspers Westfield Stratford City; 14-lane All Star Lanes bowling alley; hotels including 4-star flagship Holiday Inn, executive Staybridge Suites and Premier Inn - 617 rooms in total; 50 cafes and restaurants including UK's first fresh food market in a shopping centre - The Great Eastern Market

* 1.1 million sq ft office space including 130,000 sq ft Stratford Place available before the Olympics (space available from 20,000 sq ft upwards)

* Major anchors: John Lewis (240,000 sq ft); Waitrose (32,000 sq ft); Marks & Spencer (200,000 sq ft)

* 300 fashion, food and lifestyle brands including: Forever 21, H&M, Esprit, Next, Topshop, River Island, Primark, Boots, WH Smith, Monsoon

* 50 places to dine including: Wagamama, GBK, Strada, Pizza Express, Nandos, Jom Makan, Las Iguanas, TGI Friday, Giraffe

* 25,000 construction jobs, 18,000 permanent jobs when scheme is fully built out

* 8,500 jobs provided by retail element (2,000 of which provided by the on-site Retail Academy)

* 5,000 car parking spaces

* 4 million people within 45 minutes; £3.24 billion available weighted spend

MASTERPLAN

* 700 acre development site comprising Stratford City and London's Olympic Park: 2.9 million sq ft retail and leisure space; 6.6 million sq ft office district; 1.3 million sq ft hotel space; 16,400 new homes; 180,000 sq ft community facilities

CATCHMENT

* 4.1 million resident population with £3.24 billion weighted spend

* 42.4% classified in the two most affluent ACORN groups, Wealthy Achievers and Urban Prosperity

* 33% profiled in the 25-44 age group (versus 27.6% UK average)

* £15,025 average household spend per annum (total catchment) with average spend in Primary trade area of £15,319

* 58% of the total trade area population is profiled in the ABC1 social category

UNRIVALLED CONNECTIVITY

* £150 million invested by Westfield into public transport

* £200 million infrastructure works project-managed by Westfield

* Extensive road and bus network: A12, A11, A13 to the M25 & M11; over 4 million people reside within a 45-minute drive time; 6.7 million reside within 60-minute drive time; 5,000 dedicated parking spaces

* Powerful rail connections: 58 trains per hour connecting central London; 27.2 million people currently enter/exit Stratford Regional Station per annum; Stratford forecast to be one of the busiest stations on London network post-launch; network includes Jubilee Line, Central Line, London Overground, DLR, Southeastern Kent FastLink, National Rail Network, Crossrail (opening 2017) - providing 24 1,500-seat trains per hour

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

* 75% of all Stratford City's electrical power will be met through an on-site Combined Cooling, Heat and Power Plant (CCHP)

* Use of natural light, effective insulation, high efficiency lighting, heating and cooling and control of solar gain will ensure the buildings are at least 10% more energy efficient than required by Building Regulations

* Efficient building design and on-site CCHP will help achieve carbon reduction targets of 50% by 2020

* A consolidated waste management system will recycle/recover 50% of retail waste

* Suitable roofs will be designated as ecological brown roofs to encourage wildlife and reduce rainwater run-off

* A 253,000 sq ft rainwater harvesting system will be incorporated into the main retail centre

EMPLOYMENT

* 25,000 construction jobs created during the build of Westfield Stratford City with approximately 10% of the workforce comprised of Newham residents

* There will be a peak of 4,500 workers on site every day as work progresses to opening in September 2011

* The Workplace initiative provides construction training on site

* Over 25 apprentices and trainees undertook placements on site in 2009

* Up to 8,500 permanent jobs will be provided by retail sector on day one - at least 2,000 of which will be for the local unemployed

* 18,000 permanent jobs will exist when the scheme is fully complete

DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION FACTS
13,500 driven & augured piles
22 slip formed cores
40,000 tonnes of structural steel in total
380,000m2 of metal decking
380,000m2 of concrete toppings
88,000m2 of façade
70,000m2 of asphalt & membrane roof
24,000m2 of mall floor.

Source: uk.westfield.com 9.2011

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