The city centre has shifted drastically with the now sprawling Trinity Leeds shopping centre being dominant, alongside the new ultra-modern Victoria Gate complex, while the redevelopment of the Majestic by Channel 4 has transformed the City Square area.
New additions to the skyline have also shot up, with 2005's sprawling skyscraper Bridgewater Place being toppled from the top spot by 2020's Atlus House, a 37-storey building that is now the tallest building in Yorkshire.
And plans haven't stopped there. A major project from Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority plans to completely alter the area around Leeds Station, while work has begun on an ambitious project to build two new hospitals in a £650m scheme at Leeds General Infirmary and to build a £80m School of Arts building for Leeds Beckett University.
However, it is just not commercial buildings that are springing up on the skyline, there are also plans to redevelop and regenerate disused sites and older, historic buildings to create entirely new neighbourhoods and homes for people to live.
We have already seen new developments across the city, but here are 11 new ones set to change Leeds as we know it.
And plans haven't stopped there. A major project from Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority plans to completely alter the area around Leeds Station, while work has begun on an ambitious project to build two new hospitals in a £650m scheme at Leeds General Infirmary and to build a £80m School of Arts building for Leeds Beckett University.
5. Quarry Hill SOYO
Construction is underway in the Quarry Hill area of Leeds. Wetherby-based firm Caddick Developments revealed plans to create an entirely new neighbourhood which will be called SOYO (SOuth of YOrk Road) with apartments, bars, restaurants, a hotel and public realm spaces. The five year redevelopment programme, worth in the region of £300m, the transformation is said to be 'game-changing'.
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6. Quarry Hill SOYO
It is the first major scheme on that particular site since the Quarry Hill flats were demolished in the 1970s. The development see two apartment blocks providing 515 hotel style apartments for rent that have been inspired by New York and San Francisco living. At the same time work will be on-going to build a boutique spa hotel from a brand that will be new to Leeds, and create public realm spaces, including a link from John Lewis and Victoria Gate. It is expected to take three years to complete the apartments and the hotel. The three remaining phases include plans for more residential, office and student accommodation.
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7. Whitehall Road flats
Leeds planning chiefs have heard early plans to build two large towers in Whitehall Road. Pre-application plans for two blocks of 26 and 31 storeys, which would be built on the former Doncaster Monk Bridge Works, were heard at a council meeting in August.
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8. Whitehall Road flats
The development, which would include around 498 flats, also includes space for green space and cycle parking. Of the flats, around 60 are set to be studios, with 175 one-bed, 225 two-bed and 38 three-bed properties. According to a Leeds City Council report into the plans, the two towers would be linked via a “double storey height podium”, and would include rooftop amenity space for residents. Members of the panel agreed that they supported the principle of building on the site.
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