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.
19. Temple District
The Temple District is an area of Leeds South Bank set for a radical transformation. Visions for the area include creating a vibrant and distinctive new neighbourhood which supports the regeneration of the Grade I listed Temple Works Building. The 11.75 hectare area covered by the “Temple District” is bounded to the north by the Leeds Liverpool canal, the west by the railway line and viaduct, Sweet Street West to the south with Siddal Street, David Street and the rear of the Marshalls Mill site forming the eastern boundaries. Photo: CGI of Globe Point
20. Temple District
Developers CEG has planning consent to build residential apartments, surrounded by a public square, as well as two office 'Globe Square' and 'Globe Point' just off of Globe Road. An event space at Temple Arches, currently used by Chow Down, is set to remain while it also plans to create a public square near to the viaduct. Built-to-let apartment complex Mustard Wharf, a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments in Wharf Approach overlooking the canal, were completed in 2021.
21. The Ironworks
The Ironworks, developed by Igloo, is a new housing development in the Holbeck Urban Village in the South Bank, near to Granary Wharf and the new Temple District. The development is one of the few new build schemes in the city centre over the last decade. It will have 68 properties in total. The Ironworks’ collection of townhouses, apartments and penthouses marks a significant shift towards creating a residential neighbourhood
22. The Ironworks
Jonathan Morgan, city centre specialist at Linley & Simpson with Morgans, sales agents for The Ironworks, said: “People have been looking for serious, well designed, sustainable apartments and houses in Leeds city centre for years and The Ironworks delivers on all levels. "It’s been interesting to see so many first-time buyers coming forward in this first wave of sales and it’s a sign of the pent-up demand for the kind of product we just haven’t been able to offer before. "There’s been considerable interest in all the different property types, from a wide range of people at different life-stages, which suggests that these modern, flexible homes appeal to anyone who is interested in design and build quality as well as the excitement of living in a distinctive, historic and convenient location.”