Highcross Leicester, The Shires, Shopping Centre, Stores, Architect, Owner Shopping Centre Building, England, UK e-architect

The Shires shopping centre: Buildings

Highcross Leicester 2008 Foreign Office Architects includes John Lewis store & 12-screen Cinema de Lux formerly The Shires Shopping Centre Size: 46,600 m² Opened: 1991 Ownership: Hammerson 60%/Hermes 40% No of tenants: 77 Anchor stores: House of Fraser, Debenhams Tenure: Freehold Average rent: £470/per m² Built in 1991, the Shires is a two-level scheme which provides the city’s prime offer for major fashion multiples with retailers such as Next, River Island, Oasis, and Monsoon. Retailers to have opened at the scheme as part of a tenant mix revitalisation strategy include Punky Fish, Swarovski, Karen Millen, Principles, Schuh, Eat and Starbucks. Construction work on Highcross, a 60,000 m² extension to The Shires, which will be anchored by John Lewis, is progressing well and is scheduled to open in September 2008. Hammerson’s 60% interest was acquired in 2002. The Shires, Leicester - Information from Hammerson PR in 271107 Highcross Leicester designer : Foreign Office Architects Leicester buildings World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe English Architects Comments / photos for the Highcross Leicester shopping centre page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk The Shires Leicester - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt