CITY MEETS CENTRE. Be part of the Cardiff Exciting Hotel Development Opportunity

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1 Exciting otel Development Opportunity CITY MEETS CENTRE JR Smart are seeking to secure an internationally branded hotel on part of the site and will consider the sale of part of the site for hotel development on a subject to planning basis. Alternatively they are willing to agree lease terms with a proven operator on the basis of developing the hotel to brand standards prior to hand over to the operator on institutional lease terms. Cardiff Central Station Cardiff Queen Street Station Contact: Andrew Theobold Tel andrew.theobold@knightfrank.com Be part of the Cardiff

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3 KEY : OTELS CENTRAL TRAIN STATION CAFÉ QUARTER Bars, restaurants etc. ST DAVIDS / JON LEWIS PROPOSED NEW PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ATRIUM University of Glamorgan QUEEN STREET TRAIN STATION 2 CARDIFF INTERNATIONAL ARENA 500 SPACE CAR PARK CARDIFF UNIVERSITY Location Capital Quarter is ideally located whether you are visiting Wales' capital city on business, as a tourist, on a shopping trip or attending one of the vast range of sporting and cultural events taking place. Recent statistics show that Cardiff is ranked 10th in the top 20 of the UK's most visited towns or cities. To M4 Situated half-way between the City centre and the Bay area, Capital Quarter is just a few minutes walk from the main business districts to the North and both Local and National Government buildings to the South. Cardiff has a rich history going all the way back to Roman times and the tourist will find a wealth of interesting places to visit. When it's time to relax, the abundance of excellent restaurants and watering holes in the City will provide a fitting end to the day. The City was recently named as one of the top ten short break destinations in the world by travel experts Lonely Planet. Cardiff Bay CITY MEETS CENTRE The magnificent 1.5m sq.ft. St. David's Shopping Centre, anchored by John Lewis' largest store outside London, is just minutes away from Capital Quarter. Also nearby are Cardiff's famous Victorian Arcades with a vast variety of interesting shops. Cardiff was recently placed 6th in the top 10 of the Experian Retail Centre Rankings. Cardiff is blessed with world class sporting and cultural venues. Whether you are attending the Millennium Rugby Stadium, the SWALEC Test Cricket venue, the splendid Edwardian Civic Centre, William Burgess' iconic Castle or the Millennium Centre (home of the WNO), Capital Quarter is an ideal base-location. Cardiff Bay CARDIFF BAY & LINK TO M4 MOTORWAY

4 3 Planning The masterplan has an outline planning approval for a mixed use development with the following use classesoffice, otel, Aparthotel, Student, Care home, A1/A3 Retail, onsite parking and landscaping. The approved principles of the masterplan are a guide to development of the various plots over future years and there are some reserved matters to allow for future flexibility of use and appearance. The public realm details of the North/South,East/West footpaths and two public open squares are already being agreed with the Local Authority and will be a requirement for any future development. Masterplan

5 4 Images of outline planning approval for exciting mixed use scheme at Capital Quarter View of North East water walkway entrance Views of the North South Pedestrian walkways highlighting the active frontage incorporating, coffee shop, sandwich bar, hotel and gym use. Courtyard highlighting open social space

6 5 Transport Cardiff is the nearest European capital to London. Travel time to the city is just under 2 hours by rail and around 3 hours by road. The city has its own International Airport with regular direct flights from the UK and European destinations. The airport is 30 minutes drive time from the city centre. New Replacement Footbridge Capital Quarter is ideally located for Cardiff s two main Rail Stations. The Central Station, just 600m to the West, serves the main Paddington-West Wales route, whilst 600m to the North, Queen Street Station serves the Rhondda Valleys and the Vale of Glamorgan. The dual carriageway with links to the M4 (East and West) is accessed just 300m along Tyndall Street. The proposed replacement footbridge across the main railway line provides excellent access for both pedestrians and cyclists to the superb 1.5m sq.ft. St. David s Shopping Centre. Capital Quarter is adjacent to Tyndall Street which when upgraded, will be an important stopping point for buses on the new City Centre Ring Road which will also serve the exciting Cardiff Bay district. To facilitate traffic flow, on-street parking will be banned enabling 4 lanes to be used without obstruction. In order to provide an improved urban environment for pedestrians, courtyards on the Western and Eastern sides will be free of surface parking. Designated car parking spaces will be provided and strictly controlled. Capital Quarter is just a few minutes walk from two public Car Parks. The Pellet Street site has 175 spaces while the larger Adam Street site has 500. Site Diagram Proposed Pedestrian link to John Lewis

7 6 Whether it s Sport, Culture, a Convention or Shopping, Cardiff can offer a great visitor experience. At the Millennium Stadium, watch Six Nations Rugby at its emotional best or world class artists such as Take That, Rolling Stones, U2 and Rod Stewart. Millennium Centre Millennium Stadium Events at the Millennium Stadium which has the capacity to hold 74,500 visitors bring in the crowds and fill the beds otel News Now December 2009 The Millennium Centre at Cardiff Bay is the home of the world famous Welsh National Opera as well as the venue for West End Musicals and top concerts. In 2009, Cardiff successfully hosted its first Ashes Test at the new SWALEC Stadium and has subsequently scheduled future One Day International and Test fixtures. Cardiff European City of Sport 2009 If it s a shopping trip you are planning, Cardiff can now boast the newly extended St. David s Shopping Mall with 1.5 million sq.ft. of top class retailers, including John Lewis. For the tourist, the City boasts the iconic 18th century Cardiff Castle and Roman Keep, Edwardian Civic Centre, Victorian Shopping Arcades, Cardiff Bay and top class restaurants wherever you look. Cardiff Castle The City has experienced spectacular growth over the last 10 years and was recently ranked 4th for growth potential in the UK Experian St. David s & John Lewis Cardiff bay Cardiff has more green space per person than any other UK City The City is now 7th in the must do list of tourist and shopping destinations in the UK

8 Strategy Previous projects One of the most Successful developers in South Wales for over 35 years Since turning its attention to property development, the Company s brave strategy in the majority of its projects is to build on a purely speculative basis, based on the knowledge that people who want to purchase or commit themselves to buildings do not want to do so until they can actually see the completed product. The Company believes that only by being able to offer occupiers a product that they can go to look at, to fully appreciate the size and location, can they have a true idea how it fits with their business. JR Smart ead Office AWARD WINNING DEVELOPMENTS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO SUIT YOUR BUSINESS Estates Gazette Property Company of the Year - Wales & South West Winner Estates Gazette Property Company of the Year - Wales Winner Cardiff Council Building Control Built-In Quality Award Scheme Winner. Props Awards Wales Commercial Developer of the Year 2007 Winner. FULLY LET TO PEACOCKS Capital Business Park Capital Link Ocean Buildings Meridian Gate Currently the most strategically important industrial development in South Wales Centrally located Grade A office accommodation with generous undercroft car parking Sympathetic restoration mixed use development including 32 luxury apartments in the heart of Cardiff Bay A landmark development in the City of Cardiff JR Smart s success is testimony to the courage, self belief, flexibility and hard work put in by the Company and its team of advisors. Capital Quarter South Point Industrial Estate Design & Build An exciting mixed development of office, hotel and creative uses igh quality business and light industrial scheme in a prime location Innovative Leisure project to client s specification

9 JR Smart have helped transform Cardiff s skyline for over 30 years The Rt. on. Rhodri Morgan First Minister for Wales CITY MEETS CENTRE A development by Cardiff Central Station Cardiff Queen Street Station Be part of the Cardiff