Turnstone Estates has completed a flurry of restaurant leasing deals at its £70m Colchester Leisure Park development.
Mexican operator El Guaca (3,305 sq ft), dessert seller Kaspa’s (3,132 sq ft), global buffet company Nines (3,832 sq ft), Slim Chickens (4,000 sq ft) and Italian food specialist Taste of Italy (2,131 sq ft), have all taken space at the leisure park, which sits within Colchester’s Northern Gateway development. Only two restaurant units are now available at the park which is in the final stages of construction.
Chris Goldsmith, managing director at Turnstone Estates, said: “We are delighted to welcome these new tenants on board. Colchester Leisure Park’s fantastic location on the edge of this fast-growing city, adjacent to Colchester United FC’s JobServe Community Stadium and the recently opened Colchester Sports Park, has proved to have enormous appeal to many enterprising food and drink operators. We look forward to the coming months as we move into the final phase to bring this landmark project to completion.”
Cllr Mark Cory, deputy leader of Colchester City Council and cabinet member for resources, added: “Today’s announcement is great news for Colchester. It is further evidence of the attraction our city holds as a great place to invest, visit, live and work. The signing of five new restaurants to the line-up of operators is a major milestone in the delivery of a vibrant and attractive leisure destination at Northern Gateway.
“We have been clear from the start that this new leisure park has no retail units and brings new businesses that are additional to the offer in our city. These new restaurants and leisure units add to the attraction of Colchester, bringing people from all over Essex, Suffolk and beyond. I am delighted that this project is progressing so well, despite economic woes across the country, and I look forward to seeing more attractions opening their doors to the public in the coming months.”
Turnstone Estates was advised by Whybrow and Wareing & Partners.
