It will comprise 120,000 sf of offices over 10 floors, making it the largest office development in Leeds, as well as 50,000 sf of retail/ leisure space, 324 apartments and a 200-bed hotel. There will be car parking spaces for both the offices and residential elements totalling approximately 375 spaces.

Sterling Teesland, a joint venture between Teesland Group and Leeds-based developer Sterling Capitol, has completed the acquisition of the site from Consignia, previously the Post Office, and expects to start on site in Spring 2003. The site became available following the development of a new state of the art Royal Mail Centre in South Leeds.

The 'West Central' development will be a major component in the emergence of the "West End" of Leeds, as one of several new developments radiating out from the centre of the city to the south of Wellington Street. West Central is to be funded by the Bank of Scotland.