Wapping Wharf (Bristol)

 under construction, neighbourhood development

Wapping Wharf is a large scale mixed-use scheme being developed by Umberslade in a joint venture with Muse Developments and is one of the biggest schemes the city has seen in recent years. The £42 million first phase, named Sugar Quay, will comprise 194 flats, including 26 affordable homes, and 865 square metres of retail and leisure space as well as a walkway linking south Bristol and the Harbourside. It is currently under construction.

Work at Wapping Wharf started in late 2013, following a £12 million investment from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the largest single award in the South West made under the Get Britain Building scheme. It will eventually see several key listed buildings restored and the old jail gates revamped to enhance the City Docks conservation area and create new public spaces and walks along the waterfront.

The new stepped and ramped pedestrian route called Gaol Ferry Steps will run from Gaol Ferry Bridge, the existing footbridge over the Cut, through the site to Museum Square, a new public landscaped square on the waterfront by MShed.

When complete, Wapping Wharf will be transformed into a community of up to 625 homes, as well as shops, cafes, restaurants, offices and a 150-bed boutique hotel.