Two developers remain in the race to develop a key city centre site with futuristic designs.
CDHA and Urban Catalyst have been chosen from a shortlist of four for the Preston Barracks site off Lewes Road, Brighton. The unsuccessful bidders were Urban Life and Rokeagle.
All four gave presentations a month ago to the city council, the regional development agency Seeda and the city regeneration partnership.
CDHA plans more than 400 homes, many of them low-cost, offices, shops and workshops.
Three tall buildings would be lined up on the site with an innovation centre fronting Lewes Road.
The buildings would open on to courtyards featuring public art, private gardens and water features.
Urban Catalyst proposes a tower designed to resemble a flower with three leaves up to 25 storeys high. It would be connected to two lower towers at perhaps 14 and six storeys.
The scheme includes homes, a gym and health club, a three-star hotel, an education centre and a surgery.
The schemes were selected because they met the criteria to create local jobs, build new homes and help the community.
Friday December 05, 2003
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