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An £850m redevelopment of the former shopping centre, New St. Andrew's House office and hotel by its owners, Nuveen Real Estate, was undertaken. The existing 1973 building was demolished, making way for a three-storey, glass-roofed, crescent-shaped building designed by Allan Murray Architects.
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Construction work was expected to start in 2015 with completion of the retail elements by 2021. In November 2015 it was reported that the centre would close in late 2016 and that an agreement had been reached with the John Lewis, with the store remain open throughout work on the scheme and a
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of the government offices, atop the shopping centre, made it one of Edinburgh's most unloved buildings, but the shopping centre was a popular and busy shopping location. All of the shops in the centre, with the exception of the
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department store, closed in 2016 in preparation for demolition, which has since been completed; work on extensions to John Lewis has also been completed.
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planners gave the plans approval in July 2015 despite objections from conservation groups concerned about the possible impact on the city's
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The centre had over 60 stores, cafés, restaurants and a food court. In the 2010s, it boasted many popular stores such as
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reported that the St James Centre would close its doors on 16 October 2016, with demolition work to begin within weeks.
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This article is about the former St. James Centre. For its replacement, see
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refurbished department store as part of the finished St James development.
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St James Shopping Centre - main entrance on Leith Street (now demolished)
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