New bar and restaurant among CastleCourt revamp plans
A new restaurant and bar are among the proposals to redevelop the upper floor of the former Debenhams store at Belfast’s CastleCourt as a leisure and hospitality attraction.
The shopping centre management team said they are close to completing an agreement with two high-profile tenants to take over the unit vacated by Debenhams in May after 31 years of trading .
CastleCourt manager Leona Barr told retailers: “We are very pleased to let you know that we, our landlord and management teams have secured a new, multi-offer proposition as our new anchor tenant in the former Debenhams space which will see the introduction of an 80,000 sq. ft. destination leisure scheme to the centre.
“We are excited to share the details with you in the coming weeks after we finalise legal and planning documents.
‘Exciting scheme’
“We are confident this is an exciting new scheme that will drive footfall and attract a new visitor to CastleCourt and all our retailers.”
Details of the new joint anchor tenants are expected to be announced within a number of weeks but it is expected to family-centred attractions will include crazy golf, escape rooms, laser quest and virtual reality experiences.
