The ceremony took place on Thursday, August 19 with numerous key people who are involved in the project and in regeneration attending the event to celebrate the occasion.
Guests included Councillor Richard Cook, leader of Gloucester City Council, Richard Graham MP; Councillor Collette Finnegan, Mayor of Gloucester; Jon McGinty, Managing Director at Gloucester City Council, Esther Croft, Development Director at Reef Group; Sam Carter, Director at EG Carter Ltd; The Very Reverend Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester and Chair of the City Centre Commission and Stephen Marston, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire and a representative of GFirst LEP.
This initial phase will see 19 apartments along with 5,000 sqm of retail space for Tescos built by E G Carter & Co Ltd who were appointed by Gloucester City Council.
As well as planning to complete Phase One in the Summer of 2022, E G Carter & Co Ltd are also currently on site with the £5m regeneration of King’s Square, which will see it become a focus for the city centre and events space for live performances and entertainment as well as a destination and meeting place for visitors and residents alike.