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FABER

73,033 sq ft of high-quality workspace across four floors, surrounded by loads of new places to eat, drink and shop in a better connected city.

MAKER

83,905 sq ft of high-quality workspace across five floors in an exciting new business neighbourhood, smack bang in the middle of Sunderland.

RIVERSIDE SUNDERLAND

An ambitious project that will transform and better connect the city, offering a ton of places to work, live, eat and shop.

1,000,000 sq ft of workspace
1,000 new homes
10,000 new jobs

Riverside Sunderland

More than one million sq ft of workspace
…which includes Maker & Faber
New City Hall
New culture space
First-rate public realm
Two stunning new bridges (Completion 2023)
800+ new homes (132 homes delivered in 2023)
The UK’s first net zero urban quarter
Smart city tech throughout
Tons of community space

We're a good bunch in Sunderland

This must be the place

It’s no surprise Sunderland was ranked as the UK’s best city in which to live and work. Sunderland’s stunning shoreline, beautiful beaches and green spaces are some of the best in the country. The city has an industrial heritage that rivals any in the world and it’s that entrepreneurial and commercial drive that now fuels its thriving and exciting business community.

*UK Liveability Index 2018

Take five
to hang ten

The beach, only a
stone’s throw away

Roker Beach & the Area

Local Businesses

ADAM COLE
OWNER, COLE Cafe & Deli
@colekitchenroker
NATH AND CARLTON
CO-OWNERS, 808
@808barandkitchen
SANDY HARRIS
Co-OWNER, CARNIVAL KITCHEN
@carnivalhousesouthwick
GERARD
Co-OWNER PORT INDEPENDENT
@portindependent
RICHIE
OWNER, PERFORMANCE FITNESS CENTRE
@performancefitnesscentre
Tori Haig Scott
OWNER, THE BLACK DOOR
@theblackdoorhairdressing
Richard A.K.A. Bez
owner of TripleSix Studios
@triplesixstudios

Afterthoughts
are for amateurs

Everything is considered and planned to a tee. Each brick sourced locally and produced here in the Northeast of England.

City Hall
St Mary's Boulevard
Keel Square
Keel Square Hotel
Culture House
Roker Beach
Keel Line
Wearmouth Bridge
River Wear
High Street West
Outdoor Space

City Hall

A stylish 191,000 square feet building occupying a prominent double-plot facing St Mary’s Boulevard, City Hall will be a symbol of Sunderland’s regeneration and restored civic pride.

ST MARY’S BOULEVARD

St Mary’s Boulevard will be transformed into a single-carriageway city street with a restricted speed limit for traffic and a central section which will become a pedestrian priority zone.

KEEL SQUARE

Keel Square is the Heart of the City. It is the crossroads location where Riverside Sunderland meets the historic urban core.

KEEL SQUARE HOTEL

A new 80-room, 4-star hotel on Keel Square. The hotel’s U-shaped form will also offer active frontages onto a new public space on St Mary’s Boulevard and High Street West.

Culture House

This iconic four-storey, 80,000 square foot new building will house adult, children’s and reference libraries, as well as creative spaces and a local studies & archive centre.

Roker Beach

This vibrant coastal leisure communityincludes a large number of professional and managerial workers, as well as many students who attend the nearby university campus.

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Maker Faber
73,033 sq ft of high-quality workspace across four floors, surrounded by loads of new places to eat, drink and shop in a better connected city
83,905 sq ft of high-quality workspace across five floors in an exciting new business neighbourhood, smack bang in the middle of Sunderland.

Wellbeing

Increase natural light promotes alertness and reduces stress
Our improvements to air quality can enhances productivity
Feature staircases to encourage walking between floors
Healthy food options available
WELL Certification — A truly modern office space
Biophilia is proven to boost levels of productivity
Outdoor space supports mindfulness at work
Natural materials and colours have a calming influence
We promote healthy lifestyles to help people feel better

Responsibility

We’ll promote community at work
We will aim for high levels of local labour
We’ll help support existing local businesses
We’ll help reduce carbon with electric charging points
BREEAM sustainability standard
We will provide green transport support
We’ll engage with local communities
We’ll harvest and recycle rain water
We’ll source materials locally wherever possible

LOOK & FEEL

We create amazing places for some amazing people, so here is just a taste of what you can expect.

Cruise through
the finer points
at your leisure

Specifications and floorplans

Floor plans

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Maker Faber
FABER TOTAL
73,033 sq ft
6,785 sq m
Fourth

AREA
7,025 sq ft
653 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Terrace
  • Core
Fourth
7,025 sq ft
Third

AREA
17,954 sq ft
1,668 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
Third
17,954 sq ft
Second

AREA
17,954 sq ft
1,668 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
Second
17,954 sq ft
First

AREA
16,804 sq ft
1,561 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
First
16,804 sq ft
Ground

AREA
10,960 sq ft
1,018 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Reception
  • Core
Ground
10,960 sq ft

For indicative purposes only.
Not to scale.

Floor plans

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Maker Faber
MAKER TOTAL
83,905 sq ft
7,795 sq m

AREA
14,673 sq ft
1,363 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Terrace
  • Core
Fifth
14,673 sq ft

AREA
16,213 sq ft
1,506 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
Fourth
16,213 sq ft

AREA
16,213 sq ft
1,506 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
Third
16,213 sq ft

AREA
16,213 sq ft
1,506 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
Second
16,213 sq ft

AREA
12,690 sq ft
1,179 sq m

KEY
  • Lettable space
  • Core
First
12,690 sq ft

AREA
5,485 sq ft
510 sq m

KEY
  • Restaurant/Retail
  • Reception
  • Core
Ground
5,485 sq ft

For indicative purposes only.
Not to scale.

Getting down to brass tacks

EPC
anticipated A rating
BREEAM
targeting 'Excellent'
Green spaces
including community gardens
4 pipe fan coil system
fitted throughout
Exposed ceiling finish
with exposed soffit
Total Net Internal Area
14,580 sq m (156,937 sq ft)
Double height reception
ground floor
Large open floorplates
up to 1,668 sq m (17,954 sq ft)
Occupational density
1:8 sq m
LED lighting
providing 300–500 lux at desk level
Raised access floors
with 450mm void
Cycle lockers
1 per cycle space
Secure cycle storage
99 spaces at Maker
77 spaces at Faber
Shower facilities
10 showers at Maker
9 showers at Faber
Great location
with good connectivity
Riverside and seaside
close by
Good train links
Sunderland Station 7 minute walk
Cafés
3 minute walk
Restaurants
3 minute walk
Bridges Shopping Centre
7 minute walk

Patrick Matheson
+44 7796 192 356
patrick.matheson@knightfrank.com

Nathan Douglas
+44 7790 931 318
nathan.douglas@knightfrank.com

Richard Thornton
+44 7966 532 251
richard.thornton@jll.com

Nick Gibby
+44 7928 525 992
nick.gibby@jll.com

Funder & Developer

Funded and developed by Legal & General in partnership with Landid