An amazing time lapse showing the development at Haymarket has been captured by a resident staying opposite the building work.
Rebecca, 50, who is a nurse in a local GP practice has lived in her flat at Haymarket for 25 years and says that she felt it was worthwhile documenting the erection of the five buildings as it will severely change the dynamic of the area in the coming years.
She began capturing pictures of the work as it was carried out in February 2020 but the timelapse she created starts from October 2021 and runs to the current day.
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It shows the extensive change that has been carried out and how each element has been added through the painstaking work of those on site.
On the development and what she was able to create, she said: “It has been quite interesting to see how buildings like this are constructed. Sometimes it's been quite noisy but actually I thought that it would be worse than it has been. So that's a positive.
“The thing that I have noticed most though is that my flat has lost all of the lovely light it used to have, especially at this time of year. I used to enjoy views to the pentlands and across the west of Edinburgh towards Murrayfield.
“I don't think there was much thought about the impact of such an enormous building on the existing, much smaller buildings and their tenants.
“I think it is going to be a mixture of things. A lot of offices, I know Bailey Gifford are moving into the bigger site and various law firms have also got space, there will also be leisure and retail places too, although I'm not sure what yet.
“I think it'll be great for the area really, my biggest grumble about it is the sheer height and I think that is how most of the locals feel.”
The site is tucked between Dalry Road and Morrison Street, with some of the buildings being as high as nine or ten storeys.
According to plans, the development will be made up of five different blocks, which will include a host of uses such as offices, hotels and hospitality venues.
The tall glass structures will also all be facing in towards the new Haymarket Square, an open space in the centre of the new site which will be used for social events and as a retail area.
Plans also say that the development will include over 50 parking spaces, however there will be over 600 bicycle spaces to encourage more eco-friendly travel in the city centre.
It is set to cost well over £350 million and was initially set to open in the spring/summer of 2022 but construction is still under way after delays were experienced during the pandemic.
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