This 5 hectare (12.36 acre) site is separated from the Vaux site by the Festival Park/Galleys Gill and is complementary to, and in accordance with, the high-level Vaux masterplan. This site is largely in the ownership of the City of Sunderland and offers an opportunity to create  a quality mixed living and working environment comprising 500 new homes, 7,000 sq m of office space, 250 sq m of retail, and 250 sq m of food and drink and leisure, a potential 3-star hotel totalling approximately 3,500 sq m and associated car-parking. During the next three years it is proposed that the leasehold interests in Empire Motors, Rocktop, and the allotments, will be acquired along with the freehold of Mobile World (by CPO if necessary). The short-listing of preferred developers for Phase 1 is complete and Stage 2 submissions, including offers for the land, are currently being evaluated.