Animate is a new 3 storey, 160,000 sq.ft. leisure attraction adjacent to the Victorian Market in Preston City Centre. It opened in February 2025 and is anchored by Arc, an 8 screen deluxe cinema, and 16 lane Hollywood Bowl. An elevated south facing restaurant terrace hosts Loungers, Ask Italian, Taco Bell, Las Iguanas and Made Giant Food Hall. Cosmo will trade from a 400 capacity buffet restaurant to the upper level. A 160 space customer car park is located to the ground floor.
John is now seeking a tenant for the competitive socialising unit. This 10,140sq. ft. box has floor to ceiling glazing giving views over the city skyline with 7m floor to soffit clearance. Cllr Matthew Brown, leader of Preston City Council, said: “This leisure development will reinforce the Harris Quarter as a premier cultural and leisure destination in Lancashire and will help our City Centre to thrive as well as promoting an inclusive economy with the development in the ownership of the City when complete.”
Bradys Chartered Surveyors are advising on the scheme.