Alistair Parker is the Head of Development at a major retail group. He has over 25 years of experience advising both public and private sector clients on large-scale retail-led urban development and renewal projects in the UK and abroad. Notable past projects he has advised on include the Canterbury Whitefriars mixed-use development, Liverpool ONE which transformed 17 hectares in the city center, and the Cairo Citystars mixed-use project. Currently, Alistair is advising on the development of the Ealing Film Quarter, Guildford North Street, and other major redevelopment projects across the UK.
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* Esther Everett, Interim Head of Physical Regeneration & Design, London Legacy Development Corporation
* Chris Hall, Director, Bilfinger GVA
* Neil Taylor, Kingston Futures Programme Manager, RB Kingston
* Chair: Ziona Strelitz, Director, ZZA Responsive User Environments
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Abstract of a paper to be presented at the Destinations for All World Summit 2014 in Montreal (D4All)
Conference site: http://www.destinationsforall2014.com/en/
D4All presentation by Scott Rains:
https://independent.academia.edu/ScottRains/Drafts
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Brought to you by Movement for Liveable London - movementforliveablelondon.com
Shared Places: Case Studies from Pittsburgh
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Presenters:
Presenter: Michael Stern Strada
Co-Presenter: Scott Bricker Bike Pittsburgh
Co-Presenter: Jeremy Waldrup Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
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ALISTAIR PARKER RetDevt. CW Feb 2016
1. A PROPOSAL FOR
DEVELOPMENT | RETAIL GROUP
FEBRUARY 2016 1
ALISTAIR PARKER
HEAD | DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, RETAIL GROUP
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Alistair is a property development specialist of national repute advising both private and public sector clients on
retail led urban renewal, both in the UK and abroad. With a creative and analytical approach, long experience and
high level contacts across the industry, he has an innovative track record. Alistair has particular expertise in;
Town planning, public law and urban design
Financial modeling, development feasibility and site assembly (CPO)
Development partnerships, joint venture structures and preleasing agreements
Town centre retail studies, infrastructure & tax increment finance and gap funding support.
EXPERIENCE
Notable past involvements include CANTERBURY Whitefriars (41,800 m² 1996-2005); one of the first ‘urban
renaissance’ retail led mixed use schemes arranged around open streets. Another city renewal exemplar where
Alistair advised the City Council from the outset was LIVERPOOL ONE (234,000 m² 1998-2008) which
transformed 17 hectares of the city centre. CAIRO Citystars (740,000 m² 1998-2009) was a mixed use project of
similar epic scale where he advised the developer on a scheme that blended 150,000 m² of retail/leisure with
hotels, offices, apartments and conference centre on a single 11.5 ha city block.
A partner of Cushman & Wakefield since 1989, he has played an integral role in implementing a number of major
developments collectively representing to date some 1.164 million m². On behalf of the public sector, these include
Banbury’s Castle Quay, Staines’ Two Rivers, Didcot’s Orchards and Basingstoke’s Festival Place. Experience abroad
includes the Beirut Souks, Sharjah’s Sahara, Lisbon’s Vasca da Gama, Warsaw’s Zlote and Porto’s Via Caterina.
KEY ASSIGNMENTS
FILM QUARTER, EALING – advising the Council on development, site assembly and partnership.
NORTH STREET, GUILDFORD – advising the Council on the 40,000m² North Street development
HIGH ST QUARTER, HOUNSLOW – advising Barratt on the 11,000 m² retail/leisure + 400 homes
ARTISAN QUARTER, LEEDS - advising Burberry on their new 50,000m² campus
JOHN LEWIS ‘AT HOME’ – joint agency instruction to acquire store sites for the Partnership.
EDUCATION, MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS
B.A. Hons University of Manchester
B.Pl. Hons University of Manchester
Memberships
− Member, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
− Member, Royal Town Planning Institute
Committees
− Member, Outer London Commission (Mayor of London) 2013-2016
− Development & Regeneration Committee, British Property Federation
− Advisory Board and Urban Development Committee, British Council of Shopping Centres
− State of English Cities Research Advisory Group 2006
Born in Uganda and educated in England, Alistair is married with two children and lives in Islington, London.