Does anybody know what is being on the old site of the PDSA veterinary building opposite Waitrose (just of eccy road).

Is it more apartments or retail space?

Could it be:
Erection of 27 residential units and Restaurant/Bar Unit ?
http://libplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/planning/details.asp?id=13135

It would be funny if they were "luxury" flats costing £200K, next door to the council block where you could probably buy a bigger flat for about £30K

Thanks Hopman. Building seems to be getting bigger and bigger. I was just getting curious. 27 seems a lot.

Have to wait and see the finished article ? Not far from the Olds Wards brewery apartments though or The forge.

It's a development of more apartments, angel1, unfortunately.

PT

Originally posted by Plain Talker
It's a development of more apartments, angel1, unfortunately.

PT

Why unfortunately PT?

If they are hell bent on making it as difficult as possible to access the centre by car, it makes sense to have people live in the city centre, where they're less likely to need one!

Not only that, having more people living in the city centre increases the catchment population for retailers and should improve the retail offer eventually.

With each new tenant comes a new wallet of disposable income, income that is less likely to end up in Meadowhall tills if people live on the doorstep of the city centre.

Originally posted by dinp
With each new tenant comes a new wallet of disposable income, income that is less likely to end up in Meadowhall tills if people live on the doorstep of the city centre.

That might be true if there were any shops suited to the kind of people who buy these apartments in town, I can't see people who have spent £150K on an apartment needing a Jack Fulton and a Poundland on their doorstep.

Never knock a bargain is all I can say!

My house cost £150k and I shop in poundlands, car boot sales and charity shops.

These flats are a mixture of high spec 1, 2 and 3 bed apartments, with a bar/restaurant/retail unit below. The development is not really very big, there is an application for a much bigger one further down Napier Street.

Originally posted by dinp
Not only that, having more people living in the city centre increases the catchment population for retailers and should improve the retail offer eventually.

^^ Nick2, read this.

The city centre wont improve immediately, but shrewd buyers who know the state of the economy and the plans for regeneration in the city centre will assess the potential before buying or leasing.

No matter how wealthy I end up being, I will always shop in the cheap shops.

Originally posted by nick2
That might be true if there were any shops suited to the kind of people who buy these apartments in town, I can't see people who have spent £150K on an apartment needing a Jack Fulton and a Poundland on their doorstep.

:confused: Isn't the block in question opposite Waitrose ? Not as up-market as Selfridges Food Hall perhaps but posh enough for the riff-raff residents at the bottom of Ecclesall Road :P

There's a Waitrose in Sheffield? Oh my god, where!?

:o

Originally posted by dj_roberto_j
There's a Waitrose in Sheffield? Oh my god, where!?

:o

The old Safeway on Ecclesall Road/St Marys Gate

Originally posted by dinp
^^ Nick2, read this.

The city centre wont improve immediately

When though, when ?

Have we got to wait 5 years, and have half the city centre turned into apartments before we get some decent shops ?

Originally posted by nick2
When though, when ?

Have we got to wait 5 years, and have half the city centre turned into apartments before we get some decent shops ?

Possibly. What's the problem there? Do you not like the thought of extra people living in the city?