Next Steps Moving Forward For Old John Lewis Site

[Findlay 116]

If the costs are going to be so great that it is not economic or profitable in the long term that it be made safe.  Once dismantled to its core structure, it can be examined in its naked state for further ideas and development in the future.

I would like to see a massive multi level bike parking facility somewhere in the city centre and it seems an ideal location

[crookesey 632]

On 14/12/2021 at 10:45, geared said:

15 million to demo the building?

Presumably it wouldn’t cost that to demolish the Town Hall and relocate to the J/L building. with the Town Hall and Egg Box gone it would make a great inner city park attached to the Peace Gardens, after all it’s only a neo Gothic late 19th century folly. 😉

 

 

Edited December 15, 2021 by crookesey

[Baron99 779]

To be boarded up in the meantime. 

 

"Empty Sheffield John Lewis to be wrapped in £100k hoarding - BBC News" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-59995771.amp

 

[Bilge 34]

Makes sense. Whatever happens with it will take a while.

 

We really need a quality landmark building on this site. There might be a case for setting it back a bit to enhance the square. But a park over the whole site would be a ludicrous waste of an opportunity. With a mix of uses there has to be money in it.

[Meltman 311]

I went past the building last week at about 10.0 am and there was loads of lights on inside.  Are they really necessary, it seems a huge waste of energy (and cost) or are they there so that 'intruders ' can see what they are doing?

[darylslinn 10]

14 hours ago, Bilge said:

Makes sense. Whatever happens with it will take a while.

 

We really need a quality landmark building on this site. There might be a case for setting it back a bit to enhance the square. But a park over the whole site would be a ludicrous waste of an opportunity. With a mix of uses there has to be money in it.

As long as the land mark building doesn't look as bland as all the new structures that have cropped up of late.
The HSBC building makes me think of some European building from the 80's

 

[Jim Hardie 525]

Come on then, all you ideas merchants.

 

 

[edensor 10]

The new site for the Library (cf Nimes): with the Graves Gallery on the Ground floor
Bring back Penoyre and Prasad to do it because they handled the square so well when they did the City Hall refurbishment

[dutch 68]

17 hours ago, Jim Hardie said:

Come on then, all you ideas merchants.

 

I feel sorry for them. City centre is changing and in our lifetime it is not going back to what it was 50 years ago no matter how crazy their ideas or how much money they throw at it. 

It would be better for them to take some emotional let go and say goodbye therapy. Accepting this change may be more helpful than any desperate hopeless moves to go back to the past.

We also miss the old john lewis there but everything dies one day and so far this has not been a big issue.

[Baron99 779]

Update on the John Lewis site. 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/cole-brothers-revamped-john-lewis-in-sheffield-will-be-named-cole-store-4360364

 

The new name for the development will be 'Cole Store'. 

[Bargepole23 337]

2 hours ago, Baron99 said:

Update on the John Lewis site. 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/cole-brothers-revamped-john-lewis-in-sheffield-will-be-named-cole-store-4360364

 

The new name for the development will be 'Cole Store'. 

 

That name has been on the architects 3D renders and in the public domain for months.  More quality journalism from the Star.

[HeHasRisen 3,381]

Using an old name then, talk about living in the past.