Urban Splash Sign Lease For Cole Brothers Building

[SheffieldForum 946]

 

Plans to transform the former Cole Brothers building in Barker’s Pool are one step closer with Urban Splash signing a lease for the building with the Council. 

 

The ambitious plans will see the space turn into a mixed-use entertainment, leisure and retail venue.

 

In the coming months, the award-winning regeneration company will begin consulting with the people of Sheffield on their plans for the building and gathering thoughts and ideas.

 

The proposals would see the building become an exciting mixed-use scheme comprising flexible workspace and cafes/retail/leisure/cultural uses/event space which are all considered to be complementary uses to the rest of the Heart of the City project. Bringing this listed building back into active use will be hugely beneficial both for the wider city centre and the surrounding Heart of the City scheme.

 

 

[SheffieldForum 946]

The Quotes:

 

Cllr Tom Hunt, Chair of the  Strategy and Resources Committee, said: 

 

“It is fantastic to see another significant milestone achieved for this project. The former Cole Brothers building is an important and much loved part of Sheffield city centre and it will be great to breathe new life back into it. The work complements the schemes already being developed across the city including the Heart of the City, West Bar, and Fargate. We are creating a city centre that will be a destination for people to come and relax, shop, eat, work, and drink.”

 

Nathan Cornish, Group Board Director at Urban Splash, said: 

 

“We are delighted to have been chosen by Sheffield City Council to regenerate this iconic building. Almost everyone I meet from Sheffield has a story to tell and we’re thrilled to be playing a part in its next chapter. We are still in the early stages and we are looking forward to consulting with the local community and stakeholders as we start to work up our plans.”

[hackey lad 3,987]

1 minute ago, SheffieldForum said:

 

Plans to transform the former Cole Brothers building in Barker’s Pool are one step closer with Urban Splash signing a lease for the building with the Council. 

 

The ambitious plans will see the space turn into a mixed-use entertainment, leisure and retail venue.

 

In the coming months, the award-winning regeneration company will begin consulting with the people of Sheffield on their plans for the building and gathering thoughts and ideas.

 

The proposals would see the building become an exciting mixed-use scheme comprising flexible workspace and cafes/retail/leisure/cultural uses/event space which are all considered to be complementary uses to the rest of the Heart of the City project. Bringing this listed building back into active use will be hugely beneficial both for the wider city centre and the surrounding Heart of the City scheme.

 

 

[crookesey 635]

Well we must thank them for their rescue plan, good luck to them. 🤙

[Zach Clay 64]

I'll look forward to seeing it when it opens in about 5 years

[Irene Swaine 1,072]

Sounds good but aren't Urban Splash the company who ran out of money and failed to complete the Park Hill development?

[Zach Clay 64]

5 minutes ago, Irene Swaine said:

Sounds good but aren't Urban Splash the company who ran out of money and failed to complete the Park Hill development?

They are a small company that was given the monumental task of redeveloping the whole of the Park Hill project.

 

The project is 5 x Phases and they barely have the money to do one at a time so its taken 20 years to complete 3 of the Phases

 

They are just about to start Phase 4 which should take another 5 years to complete 

 

So it will in theory take them 30 years to complete the whole project

[Irene Swaine 1,072]

2 minutes ago, Zach Clay said:

They are a small company that was given the monumental task of redeveloping the whole of the Park Hill project.

 

The project is 5 x Phases and they barely have the money to do one at a time so its taken 20 years to complete 3 of the Phases

 

They are just about to start Phase 4 which should take another 5 years to complete 

 

So it will in theory take them 30 years to complete the whole project

It will need redecorating and modernising again by then. 🤣

[abbeyedges 84]

Typical Sheffield Forum. Let's start knocking the companies that are making an effort to improve our city.

[HeHasRisen 3,410]

2 minutes ago, abbeyedges said:

Typical Sheffield Forum. Let's start knocking the companies that are making an effort to improve our city.

Exactly. Moan moan moan. Bring back Redgates and The Limit. Moan moan moan. 

[Zach Clay 64]

28 minutes ago, abbeyedges said:

Typical Sheffield Forum. Let's start knocking the companies that are making an effort to improve our city.

Whos knocking the company?

 

I was just saying that its taken a long time and that i wouldnt hold your breath to see Cole Brothers open anytime soon.

 

If anything i blame the council for awarded a huge project to a small company and then allowing them to take over 20 years to complete only 60 percent of it. 

[northernboy 13]

It will take a significant length of time to get this building ready, no matter what company takes on the task. I think the plan is for the lower floors to be ready some time in 2027. But at least something is being done, and progress is being made.