New Sheffield Shipping Container Complex Given Green Light: Stack

[AndrewC 310]

16 minutes ago, Vrsaljko said:

It seems it was so the site could be redeveloped. Although that makes you wonder how successful the place actually was.

 

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-03-23/stack-newcastle-to-close-after-four-years

1 hour ago, hackey lad said:

Why did they take it down ? 

The Newcastle STACK was hugely successful, and they are in the process of setting up in new premises a short walk away from their original site. The land it was on originally was a prime development site that is now being redeveloped. It is in the very nature of STACK to locate themselves only semi-permanently in sites which are either:

 

• Inbetween developments (Newcastle - previous building was demolished but new proposal was taking time to come to fruition) or
• not attracting outside investment and therefore a good option for a low-cost development (Sheffield would fit this bill - an empty plot of land no one else seems interested in doing much with).

Being containers rather than bricks & mortar mean they have that low-cost, flexible option to move in - and out - quickly when the situation arises.

Enjoy the ride. Have a drink. Smile.

 

[hauxwell 244]

4 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Why did they take it down ? 

AndrewC is correct what he has posted about the Newcastle STACK.

The STACK was a success on its own terms but it wasn’t meant to permanent. They pulled the old Cinema down, the council gave permission for the STACK to be built until they decided what to do with the land. I thought it had a lovely atmosphere but that’s just my opinion of course. Small independent traders had premium space in the heart of the city that they definitely couldn’t afford otherwise. The STACK was busy at weekends you had to queue to get in. Free live bands on stage and lovely food.  

Now the HMRC is building on the land, it looks massive, a new office creating space for 9,000 members of staff.  I just hope it brings extra trade in Newcastle centre for restaurants and bars and all those members of staff are told to get back into the office and not work from home.

[hackey lad 3,991]

46 minutes ago, hauxwell said:

AndrewC is correct what he has posted about the Newcastle STACK.

The STACK was a success on its own terms but it wasn’t meant to permanent. They pulled the old Cinema down, the council gave permission for the STACK to be built until they decided what to do with the land. I thought it had a lovely atmosphere but that’s just my opinion of course. Small independent traders had premium space in the heart of the city that they definitely couldn’t afford otherwise. The STACK was busy at weekends you had to queue to get in. Free live bands on stage and lovely food.  

Now the HMRC is building on the land, it looks massive, a new office creating space for 9,000 members of staff.  I just hope it brings extra trade in Newcastle centre for restaurants and bars and all those members of staff are told to get back into the office and not work from home.

Thank you  

[hauxwell 244]

Just now, hackey lad said:

Thank you  

Your welcome.

[Irene Swaine 1,072]

The containers on Fargate had VERY slippery walkways when wet. I hope the new development will be more tactile. I also hope they offer something more than the predictable "Korean streetfood", burrito bars and microbreweries with gin named after every city in the UK and beers in cans the size of coke with a sticky label around them. Ideally a large, east facing bar & lounge, similar to All Bar One perhaps would be good, selling high end drinks with views over Park Hill & Manor etc. And what about a Blue John stone shop? Take advantage of the proximity to the Peak District. 

[prince al 178]

Stop this container nonsense now. It won’t work. That area of town wants bulldozing, it’s hideous! Invest in the empty outlets.

[SheffieldForum 953]

24 minutes ago, prince al said:

Stop this container nonsense now. It won’t work. That area of town wants bulldozing, it’s hideous! Invest in the empty outlets.

So, this company that specialise in container park developments and successfully run them in various cities across the country should just bypass Sheffield and not create a space with all the jobs that come with it and boost to the local economy?

[HeHasRisen 3,411]

33 minutes ago, prince al said:

Stop this container nonsense now. It won’t work. That area of town wants bulldozing, it’s hideous! Invest in the empty outlets.

Surely only the owners of the empty outlets can actually do that.

[prince al 178]

3 minutes ago, SheffieldForum said:

So, this company that specialise in container park developments and successfully run them in various cities across the country should just bypass Sheffield and not create a space with all the jobs that come with it and boost to the local economy?

There must be some sort of SCC incentive, tax break, subsidy for them to consider this. Put this finance to developing an existing outlet for a sustainable solution. Not a here today gone tomorrow short term,  whimsical, off the cuff idea.

[HeHasRisen 3,411]

Why would a company who specialise in container parks be interested in that? 

 

And as already said you are labouring under a misaprehension that the local authority own a load of empty shops. 

[SheffieldForum 953]

7 minutes ago, prince al said:

There must be some sort of SCC incentive, tax break, subsidy for them to consider this. Put this finance to developing an existing outlet for a sustainable solution. Not a here today gone tomorrow short term,  whimsical, off the cuff idea.

Not to my knowledge.

 

This is wholly a private enterprise as far as I know, from a company that specialises in this kind of thing and have been hugely successful in doing so.

 

 

[prince al 178]

I understand that the local authority doesn’t own them, but they could do more to attract investment. Forget the companies who specialise in containers, there are many other options.