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3 ST PAUL’S PLACE IS NOW “OPEN FOR BUSINESS” 3
St Paul’s Place, the final part of the pioneering £130 million Heart of the City project and the first speculative office building in Sheffield to be developed since the recession, has been officially launched.
David Topham outside 3 St Paul's Place
More than 100 property professionals, including representatives of all the firms involved in the project, attended a special lunchtime launch party on the 7th floor of the building. David Topham, director of Manchester- based developers CTP, who have led the development, said that 3 St Paul’s Place “was now open for business”. “It is very satisfying to witness the completion of such an important
development in the heart of Sheffield, especially since it was launched in the middle of a recession. We owe so much to everyone who has contributed to this tremendous success story.” The 10-storey, state-of-the-art office development, which comprises 78,000 sq. ft. of prime Grade A office space with each 8,000 sq ft. floor offering offices suites from 2,000 sq.ft, is now ready for immediate occupation. Headline rents are £23.50 per
sq.for a full floor. The construction of 3 St Paul’s Place, which is rated as BREEAM excellent, went ahead following a landmark agreement between developers CTP and U+I (formerly Development Securities) with Sheffield City Council and the Department for Communities and Local Government. It was built by Bowmer and Kirkland. David Topham commented: “These
were all key players in the development, whose support throughout has been invaluable. This was a genuine team effort, with everyone working towards the same goal. These are now exciting times for St Paul’s Place, which is an established high- quality office location in the heart of Sheffield. The building marks the revival of confidence in Sheffield city centre, and Arup, our first occupiers, are moving in in June”.
JF FINNEGAN APPOINTED BY HELICAL RETAIL
Limited to deliver Cortonwood Shopping Park, the 120,000 sq.ft new retail extension to the 50 acre Cortonwood Retail Park near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Work has now commenced on site to construct the new £36M retail park which will create over 300 new jobs for the local area.
S Helical Retail has already secured pre-
lets to leading national retailers on 10 of the 11 units, all of whom are new retailers to the area. M&S, JD Sports, River Island, H&M,
New Look, Arcadia, Poundland, CJ Clarke, Wilkinson and Frankie & Benny’s form the new line up at Cortonwood Shopping Park leaving just one 4,000 sq.ft unit available via letting agent Edgerley Simpson Howe.
JF Finnegan has commenced work on
site on a programme of works which will involve the demolition of a vacant 150,000 sq.ft warehouse, formerly occupied by UPS, following which site preparation works will take place ready for the development of 11 new retail units totalling 120,000 sq.ft for occupiers to be trading by Autumn 2017. The contract continues JF Finnegan’s
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heffield based contractor JF Finnegan has been appointed by Helical Retail
Simon Green, of Sheffield City Council commented that said the scheme proved the authority could deliver big projects. Arup, the global engineering
consultancy, has taken 16,000 sq.ft of quality office space at 3 St Paul’s Place. St Paul’s Place is a high-quality mixed- use scheme which features the 161-bed St Paul’s Mercure 4* hotel; No1 and No 2 office developments occupied by lawyers DLA Piper, RBS, Barclays, accountants PwC, Coutts and the Department for Education; a 330-apartment residential tower block; the famous “Cheesegrater” car park, operated by Q-Park; a casino; and restaurants and cafes including Pizza Express, Piccolino, Caffé Nero, Bill’s Restaurant and Café Rouge. The architects of 3 St Paul’s Place is
Manchester-based Hodder and Partners. The marketing agents for 3 St Paul’s Place are the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, together with BNP Paribas and Cushman & Wakefield.
PAVILION UPDATED
long-standing involvement at the former colliery site, having constructed all 250,000 sq.ft of retail units in the previous phases over the last 20 years. Occupiers at the flagship retail park include B&Q, Morrisons, Next, Argos, Asda Living and Boots. Helical Retail’s Adrian Russell said;
“Our aspirations for a new retail development to enhance the existing offering at Cortonwood have been long awaited by the local residents and we are delighted to have now reached the stage where work is starting on site. By attracting new retailers to the area, the scheme is bringing significant capital investment and new jobs to the locality in addition to adding to the vibrancy of an already successful retail destination. We appointed JF Finnegan due to their historic involvement with Cortonwood and their strong reputation and are looking forward to seeing work progress on site.”
in Doncaster, a range of concrete repair and protection systems from Sika have been applied as part of a sympathetic restoration to bring the ageing Pavilion back to its former glory.
A Built in 1931 under the Miners
Welfare Scheme, the pavilion required a complete overhaul as part of a community project managed by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council to transform Bentley Park. The 30 week programme of works by main contractor William Anelay included concrete repairs to the existing structure and façade, new roof coverings, extension to the rear, internal configuration of steel columns and beams, and new windows and doors. Specialist contractor JDF Restoration
Ltd was appointed to carry out structural improvements to the landmark building. With the pavilion showing signs of spalling and weak concrete, and with a number of ornate corners, columns and mouldings that had to be reformed, Sika offered a quick, strong and reliable range of solutions that could repair and protect the concrete without any further damage.
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t the £2.5 million Heritage Lottery Funded revitalisation of Bentley Park
“I am delighted to report that there is now huge interest in the building. The building itself is the most modern – and the greenest – in Sheffield. It is the final important piece in the jigsaw of the Heart of the City initiative, which has transformed the city centre into one of the finest in the North of England,” he added.
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