Co-op store opens within £17m redevelopment scheme

Oakgate Group celebrated the public opening of a new 4,000 sq ft store for Co-op over the weekend, with the retailer taking a 15-year lease for the site at the base of the regenerated Stonebow House in York

A license for the convenience store was recently granted by the council, with the Co-op offering new employment opportunities.

Stonebow House was built in 1964, following York’s slum clearance programme, and designed by Wells, Hickman and Partners.

A £17m redevelopment scheme has seen Stonebow House stripped back to its core and remodelled to include 13 apartments, 4 duplex penthouses and 31,500 sq ft of retail and leisure space including Supersonic Gym and Café.

All 17 apartments in the building have been sold and are now occupied.

Richard France, managing director of Oakgate Group said: “It’s good to see that the Co-op has now opened and I’m sure it will become a great addition to the Stonebow and Hungate communities.

“It is an essential asset to those living and working in the city and is another part of the Oakgate Group’s continuing regeneration in York City Centre.”

The Co-op will source 100% renewable electricity to run its new store.

Janine Wood, Co-op acquisition manager, said: “We are delighted to open a new convenience store to serve the community.

“Co-op is committed to operating at the heart of local life, and we are working to develop the range, choice, products and added services locally that I am confident will create a really compelling offer to serve the local community.”

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