Homeowners begin moving into £470m city regeneration scheme
Around 90% of the homes in Burgess House -a new residential development on Pinstone Street, Sheffield – have now been sold, with new owners now moving in.
Construction and internal fit out of Burgess House, which is between Pinstone Street, Cross Burgess Street and Cambridge Street, is now complete.
Part of the £470m Heart of the City regeneration, the development provides 52 apartments.
Since bringing the new homes to market last year, the scheme’s marketing agent Redbrik has sold 46 of the apartments to owner-occupiers.
The scheme is also offering opportunities to first-time buyers through the Government’s Help to Buy initiative.
Redbrik new homes manager, Emma Liversidge, said: “We expect to sell the handful of remaining homes very soon.
“The high level of interest we’ve seen is a great reminder that, despite the pandemic, people are still very excited about living in the city centre. It continues to be one of the key drivers in the growth and regeneration of our town and city centres.”
Andrew Davison from Queensberry, the project’s Strategic Development Partner, added: “Heart of the City is a truly mixed-use district.
“All of us want to see our city centre thrive with quality shops, restaurants, bars, cafés and culture, but quality office and residential schemes also are required to create the right balance and provide additional footfall to sustain and attract businesses to the commercial space.
“We’re not surprised to see Burgess House prove so popular, as a key focus of Heart of the City has been to make the city centre far more attractive and liveable, with less traffic congestion and landmark new public spaces such as Charter Square and the upcoming Pound’s Park clearly growing the appeal to future residents.”
The block’s surrounding public realm will complete in early autumn this year.
Construction is also progressing on Kangaroo Works, Heart of the City’s second residential development, on Rockingham Street, which comprises a further 365 apartments and is set to complete at the end of 2022.
