Lease agreed to transform landmark city centre property
Plans to transform the former Cole Brothers building in Barker’s Pool, Sheffield, are one step closer with regeneration specialist Urban Splash signing a lease for the building with Sheffield City Council.
The plans will see the space turn into an entertainment, leisure and retail venue.
In the coming months, the company will begin consulting with the people of Sheffield on its plans for the building.
Proposals would see the building become a mixed-use scheme comprising flexible workspace and cafes/retail/leisure/cultural uses/event space.
These are all considered to be complementary uses to the rest of Sheffield’s wider, ongoing Heart of the City regeneration project.
Sheffield City Council says bringing this listed building back into active use will be “hugely beneficial” both for the city centre and the surrounding Heart of the City scheme.
Councillor 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, added: “We are happy 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.”
