The authority says it wants more homes in the central area to help it reach the ambitious target. The aim is to inject ‘vitality’ after the loss of shops.
We decided to tot up all the flats that have been built or proposed in the last two years. The total - 10,000 - came as a surprise.
9. 365 flats - Kangaroo Works.
The block on Rockingham Street is part of Sheffield City Council’s Heart of the City scheme ‘delivering a significant influx of new residents in the city centre’. | SCC
10. 500 homes - Cannon Brewery
Manchester developers Capital & Centric want to spend £200m turning this former brewery on Neepsend Lane into 500 homes. In March they were given £11m of public money to get started. | National World
11. 268 flats - Wicker Island
A £50m development of upmarket flats could be the spark for a new residential neighbourhood in an industrial part of Sheffield city centre. Laurel Works on Nursery Street would have 268 apartments in three blocks in the newly-named area of 'Wicker Island'. | Brickland
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12. 714 flats - Moorfoot
Sheffield’s biggest office block is owned by the council, and underused since the work from home boom. The authority is hoping to get a big grant from Homes England to convert it into homes. | scc