A residential developer is poised to fit 963 windows at a former office block in Sheffield.

Zensudo Apartments is waiting for approval from the Building Safety Regulator after submitting plans in October for the former Balance office block on Pinfold Street.

Chief executive Nigel Rawlings said they hoped to get approval in April and start installing hundreds of new windows by the end of that month.

The £32m conversion into 173 flats is scheduled to complete in March next year.

The Fold apartments is set to have 963 new windows. | im

placeholder image — The Fold apartments is set to have 963 new windows. | im

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Rebranded ‘The Fold,’ it is set to have a gym, residents’ lounge, co-working space, podium garden and private dining suite.

Mr Rawlings said “We are delighted to be back in Sheffield delivering high quality sustainable homes and bringing back into use a high profile albeit vacant former office building right in the heart of this great city”

How The Fold is set to look when finished next year. | Zensudo

By converting an existing structure rather than constructing a new building, the development is expected to save approximately 6,000 tonnes of embedded carbon, he added.

It will also connect to Sheffield’s district heat network, which uses steam created at the incinerator on Bernard Road, to provide “low-cost renewable energy” and deliver a further annual carbon saving of around 131 tonnes.

Additional renewable technology will include solar panels and battery storage.

Mr Rawlings said the project had attracted more than £10m in private investment and was being supported by development finance from Homes England.