Hundreds of 'high quality' flats to boost Ecclesall Road - one of Sheffield's most famous streets
Hundreds of high quality flats are set to boost one of Sheffield’s most popular streets.
245 Ecclesall Road will have four blocks with 144 one, two and four-bed apartments for sale, and 40 student flats with 190 beds in four and six-bed clusters.
It will also have cafes and a secluded courtyard, in one of the city’s best locations.
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The site, which is currently a car park, is bounded by Pomona Street and Pear Street to the side and rear.
It is walking distance to shops and cafes on trendy Ecclesall Road, the city centre, the General Cemetery - now a popular park after millions in investment - and takeaways and restaurants on London Road.
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Sheffield developer Hallminster won approval for the scheme at the end of last month.
Contractors could start on site later this year and take up to three years, according to architect Darren Southgate.
He said: “This is a high quality scheme with good-size flats with big windows and balconies.
“It’s definitely one of the better sites for this kind of development. It’s close to the city centre and it will create more of what is good on Ecclesall Road.
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“It will also have retail space on a terrace facing Ecclesall Road, offering a slice of European cafe culture. And it will have a lovely first-floor landscaped courtyard which will be a private space for residents.
“There’s a need for housing and the city centre is the best place for it. The scheme is part of a growing city which is getting taller, which I think is a good thing. It’s the maturing of a Victorian city into a 21st century city.”
The project would employ hundreds in construction over a two to three-year period, he added.