One in eight new flats in Sheffield’s Park Hill estate sold on first day

Buyers for new one, two and three-bedroom flats on the revamped Park Hill estate queued from the early hours to snap up property on Saturday.
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Of the 199 apartments up for grabs 24 were sold by the end of play, with buyers queuing from 1.30am to be the first in line to purchase off-plan homes including one beds from £135,000, two beds from £160,000 and three beds from £195,000.

Phase two of the Grade II*-listed Brutalist estate’s overhaul will also feature 20,000 sq ft of commercial space, for offices and workspaces - as well as a new cafe, restaurant and terrace. .

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The first residents are expected to move in next year, summer 2021.

Prospective buyers queued from 1.30am until 10am on Saturday, when the sales office door opened.Prospective buyers queued from 1.30am until 10am on Saturday, when the sales office door opened.
Prospective buyers queued from 1.30am until 10am on Saturday, when the sales office door opened.

Park Hill, famous for its ‘streets in the sky’ wide enough to accommodate a milk float, was constructed in 1961 as a bold experiment in social housing.

By the 1980s, however, it had become a magnet for crime and vandalism – but English Heritage’s decision to make it Europe’s largest listed building in 1998 protected it from demolition.

Phase one is complete, comprising 260 homes, 33,000 sq ft of fully-occupied commercial space, a vegetarian café and a nursery.

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The newest homes have been designed by Stirling Prize-winning architects Mikhail Riches.

Phase three will contain accommodation for more than 350 students, while the fourth element will involve the creation of a landmark gallery for S1 Artspace. Phase five, at the top end of South Street, is to be brought forward last.