Yorkshire’s leafiest city, Sheffield, is set to have a new addition to its skyline with the addition of one of Yorkshire’s tallest skyscrapers as plans for the city centre building are approved.
The 40 storeys King Tower will stand at 393ft (120m) and will replace the Primark building on the High Street. There will be 428 ‘co-living’ studio units that will be mainly aimed at students. The co-living spaces are a new concept where residents live in small studios and share communal living and dining areas.
The new structure will be the second tallest building in Yorkshire behind the 45-storey Cirrus Point, currently in development in Leeds, which is set to stand at 436ft (133m).
On each floor the shared units will have a large family room including a kitchen and dining area, TV/ gaming room, work and study room, guest toilets, storage and unit for overnight guests. Residents will be able to use workspaces, cycle stores, private meeting and dining rooms, cinema/presentation rooms, as well as a gym, bar and lounges.
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Spaces will be available for residents to use including Residents will also be able to use workspaces, cycle stores, private meeting and dining rooms, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the tower will also have commercial units on the ground floor.
Developers agreed to contribute £75,000 for the improvements at the Castle Square tram stop and the existing building, which has stood empty for seven years will be demolished as part of the development.
Labour councillor Peter Price has said the development would help meet the “growth in popularity in city centre living. It helps to meet this dilemma we have trying to provide 30,000 new homes in this city and unless we build upwards, we’re going to be building on more green spaces and the greenbelt.”
But, councillors have raised concerns about potential overheating issue due to the amount of glass that would be used as well as the number of co-living spaces in a 40-storey building and the potential lack of extractors in individual kitchens.
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