Scarborough Group International

An iconic, futuristic building for Sheffield is at the heart of a proposed major new development in the city centre.
 

The initial designs for 200,000 sq ft of offices, ‘sophisticated’ retail and approximately 200 apartments on the site of the now demolished Sheaf House and Dyson House, adjacent to the recently refurbished Midland Station, were unveiled at the launch of the Sheffield Economic Masterplan at the London Stock Exchange.

The radical development – forming Phase 3 of Sheffield Digital Campus - is a joint venture between the Australian Valad Property Group and the GMI Property Company. Consultations are underway with a number of partners including Sheffield City Council and Creative Sheffield.

Sheffield United Chairman Kevin McCabe who is a director of Valad, outlined details of the scheme. He said: “We want to create a dramatic, landmark complex that is a positive statement about the new Sheffield.

“Our initial designs feature a high rise tower mixing residential and commercial office space. It will be futuristic and iconic, emphatically bringing to life key gateways to the city – the station and the nearby Parkway.”

The Sheffield Digital Campus comprises of three sites all located between the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, the Sheffield City bus station and the city’s mainline rail station. It has capacity for up to 600,000 square feet of modern and scalable office accommodation across a wide range of floor plates and building layouts.