Sevenstone

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Sevenstone is the marketing name of the project formerly known as the New Retail Quarter/NRQ which involves the demolition and subsequent rebuilding of a huge area of Sheffield, England between the Devonshire Quarter and The Moor Gateway. Sheffield City Centre has suffered a lot in recent decades with the collapse of steel making and then the opening of the Meadowhall shopping centre. The idea of the NRQ is to promote Sheffield as a regional retail destination and rival other centres including Leeds, Manchester and even London. Located to the west of Pinstone Street, between Barkers Pool and Moorhead, the New Retail Quarter will cover a 20-acre site in the heart of Sheffield and will involve major re-design of this part of the city.

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The NRQ is the biggest project in the works. It covers the relocation of John Lewis, use of the old store as a two-tiered shopping mall with covered streets and the pedestrianisation of the centre and Charter Row, whilst creating Charter Square. The development covers improvement of the infrastructure, many new shops, apartments and a large Multi-storey car park. Whilst the project aims to demolish several existing buildings such as the Grosvenor House Hotel, it also aims to preserve many listed buildings in its vicinity. [1]

The £500m New Retail Quarter will create a shopping and leisure environment in the heart of the city with a mixture of uses. 860,000 sq ft (80,000 m²) of retail space will be created, including a 269,000 sq ft (25,000 m²) John Lewis department store[2], designed by multi-award-winning architects O'Donnell + Tuomey[3], a new 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m²) Next store[citation needed], the remainder being around 100 new shops. In addition, up to 200 residential flats, a health club and leisure facilities will be provided by this scheme.

A new curved street will be created, running from Barkers Pool to Moorhead, provisionally named New Burgess Street. For this and other new parts of the city, architects from around the world will design a number of new buildings.

The intended start on site in mid 2007 will include the relocation of the Wellington Street fire station to Eyre Street. The first retail buildings, including the new John Lewis store are due for completion in 2011. [4]

The second phase is due for a 2013 completion.[5]

Work has already begun off-site. So-called "enabling works" (that is, providing the gas, water, electrical and telephone infrastructure) began in March 2006 on the roads surrounding the new site, including Division Street, Moore Street, Charter Row and others.[6]

On the 12 October 2007, developers Hammerson unveiled the official marketing name for the NRQ as Sevenstone.[7] This has so-far been well-received by the public and businesses alike[8]

In March 2008, a 3-day public exhibition went ahead to showcase the plans for Sevenstone in Sheffield City Centre. The reaction was mostly positive.[9]

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  1. ^ project when completed
  2. ^ John Lewis Press Release
  3. ^ O'Donnell + Tuomey
  4. ^ Make it in Sheffield website
  5. ^ phases of redevelopment
  6. ^ Enabling Works
  7. ^ Sheffield's new centre named Sevenstone. RPD online. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  8. ^ Name for £500m Sheffield shops centre backed. Sheffield Star (2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
  9. ^ Welcome to Sheffield city centre 2013. Sheffield Star (2008-03-05). Retrieved on 2008-03-27.

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