Sheffield’s students could soon be living in Yorkshire’s tallest building, with a new skyscraper being built for student accommodation in the City centre.
In original plans, CODE tower had a planned height of 117 metres (384ft), overtaking St Paul’s Tower (331ft) as the city’s tallest building, and Leeds’ Altus House (374ft) as the region’s.
The building is under construction at the junction of Wellington Street, Rockingham Street and Trafalgar Street, and will contain 1100 flats for students.
The plans include 913 studio apartments, of which 29 would be accessible, 15 two-bed flats and 35 six-bed flats.
A member of the city council’s housing committee described the project as an “efficient redevelopment of a sustainably located brownfield site within the city centre”.
However, there is uncertainty over the CODE’s exact dimensions. Last year plans were scaled back from the planned 38 storeys to 28, with developers requiring “suitable cost savings that allow the scheme to be viable overall”.
However, it now seems as though contractors and funders are deciding on a number between 32 and 38 storeys.
When pressed by Forge Press to clear up the confusion over whether students might be able to call the region’s largest building home, the South-Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard, declined to comment.
CODE tower plans to house a gym, cinema, dance studios, cafes and study areas, as well as access to high-speed internet and 24-hour security.
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