Build-to-rent development would deliver 364 flats and ground-floor commercial space

Whittam Cox Architects' Kangaroo Works proposals for Sheffield

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Whittam Cox Architects’ Kangaroo Works proposals for Sheffield

Whittam Cox Architects has lodged proposals for a £50m build-to-rent development in Sheffield city centre that would deliver 364 new homes and ground-floor commercial space.

Drawn up for a joint venture between US global investment adviser Angelo Gordon and the UK firm Ridgeback Group, the 15-storey scheme – named Kangaroo Works in honour of a former tool factory that once occupied the site – is part of Sheffield’s Heart of the City II masterplan. The JV partners bought the site from Sheffield earlier this year.

Whittam Cox director Ian Lowson said the development – which will feature five ground-level commercial units that could be put to retail, restaurant or start-up use – would be an “important asset” for the ongoing regeneration of Sheffield city centre.

The site in Sheffield earmarked for WhittamCox's Kangaroo Works proposals

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The site in Sheffield earmarked for Whittam Cox’s Kangaroo Works proposals

“Our design team comprises professionals who live and work in the Sheffield City Region, so have both a firm understanding of the urban context and a vested interest in delivering a scheme of exceptional quality,” he said.

“It will enhance the character of the area and create a bespoke, transformational scheme for Sheffield.”

Angelo Gordon and Ridgeback said the development’s homes would be built by Henry Boot Construction and managed by city-based Brantingham Homes.

The developers said construction of the project could begin before the end of this year, subject to planning approval.

Whittam Cox Architects' Kangaroo Works proposals, seen from the junction of Trafalgar Street and Wellington Street

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Whittam Cox Architects’ Kangaroo Works proposals, seen from the junction of Trafalgar Street and Wellington Street

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