Plans for 37 Storey tower to go on site of old NMB

[Wazzock]

New development bingo on the way;

 

"No one will use it"

"It will block the view of [insert building no ones heard of]"

"No one wants to come to Sheffield so why would they stay in hotel"

"We don't need any more offices"

"Where is all the money coming from"

"We are years behind leeds and manchester - this is nowhere near as good as [insert development in Leeds or Manchester here]"

"Good job for the students as [insert accusation at council here]"

"Too many students"

"Too many foreign students"

"There are 2 trees in that area and I hope they ensure the development caters for keeping them"

 

I think you have everything covered

[Guest makapaka]

I think you have everything covered

 

I think i've got most of them off the first page of the thread!!

[ned_smanks]

Been following this development for a few weeks now, glad it's getting some publicity. I hope an investor comes forward as Sheffield is in dire need of new developments. This, along with the major works taking place in town, West Bar and by Bramall Lane over the next five or so years should act as a catalyst, bringing in much needed investment, infrastructure improvements and jobs for local people.

[ricgem2002]

I think you have everything covered

na he missed brexit

[*_ash_*]

I expect the hotel would be busy.

 

I know there are loads around town now, but all involve a hill/a taxi/bit of a walk. Being bang next to the station will be a winner for business people, I would suspect.

[tzijlstra]

So we'll have a 5 star hotel on the Central library site and now one at the old NMB. Ignoring London how many major cities in the UK can support two 5 star hotels?

 

'5 star hotel' in a press release just trips quite nicely off the tongue.

 

I think the Easy Hotel model in the old C&A (or Primark in new money) building is more of the type of hotel visitors to Sheffield will demand.

 

Next week the University of Sheffield is hosting a relatively modest conference. Contacts of mine that are attending have enquired about the best hotels around as there aren't many that meet the criteria of putting up professors and keynote speakers. Leopold and St. Pauls is about it.

 

There is most definitely a market for high-end hotels in Sheffield.

[mickey finn]

na he missed brexit

 

And Thatcher and Hitler.

[cytine]

Will there be any provision for parking? I assume some of the people using a 4/5 star hotel as well as residents of the flats will have cars.

[Guest makapaka]

Will there be any provision for parking? I assume some of the people using a 4/5 star hotel as well as residents of the flats will have cars.

 

No - they’ll have to park their cars on the rail tracks.

[Cyclone]

Next week the University of Sheffield is hosting a relatively modest conference. Contacts of mine that are attending have enquired about the best hotels around as there aren't many that meet the criteria of putting up professors and keynote speakers. Leopold and St. Pauls is about it.

 

There is most definitely a market for high-end hotels in Sheffield.

 

Jury's Inn is perfectly reasonable as well, and the Novotel isn't terrible, although from the outside it looks rather drab.

 

My martial arts organisation runs a national competition here once a year and we find every year that hotel rooms are a little bit more sparse.

Last year we made the mistake of conflicting with a Phil Collins concert and we had people staying as far away as Chesterfield because there was nothing else available.