New Sheffield Shipping Container Complex Given Green Light: Stack

[RollingJ]

Just now, Grumpycatweasel said:

because the quality of the planning screams  nmw 

You, of course, could do better?

 

no - I thought not.

[Zach Clay]

1 hour ago, Vrsaljko said:

Hopefully Kommune makes a comeback then, but it's looked so empty the last few times I've gone past recently. I'd say it's a fairly similar thing to Stack from what I can see. It's a place with multiple food outlets in one place, just in shipping containers instead of a normal building.

The whole area was on the up but then CO-OP and Wilkos closed and it immediately set the area back years. 

 

Not sure if Kommune can survive.....especially as its so expensive in there.

 

Its in a dilapidated part of Sheffield but they think theyre in London 

[Grumpycatweasel]

How many food halls can sheffield sustain

 

 

[RollingJ]

1 minute ago, Grumpycatweasel said:

How many food halls can sheffield sustain

 

 

You tell us.

[hackey lad]

8 minutes ago, Grumpycatweasel said:

How many food halls can sheffield sustain

 

 

Got to say ,  a lot of people are risking their money on this very question . For me the answer is not many . 

[hauxwell]

I thought the STACK was brilliant in Newcastle, it had a lovely atmosphere.  It was in the city centre for 3 years.  
It took about 3 months to put it together and six weeks to demolish it.      
 

 

 

 

[hackey lad]

Just now, hauxwell said:

I thought the STACK was brilliant in Newcastle, it had a lovely atmosphere.  It was in the city centre for 3 years.  
It took about 3 months to put it together and six weeks to demolish it.      
 

 

 

 

Why did they take it down ? 

[Vrsaljko]

1 hour ago, hackey lad said:

Why did they take it down ? 

It seems it was so the site could be redeveloped. Although that makes you wonder how successful the place actually was.

 

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-03-23/stack-newcastle-to-close-after-four-years

[AndrewC]

16 minutes ago, Vrsaljko said:

It seems it was so the site could be redeveloped. Although that makes you wonder how successful the place actually was.

 

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-03-23/stack-newcastle-to-close-after-four-years

1 hour ago, hackey lad said:

Why did they take it down ? 

The Newcastle STACK was hugely successful, and they are in the process of setting up in new premises a short walk away from their original site. The land it was on originally was a prime development site that is now being redeveloped. It is in the very nature of STACK to locate themselves only semi-permanently in sites which are either:

 

• Inbetween developments (Newcastle - previous building was demolished but new proposal was taking time to come to fruition) or
• not attracting outside investment and therefore a good option for a low-cost development (Sheffield would fit this bill - an empty plot of land no one else seems interested in doing much with).

Being containers rather than bricks & mortar mean they have that low-cost, flexible option to move in - and out - quickly when the situation arises.

Enjoy the ride. Have a drink. Smile.

 

[hauxwell]

4 hours ago, hackey lad said:

Why did they take it down ? 

AndrewC is correct what he has posted about the Newcastle STACK.

The STACK was a success on its own terms but it wasn’t meant to permanent. They pulled the old Cinema down, the council gave permission for the STACK to be built until they decided what to do with the land. I thought it had a lovely atmosphere but that’s just my opinion of course. Small independent traders had premium space in the heart of the city that they definitely couldn’t afford otherwise. The STACK was busy at weekends you had to queue to get in. Free live bands on stage and lovely food.  

Now the HMRC is building on the land, it looks massive, a new office creating space for 9,000 members of staff.  I just hope it brings extra trade in Newcastle centre for restaurants and bars and all those members of staff are told to get back into the office and not work from home.