The first phase of the city’s new Central Business District (CBD) is to start mid-May as the former Andromeda building, in Cannon Street, is removed to make way for the first phase of office development.
The news has been welcomed by Stoke-on-Trent City Council which is currently working with developer Genr8 to define requirements for the new office buildings.
Councillor Ruth Rosenau, Stoke-on-Trent City Council cabinet member for regeneration, said: “The CBD is a key project within the regeneration of the city centre and it is exciting to see work starting on the site. As a council we are continuing to work with the developer to define the project requirements and are pleased to see the project progressing to the next stages with enabling works.”
The Andromeda building was built in the 1980s and houses the former Regimes nightclub and Rileys snooker club. The building was acquired by the former Advantage West Midlands as part of the CBD project.
As part of plans for the first phase of the CBD, which will include office and complimentary retail uses, a contractor is also being appointed to carry out site investigations which will allow the detailed site remediation and enabling works to be carried out.
Mike Smith, partner at Manchester based Genr8 said: “Work is continuing to progress well with the CBD. The demolition works and site preparation is the next stage of the process which we hope will be concluded by the end of the year, allowing the first phase of building works to start immediately thereafter.”
