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St Paul's Place is part of theHeart of the City project inSheffield,South Yorkshire,England. It encompasses the newoffice blocks surrounding thePeace Gardens, thecar park and is linked to theSt. Pauls Tower. According to the St Pauls Place official website,[1] once complete the site will offer the following:
Following the redevelopment, Millennium Square, at the heart of St Paul's Place, has become the starting point for Armed Forces' Day parades. Also, now the office buildings have been completed, theHome Office has re-located its staff from 5 regional offices to this complex.[2] Whilst the upper floors of the development are reserved for office space and apartments, the ground floor(s) are set aside for retail use. Currently,Caffe Nero, Piccolino,Bella Italia,Pizza Express, Smoke BBQ andCosmo occupy space within the development. Further units remain to be let
On 26 August 2010 the St Paul's Tower was completed and declared habitable.[3]
Prior to redevelopment in the mid-2000s the site had been home to several different buildings. Most prominent amongst them was the Town Hall extension, erected in the 1970s and disparagingly known as the 'egg-box' because of its design.[4] At the time of its construction, doubts were being cast on the durability of concrete buildings and as a result the Town Hall Extension was built with a projected lifespan of 500 years.[5] Consequently, its demolition proved slow and complicated.[6] Also sited there was the Sheffield registry office known as 'thewedding cake', also for design reasons.[7]