The Mirador: Mystery of £70m Sheffield tower block in Shalesmoor granted permission before first lockdown
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The £70m Mirador was set to include 490 flats and a 20-storey tower on Hoyle Street by the Shalesmoor roundabout.
The massive project of five blocks was given the green light in February 2020. The first lockdown came in a month later.
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Hide AdThe project is by Scotfield Group, the Leeds firm that brought Ikea to Sheffield, and called The Mirador.
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It was also set to have 11 four-bed terraced houses and four commercial units.
The plot sits beside The Nichols Building, a former grocer's warehouse on Shalesmoor which is being turned into flats with a new block behind.
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On the other side is empty space which Cassidy Group hopes to turn into a £90m, 900-bed development on Hoyle Street.
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Hide AdDelayed by the pandemic, the firm now aims to be finished in September 2023.
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The Star approached Scotfield Group for comment.
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