Our colleague Mark Latham spoke with the Sheffield Star this month about plans for the next phase of works at Park Hill. With our latest phase of 195 homes – designed by Stirling Prize winning architects Mikhail Riches – now complete, we’re turning our attentions to a fourth phase comprising 106 homes and 29,000 sq ft of studios, workspace and community facilities for S1 Artspace.

We enjoyed an active summer in our commercial portfolio – completing deals on 28,000 sq ft of space in Urban Splash neighbourhoods around the country. Among the deals are the first completions at Richmond Street in Manchester, more than 13,000 sq ft of space at Royal William Yard and further deals at Boat Shed in Salford Quays. Looking for office, retail or leisure space? Take a look at what's available here, and read about the great places we're creating – all thanks to our customers.

We joined the nation in reflecting on the life of Queen Elizabeth II last month, including taking friends and partners in Plymouth on tours of Royal William Yard. The Yard is steeped in royal heritage, with the late Queen, new king and Queen Victoria all having visited the area. The event gave colleagues and guests a chance to reflect on the Yard’s history while also learning about its future – including news of more businesses and a new gym taking space at the site.

We’ve released our latest annual results for Urban Splash Group Holdings Limited, showing a 69% increase in turnover – up to £66.5m from £39.4m in the prior reporting period, while profit before tax increased from £4.2m to £8.5m. The accounts also show a continued strong performance for the Urban Splash commercial portfolio. With assets revalued at £97.1m – an increase of 48%.

We won four major industry awards this month, recognising our work creating new places to live, work and play. New Islington in Manchester and Park Hill in Sheffield both won British Homes Awards – with us and our partners Places for People also winning the ceremony's award for excellence. Park Hill also won an Inside Housing Development Award. The news comes in a month that also saw our colleague Akeel Malik listed on the Estates Gazette Rising Star Awards; we were nominated for Developer of the Year in the South West Business Insider Awards; Park Hill was nominated as a finalist in the Architects’ Journal Architecture Awards, and the Sheffield Design Awards;  Lister Mills was nominated for an Architecture Today Award and we’ve been shortlisted at this year’s Shark Awards too.

The brand-new Royal William Yard website is now live, with cool features that help visitors create the perfect experience with the launch of a new online ‘itinerary builder’ which allows visitors to custom-build a schedule with just a few clicks, simply by selecting favoured places or activities and selecting 'add to itinerary'. Check it out for yourself and start building your wish list.

“The buildings have been preserved yet transformed into apartments, a cinema, artist and start-up spaces, a hotel and bars, and restaurants”
The Telegraph on Royal William Yard, September 2022

“...when Phase 4 is complete, 90 per cent of the enormous 995-apartment complex will be back in use”
Sheffield Star on next phase of Park Hill, August 2022

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