First business to move to Park Hill

Urban Splash is creating a range of commercial space options as part of its redevelopment at the iconic Grade II* Listed building with units sized from 500 sqft to 30,000 sqft. Design studio Human, whose clients include MTV, Swatch and the University of Sheffield, has signed up to lease 1,100sqft of office space across two floors.

Nick Bax, Human, said: “For me Park Hill has always been the most important building in Sheffield and it's something the people we work with always ask about. As a team we work locally, nationally and internationally, but Sheffield will always be our home. Park Hill is iconic to Sheffield and a landmark building on a national and international scale, so it's a fitting place for Human to be. We are already based in a Grade II listed building in Sheffield and Park Hill is the only location we considered moving to.”

The 6-strong Human team is set to move from their current home at Globe Works in Shalesmoor to Park Hill in Spring 2013.

Emily Handslip, Associate Director at Urban Splash said: “This is exciting news for Park Hill and great to see the whole community and vision for Park Hill starting to become a reality, with such interest in both the residential and commercial space. We are delighted to welcome Human as our first commercial tenants at Park Hill - a great example of an ambitious, creative Sheffield business with its heart in South Yorkshire and respected across the world. Between Human and ourselves we believe we have created a really funky office space “The businesses that come here will become an integral part of the new community at Park Hill and we’re looking for other like-minded businesses to be part of it. The building allows us to provide fantastic flexible commercial space over one, two or three floors with great views, loads of natural light a stone’s throw from the city centre.

“We take as much care over commercial as residential space. People spend time to ensure their living space is right for them and many of us spend as much time in the office as at home so a conducive office environment means happy workers and better outputs. We’ve got something for all sizes and types of business and the ground floor spaces that overlook South Street are perfect for pubs and restaurants. And our price of £10 p/sqft is simply one of the best city centre prices available.”

Urban Splash offers a simple route into the commercial space at Park Hill using their Short Form Lease. The lease simplifies the legal process of signing up for office space into a single four page document, enabling businesses to quickly sign up to be part of the scheme.

Twelve one and two bedroom apartments at Park Hill have also recently been made available for Shared Ownership sale. Prices start at just over £30,000 for a 35% share, bringing them well within reach of people on lower to middle incomes, with prices from £45,000 for a 50 per cent share. Shared Ownership gives working people who earn a combined household income of under £60,000 per annum the chance to buy a percentage of their home, and pay a small rent on the remainder they don’t own.

They are being sold by Urban Splash on behalf of Great Places, the affordable home ownership arm of Great Places Housing Group, a key investor and partner in the project.

Businesses interested in the commercial space at Park Hill can find out more information by contacting Nicky Harries on 0333 6660000 or at commercial@urbansplash.co.uk.

More information can be found on Urban Splash’s Short Form Leases at http://ec2-63-34-210-119.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com/commercial/short-form-lease.

The marketing suite is located by the main entrance on South Street and is at the heart of the first phase of Park Hill, and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 11am till 6pm, with late opening on Thursdays 11am till 8pm.