Sheffield’s Mesters’ Village is taking another step forward with Capital&Centric unveiling plans for Fitzwilliam, which will see the derelict site opposite Eyewitness Works transformed into a new community of 192 homes.
Before submitting a planning application later this year, locals are being asked to help shape the scheme. A drop-in event will be held at Eyewitness Works on Thursday 18 September, 4–7pm. Feedback can also be shared online up until Friday 3 October.
Fitzwilliam is set to be the latest addition to the 10-year masterplan for Mesters’ Village, with a vision for courtyard gardens, skyline roof terraces, co-work and lounge spaces, and indie operators spilling out onto Fitzwilliam Street. The plans also feature roofscapes animated with local art.
Tom Wilmot, joint managing director at Capital&Centric, said: “We’re taking a patch of weeds and giving it back to Sheffield as somewhere people actually want to be. We’ve got the chance to continue the momentum we’ve started at Eyewitness and continue to curate a proper community, not just apartments. But this is Sheffield’s neighbourhood, so we want locals to tell us what they’d like to see before we put our plans in.”
Capital&Centric are no strangers to Sheffield. Eyewitness Works is already home to a rental community, while plans are also underway to revive the long-abandoned Cannon Brewery across town.
