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A team of real estate professionals are set to help Swansea Council create a community center in an existing building in the city center.
The team, made up of experts in design, architecture, engineering, project and cost management, will help the council build the former BHS and What! Building on Oxford Street into a multipurpose venue offering a range of important public services.
The project will secure jobs in the city center, increase pedestrian frequency for surrounding companies and use a prominent building for the long term.
Led by project and cost management specialist Coreus Group, the community hub team includes architectural firm Austin Smith Lord, mechanical and electrical engineer SDS, civil engineer Jubb, and lead designer PHD Property Advisory.
Coreus Group, Austin Smith Lord & Jubb have offices in South Wales.
Council Chairman Rob Stewart said: “We want to give residents easier access to services than ever before, avoid the cost of building a new structure, reduce overheads and help revitalize the city center, which is already one £ 1 billion regeneration going through. “
The tasks of the planning team – selected through a competitive tendering process – include carrying out a feasibility study of how the building can accommodate the proposed services and developing innovative and flexible solutions for the remodeling.
James Colthart, Regional Director of the Coreus Group, said, “Our team of specialists is passionate about rejuvenating existing buildings and finding new, innovative ways to meet the needs of the local community.”
The community has acquired the leasehold shares in the former BHS building and will renovate the premises with the aim of opening it as a community hub in 2023.
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