PBS Construction Ltd has been appointed to demolish two high profile vacant shops in the next step of a strategic plan for a key entrance to Hull City Centre.
Myton Retail Park was bought by the local authority in late 2020 in a £3 million deal, and now the 22-year-old former American Golf and Maplin units will be torn down in a £175,939 move.
It further opens up a large area close to the Bonus Arena, with the distinctive attached shops at the very front of the site.
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At the junction with the A63 Castle Street and Ferenseway - where major works on the huge Highways Agency upgrade are underway - the 2.7-acre site will initially see the existing car park expanded by 25 per cent, taking the number of spaces to 166.
Cllr Daren Hale, leader of Hull City Council said: “The Myton Retail Park was acquired by the council last year as a strategic gateway site that will open the door for future development.
“In the meantime, the proposed works will reduce the council’s holding costs and also generate car park income.”
PBS, a Hull firm, was selected through an open tender process. Family-owned PBS has been active since 1988 in the city and beyond.
Works will commence soon and is expected to take around six to eight weeks.
Hull City Council’s Streetscene team will operate the car park as a pay and display public car park for which planning consent has been granted.
It comes after Kingston House in Myton Street was secured by tech entrepreneur Antonio Tombanane for The Tech Hub, a technology, education and training centre, late last year.
The retail park had been considered for a works site for the A63 work, before Arco's move to the Fruit Market opened up the sprawling site of the former headquarters.
The city council was unable to detail plans for the large former Staples unit.
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