Crawley Borough Council releases time lapse video to mark Town Hall milestone
and live on Freeview channel 276
The video, which can be viewed at investcrawley.co.uk/development/town-hall, shows the empty site transformed into a striking nine-storey building.
Crawley Borough Council will occupy the bottom three-and-a-half floors and rent out commercial space on the upper floors.
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Hide AdThe name of the commercial space will be The Create Building. The available floor space is between 14,000 sq ft and 77,000 sq ft and Crawley-based SHW are marketing this on behalf of the council.
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The landmark building, which is expected to be ready for occupation in February 2022, is part of a wider regeneration scheme at the eastern end of The Boulevard in Crawley town centre.
The scheme also includes 273 flats (of which 109 will be affordable), a new public square, public realm improvements, ground floor commercial space for a restaurant or café and district energy centre. It is a joint development between Crawley Borough Council and Westrock.
The entire redevelopment is transforming a major town centre opportunity site. The new Town Hall will:
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Hide AdSecure the council’s finances through the ability to generate new revenue from commercial office tenants whilst achieving significant savings on the council’s current running costs
Provide a better, fit-for-purpose building for customers, staff and councillors
Contribute to achieving the council’s wider ambitions around affordable housing, post-Covid economic recovery, and tackling climate change.
Councillor Peter Lamb, leader of Crawley Borough Council, said: “We are facing enormous challenges as a town: financial, as we are forced to keep doing more with less; social, as we struggle with a housing crisis decades in the making; and environmental, as we need to move quickly to zero-carbon to avoid climate catastrophe.
"The redevelopment of the Town Hall site is a vital part of Crawley's efforts to meet all three challenges.”
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