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BURSLEM, STOKE (Touchstone)DEVELOPER Keynote Regeneration (Touchstone Housing Association) LOCATION Queen Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs COUNCIL Stoke-on-Trent City Council SITE North Staffordshire’s first live/work units are in a refurbished and converted Victorian building, with a modern rear extension, on the main shopping street at the heart of Burslem, which is now being transformed into ‘North Staffordshire’s creative centre’. Located next to Burslem School of Art, with close links to the nearby Ceramica project, the Queen Street Enterprise Units and new enterprise units at the Wedgwood Institute. ‘Research by Staffordshire University and the Business Innovation Centre has defined live/work as the "missing link" for North Staffordshire enterprise.’ Elaine Le Montais, head of Keynote Regeneration SELLING POINTS Ideal for arts or technology graduates starting their own business in North Staffordshire’s vibrant new creative hub, with specialist business support from the Staffordshire Business Innovation Centre, based next door in the art school DESCRIPTION Contemporary designed conversion of once neglected Victorian building, retaining original façade but with new modern facilities. Two live/work units on each of the three floors, average 66m2, along with common areas and three retail/workshop units on the ground floor STAGE Completed March 2006, with a further six live/work units planned for the site immediately next door, in a now derelict building scheduled for refurbishment by Touchstone HA TENURE For affordable rent primarily by art, design or technology graduates of Staffordshire or Keele universities FLOORSPACE SPLIT The main internal space is open plan and flexible for the tenant to determine where to live and where to work PARTNERS Led by Keynote Regeneration, parent group of Touchstone HA, with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire BIC, Burslem Regeneration Company, Burslem School of Art and Staffordshire University FUNDING Keynote Development (£100k), the Housing Corporation (£210k for residential element), SRB6/North Staffs Regeneration Zone (£445k for main development and work element) and the the Townscape Heritage initiative (£89k) CONTACT: Elaine Le Montais Head of Keynote Regeneration |
