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City Hall is a municipal building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the Vaux Site, adjacent to Keel Square,[1] and was opened in November 2021.[2] It is the headquarters of Sunderland City Council.

History

The new building was commissioned to replace the old Sunderland Civic Centre which had been the home of the council since 1970.[3] The council estimated that it would cost £5 million to refurbish the old civic centre and therefore decided to procure a new structure instead.[4]

Construction of the new glass and steel structure started in November 2019.[5] It was designed by FaulknerBrowns and built by Bowmer + Kirkland at a cost of £42 million.[6][7] The development was financed by Legal & General as part of a larger programme of investment in the city totalling £100 million.[8][9] The design includes two office blocks, one of five storeys and the other of six storeys, connected by a glass atrium, facing onto St Mary's Way.[10] The total area covered by the building is Шаблон:Convert.[11] The contractual arrangements envisaged some areas being made available to accommodate the housing provider, Gentoo, and the Department for Work and Pensions as well as Sunderland City Council.[12]

Progress was delayed by two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic but recommenced in May 2020.[13] However, the topping out of the building was completed by civic leaders in August 2020,[14] and it opened to the public on 29 November 2021.[2]

References

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