Proposals for the Coney Street Riverside scheme include the creation of 250,000 sq ft of mixed-use retail, leisure, commercial, and residential space and a riverside walkway.

The developer aims to repurpose previously underutilised vacant upper floors for residential and commercial use, and new build elements providing additional student accommodation.

Max Reeves, development director at Helmsley Group, said: “Since 2019, we have been engaged in a period of careful and strategic site assembly across Coney Street, and have worked with key stakeholders and investors, and most recently with the general public, to develop this vision.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sensitively regenerate an underappreciated area of York city centre.”

The plans are the realisation of a 50-year ambition to create a riverside walkway

The project team for the scheme includes architect Vincent & Brown, building services consultant Troup Bywaters & Anders and civil & structural consultant Billinghurst George & Partners.

The development looks to build on Coney Street’s long heritage as a thriving hub of commerce, culture and community