In a progress update on works, Swansea Council say their contractors, Kier, are beginning to put up internal walls on some of the three floors.
The council added that the past few months have seen progress on matters such as demolition of walls, creating a new roof light and installing mechanical and electrical kit.
The city centre project, in the former BHS store at the corner of Oxford Street and Princess Way, is on course for completion this year.
It will see a range of publicly accessible services – including the city’s main public library – at the heart of the city centre, encouraging footfall for local businesses as the council says it continues its £1bn regeneration programme.
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Council leader Rob Stewart said: “It’s great to see progress being made at Y Storfa.
“When open it’ll be a fantastic location for people from across the city to access key services, to meet and the spend quality free time.
“It’ll be at the heart of our regeneration drive which includes Swansea Arena, the Copr Bay bridge, Amy Dillwyn Park, the new-look Kingsway and Wind Street, transformed heritage structures such as the Palace Theatre building and Albert Hall, and new structures such as 71-72 Kingsway and the Biophilic Living Building rising now above Oxford Street.”
Jason Taylor, regional director at Kier Construction Western & Wales, said: “Y Storfa is progressing well and the building redevelopment is on track to be completed this year.
“This project right in the centre of Swansea will provide a real hub for residents, providing a range of amenities and services which will bring people into the heart of the city. We look forward to handing it over to Swansea Council.”
Y Storfa will be a key regeneration project for Swansea city centre, standing between Castle Square – which is due to receive a greener new look – and the new-look, people-friendly Kingsway.
Close to car parks, bus stops and cycle routes, the council say that Y Storfa will offer people convenient access to key services from across the council and other organisations.
It adds that the development will reinvigorate an existing building, bring together key support services into a single accessible location and boost footfall for city centre businesses.
Council-run services based there will include the contact centre, Housing Options, lifelong learning and the main public library as well as the West Glamorgan Archive Service and other useful resources.
Non-council tenants at Y Storfa are set to include the Swansea office of Careers Wales, the main base of Citizens Advice Swansea Neath Port Talbot, and Swansea University’s South Wales Miners’ Library.
Some council services to move there will relocate from the Civic Centre that’s in line to be redeveloped as a new city seafront district in a partnership between the council and world-renowned developers Urban Splash.
New homes and leisure and hospitality uses could feature there, along with greenery, public spaces and a new walkway to the beach.
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