Huddersfield is getting a first look at a landmark building with a new future.
Scaffolding has been taken down from the former Palace Theatre and nightclub in Kirkgate, revealing the restored frontage.
Now work is well under way inside the building to create 110 apartments for students.
The key feature of the scheme is that the iconic frontage of the building has been kept.
The facade was greatly admirted by many people, including Huddersfield Civic Society and they campaigned for it to be retained when the building was acquired.
The former theatre has been shrouded in scaffolding for many weeks and giant cranes have ben used by workmen to renovate the roof of the building, which dates back to the 1930s.
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The new apartments are likely to be ready for students within a few months. Rates for the apartments, which range in size from 24 sq metres to 28 sq metres are from £400 per month.
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Each will contain a bedroom featuring a desk, flatscreen TV and wi-fi connections, as well as a kitchen with the usual features and a shower room and toilet.
A gym is planned for a second phase of the project.
The building was bought by Huddersfield businessman Simmy Sekhon, who is the man who also acquired the former Huddersfield Hotel across the road.
It has had a chequered past.
In its heyday as a theatre, the building attracted any big-name stars to Huddersfield.
The original Palace Theatre on the corner of Venn Street and Kirkgate was built in 1909 and hosted top acts, including Harry Houdini.
Much of the theatre burned down in 1936 but was rebuilt the following year.
It became the Palace Casino in 1962, Palace Bingo Hall in 1978, Chicago Rock Cafe in 1998 and finally the Society nightclub.
Kirklees Council gave approval for the apartments scheme in 2012 after the building had been closed for years.
