And the scheme is part of wider plans to boost city centre home ownership through residential conversions, developers say.
The Helmsley Group has gained approval for the scheme at 24-25 High Ousegate, which is currently leased by Card Factory.
The scheme will see a new staircase erected at 9 Coppergate, giving access to the Grade II-listed 19th Century building.
It will also see the historically sensitive reinstatement of residential use to the upper floors of the building, currently used only for retail storage.
The plans have been backed by York Civic Trust, which said it “welcomes a proposal which provides a sustainable use for the vacant upper floors of historic buildings in central York”.
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A riverside path in York has closed due to "structural damage".
TRIBUTES are being paid to war veteran Joseph Thomas who has died aged 99 and will have a memorial funeral service at York Minster tomorrow (Wednesday, January 22).
