The building was closed to commercial activity in 2017 and was incorporated into the University of Sheffield's teaching and research space and renamed the Ella Armitage Building. The building houses the modern languages teaching centre, Grantham Centre and the Department of Archeology.
In 2017, the building was no longer used for commercial purposes at the University of Sheffield and was repurposed as a teaching and research space, renaming it the Ella Armitage Building. It houses the modern languages department, Grantham Center, and the Archaeology faculty.