The figure paid by Norwich City Council when it acquired Anglia Square has been revealed as £5.625 million.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by Eastern Daily Press unearthed the sum which had previously been withheld for commercial reasons.
The newspaper discovered the £5.625m paid to previous owner Columbia Threadneedle was made up entirely of Homes England funding.
In total the authority was awarded £34m in Government cash to cover the acquisition and demolition.
Work is now imminent on a major mixed-use scheme including up to 1,100 new homes, plus office, retail and leisure space.
Until then, an 80-unit shipping container box park will operate, housing many of the existing traders.
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