PLANS for a huge regeneration scheme - set to be named the Roman Quarter - have been rejected by City of York Council. Cllr Mark Warters warned that the 10 storey apartment block risked turning York into Chicago , but the developers said the plans for an archaeological dig at the site made it a once in a lifetime opportunity . The scheme would have seen three buildings on Rougier Street demolished to make way for a two-year £2 million archaeological dig. A Roman visitor attraction and building of 211 apartments and office space would then be built on the site. The plans had supporters and critics, who spoke at the council meeting.