{"id":17820,"date":"2023-06-02T23:52:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T06:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/go-ahead-for-clutch-of-major-jobs-to-reboot-manchester\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T23:52:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T06:52:27","slug":"go-ahead-for-clutch-of-major-jobs-to-reboot-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/go-ahead-for-clutch-of-major-jobs-to-reboot-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Go-ahead for clutch of major jobs to reboot Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Among the flight of projects given the green light are two major high-rise projects with a combined construction value of up to \u00a3575m.<\/p>\n

The largest being advanced by developer Oval Real Estate is a landmark mixed-use scheme to redevelop the Albert Bridge House site on Bridge Street with two striking buildings.<\/p>\n

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Planned office block with multiple landscaped terraces<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The site will be built out with a unusually stepped 19-storey office building of 550,000 sq ft offering multiple green terraces and a 45-storey building consisting of nearly 370 flats.<\/p>\n

This alone is expected to cost \u00a3325m, sustaining 2,000 construction jobs during the programme.<\/p>\n

An existing 18 floor office building currently occupied by HMRC will be demolished to clear the site, which also includes Bridge Street car park.<\/p>\n

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Plan for two new buildings on Medlock Street forming the Southern Gateway to the city<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

At the same planning meeting, joint venture developers Whitbread and Dominvs Group got the go-ahead for its \u00a3250m office and student rooms scheme at One Medlock Street.<\/p>\n

Forming part of the City\u2019s Southern Gateway, proposals will require demolition of an existing five-storey Premier Inn hotel and the introduction of 390,000 sq ft of flexible office space.<\/p>\n

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Planned 13-storey grade A office block<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Adjoining the office building will be a 37-storey tower of over 1,000 student rooms. Jon Matthews Architects designed the two tall buildings, while Planit-IE crafted the landscape and public realm strategy.<\/p>\n

Building services consultant Ridge and structural engineer Ramboll are also on the client team with cost consultant Cumming.<\/p>\n

The proposals for One Medlock Street mark the third time that Dominvs has joined forces with Whitbread.<\/p>\n

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A consortium of Dean Street Developments, Definition Capital, and Assured CMS also got the all-clear to build a 154-bed hotel off Great Ancoats Street (above<\/em>).<\/span><\/p>\n

The 20-storey Manchester hotel would operated under Hilton\u2019s Motto brand, the first of its new urban lifestyle brand hotel in England.<\/p>\n

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Architect Tim Groom designed the brick clad student block to reflect the adjacent Mcintosh Mill building<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Developer Vita group also gained planning for a 14-storey purose built student accommodation project that will provide 580 student beds in the First Street area of the city.<\/p>\n

Vita\u2019s brick-clad student block will be built next to Ask\u2019s 13-storey office building, which has also recently been submitted for planning on plot 10.<\/p>\n

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Carmoor Road student rooms will be built for the University of Manchester<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Another smaller student scheme planned by Tiger Developments consisting of around 176 student beds was also waved through at Carmoor Road near the Royal Infirmary.<\/p>\n

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In Manchester\u2019s Northern Quarter a joint venture between Marco Living and Axis Real Estate got the go-ahead for 267 flats to built on land currently used as a car park bordering Tariff Street and Port Street.<\/p>\n

Designed by Leach Rhodes Walker Architects, the projects will involve two brick buildings rising to 10 and 11 storeys.<\/p>\n

The developers are understood to be gearing up for an autumn construction start.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n