Property developer DeTrafford Estates Group has selected the firm to build The Roof Gardens at One Ellesmere Street, a project comprising a rooftop garden framed with weathered steel and two tree-lined courtyards.

Work on the 70-home project will be completed in January 2017.

Jonathan Pochin, the managing director of Pochin Construction, said: “Pochin’s involvement is a great illustration of our continued commitment to residential projects and innovative approach to development in the region.“

DeTrafford Estates Group’s founder and director, Gary Jackson, said “The Roof Gardens are an exciting new lifestyle opportunity in Manchester, inspired by New York’s rooftop living.

“We constantly strive to develop pioneering concepts that can be integrated fully within the everyday necessities of the home and this latest project does just that.“