Go-ahead for £100m Manchester hotel and flats scheme

Aaron Morby 8 years ago
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The work boom in Manchester is set to gain momentum after another major city centre scheme got the green light.

Urban & Civic's £100m hotel and flat scheme on the corner of Princess Street
Urban & Civic's £100m hotel and flat scheme on the corner of Princess Street

Manchester City Council yesterday granted planning consent for developer Urban&Civic’s £100m hotel and flat scheme on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street.  

The Simpson Haugh designed scheme comprises 238 apartments, a 148-bedroom 4-star hotel, ground floor commercial units and a new landscaped public square over the existing four-level basement car park, which will provide 273 parking spaces.

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New hotel and apartment project will include extensive public realm improvements at site lain vacant for 20 years

A previous scheme for the site on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street was abandoned in 2008 after foundations for three buildings and a four level basement car park had been built.

Urban&Civic originally bought the one-acre site with an existing planning consent in December 2014 at an allocated cost of £7.8m.   

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Original office building site was abandoned during foundation work back in 2008

Nigel Hugill, Executive Chairman of Urban&Civic, said: “‎We are fully grateful for the support of all concerned.  Urban&Civic very much see ourselves as long term investors in Manchester, having built No1 Deansgate and Green Quarter in our previous business.  

“The city is continuing to grow economically and culturally and we are determined to make our own contribution to that process”.

Work on the initial phase of residential buildings is expected to start slightly ahead of schedule, by mid 2016, with the first new residents moving in approximately 20 months later.

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