The residential-led development at Owen Street with its 200m main tower is set to become the tallest building in the country outside of London.

It ranks as the most ambitious of several proposed schemes that could turn Manchester city centre into a high-rise residential area.

CQ Investments, part of construction group Renaker Build, aims to build 1,400 flats on the site between Owen Street and Deansgate.

The four towers will range from 37 storeys to 64 storeys high, overshadowing Manchester’s present tallest building the Beetham Tower at 47 storeys.

Designed by Simpson Haugh & Partners, with Beetham Tower designer Ian Simpson, the glazed towers will feature unusual inverted facades on each face of the buildings.

Residents will have access to an indoor tennis court, swimming pool and spa, along with a gym, beauty treatment facilities, cinema and rooftop bar.

Developers are also planning three levels of basement parking, complete with a pick-up and drop-off zone.

Forming part of the wider Great Jackson Street development, groundworks at the four acre site have already begun, with completion expected by 2020.

Main construction work could start as early as this autumn, with building expected to last for 54 months.