First images of Neville and Giggs’ £200m city centre development revealed
THE St Michael’s Partnership, formed by Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Brendan Flood has joined with Rowsley, BCEGI and Manchester City Council, to reveal the first computer generated images of the vision for their new 700,000 sq ft city centre development.
Compromising a five-star hotel, apartments, office space and three public spaces, the £200m development will bring over 1,300 jobs to the city centre in the coming years.
The development, formerly known as Jackson’s Row, will inject a new lease of life into a currently largely disused area of Manchester. It is surrounded by a number of key regeneration areas such as the Civic Quarter, Spinningfields and St.Johns, as well as the redevelopment activity around Brazennose Street.
The St Michael’s Partnership appointed Make Architects to design the scheme, which includes a 200-bed, five-star hotel, 153 one, two and three-bed apartments, 135,000 sq ft of Grade A office space and 30,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space, including two new sky bars/restaurants.
The development includes the 31-storey Number One St. Michael’s, home to the hotel and residences, and the 21-storey office tower, Number Two St. Michael’s.
The development will also feature three new public spaces, designed by Landscape Architects Planit-IE.
The lower square, which will be known as St. Michael’s Square, will provide up to 14,000 sq ft of public space, linking the development to Albert Square and the Town Hall and will be populated with kiosks and alfresco eating and drinking space.
The upper square, known as The Garden, will offer 11,000 sq ft of public space with room for alfresco restaurants. The Garden will be the venue for all-year-round entertainment from live music to outdoor theatre and have a retractable roof.
Linking St. Michael’s Square to The Garden will be a 15 metre high architectural staircase, which will feature cascading outdoor seating areas.
The development will also provide the Reform Synagogue, which is to be demolished, with a brand new facility.
During construction the development will create up to 300 jobs with a further 1,000 jobs once the development is complete.
The St. Michael’s Partnership is an international consortium comprising Singapore’s Rowsley, Beijing Construction and Engineering Group International (BCEGI) and Jackson’s Row Developments, formed by Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Brendan Flood. Zerum Consult is development manager and planning consultant.
Gary Neville, director of Jackson’s Row Developments, said: “Our vision is to deliver the biggest statement in architecture and development that Manchester has seen in modern times.
“Our wish is for St. Michael’s to become the premier destination in the city that people come to enjoy all year round.”
He added; “We’re committed to bringing back to life such a key, underused area of the city, which connects Albert Square and St. Peter’s Square through to Deansgate and onto Spinningfields.”
Rowsley’s managing director, Real Estate, Ho Kiam Kheong, said: “The focus for the St. Michael’s development is to provide world class accommodation and a high quality public realm for those working, living and visiting Manchester.
“Today marks a milestone for the team behind this development as it is the first time we are making the plans available for public view and releasing an early set of images to showcase our vision.”
A public consultation exhibition will take place at the beginning of September.
St Michael’s Partnership is being advised by the Manchester office of real estate advisors Colliers International.
