Old MMU Business School to be converted into flats
THE first phase of a £200m mixed use redevelopment of the former MMU Business school on Aytoun Street in Manchester city centre has been given the go-ahead by city planners.
KAMPUS is being developed by joint venture partners Henry Boot Developments and Capital & Centric and designed by architects Mecanoo and shedkm.
The first phase will see the creation of 478 private rented sector units, 30,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space on the ground and mezzanine floors beneath two 12-16 storey new buildings.
It will also include the refurbishment of the existing 1960s former Aytoun Tower with a roof top village of timber Dutch townhouses.
Adam Brady, development director for Henry Boot Developments, said: “From the outset we wanted to work with the site’s existing buildings and spaces to create a real neighbourhood feel and not just something new and shiny that lacked soul. We’re very excited about the 1960s tower conversion, which will create some of the most unique apartments in the city, it’s going to be very cool and a great place to live.”
A planning application for the next phase of KAMPUS to convert the grade 2 listed warehouses Minto & Turner and Minshull House into loft apartments and restaurant space, is due to be submitted by the end of the year.
Demolition works are due to start on site this autumn with the first units expected to be ready for occupation by the beginning of 2019.
