Lowry Hotel owners close to completing Build To Rent community in Piccadilly East

The Singaporean investment trust which owns the Lowry Hotel is close to completing new Build To Rent community in the up-and-coming Piccadilly East neighbourhood and will open its doors to new residents in June 2024 this year.

The 352 development just behind Manchester Piccadilly train station is owned by CDL Hospitality Trust (CDLHT), which includes Manchester’s 5 star hotel The Lowry amongst its S$3.3 billion assets under management and is listed on the Singapore Exchange.

The development will include a range of studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, with viewings of the show-apartments ready to book soon.  

On the imminent launch, The Castings community manager, Dave Evans, said: “In just a couple of months, we’ll be welcoming residents into our new community. The focus for The Castings has been to create much more than just apartments; it’s a whole new lifestyle, with the best service and living experience that Manchester has to offer.

“Piccadilly East is a really exciting area to be part of which already contains some of the most exciting venues within the city, it’s the next generation of Manchester, and following on from the footsteps of Ancoats we hope to continue to create the next bustling creative hub in the city.” 

Piccadilly East sits adjacent to Ancoats, New Islington and the Northern Quarter and is close to the highly anticipated Co-Op Live; food, drink & live entertainment venue, Diecast; Ducie Street Warehouse & Blok gym; as well as a host of Manchester-based breweries including Cloudwater, Track and Manchester Union.  

The site, built in an area steeped in rich industrial history, pays homage to its past with the name The Castings derived from pouring molten metals and other materials into moulds. The design-led apartments are inspired by these industrial shapes, flowing forms and molten textures.  

The first residents to the Piccadilly East community can view the apartments in The Castings from March 2024, with move-in dates from June 2024.