Angel Gardens landing soon

A PLANNING application for flagship scheme Angel Gardens, the major residential element of the Co-operative and Hermes NOMA masterplan in Manchester city centre has been approved
Moda Living – a partnership between Caddick Developments and Generate Land – says its proposal will will push the boundaries for purpose built rental accommodation in a location dubbed by JLL as “the best residential site in the UK, outside of London”.
It is a unique design consists of 455 studio, one, two and three bed apartments, set around semi private interactive gardens with a Mies Van Der Rohe inspired 36 storey tower element and bars, restaurants and retail space.
Since its formation earlier this year, Moda Living has already secured a development pipeline of 2,750 units with completed development value of £580m and is targeting more than 3,000 further units and its portfolio is expected to have an end value of over £1bn.
Moda says Angel Gardens will offer its customers a lifestyle choice not currently available in the city.
All Moda Living customers will have exclusive use of all amenities within the building, including resident lounges, a state of the art cinema room and business meeting space.
There will also be a rooftop garden complete with barbecue zones, gym and fitness classes, yoga and a sport court complete with netball, tennis, basketball and football facilities and a comprehensive range of concierge services.
Johnny Caddick, director of Moda, said: “The joint venture between Caddick Developments and Generate Land brings together an expert team that has authoritative sector experience in creating mixed-use communities and an excellent track record of delivering quality, award-winning developments.
“Our development pipeline will focus primarily on UK cities which we feel present the greatest opportunities and as such we’re looking to set the benchmark for delivering a residential investment portfolio across the country.
“We’re already turning heads as we have more than 2,750 units under our control and we’re in negotiation on further sites in key regional cities including Birmingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Bristol, Glasgow and Liverpool.
“We have chosen the NOMA scheme to launch Moda Living as we believe it to be an incredible offering in an unbeatable area of redevelopment and investment in Manchester City Centre. It provides the perfect opportunity to introduce the brand and concept, which we intend to showcase as the benchmark for UK PRS.”
Tony Brooks, also a director of Moda Living, added: “Moda Living will constantly evolve to stay at the forefront of PRS, ahead of the market and changing the face of renting as we know it.”