City skyline to be transformed in bold apartments plan
PLANS for a high quality residential led scheme in central Manchester amid four new skyscrapers – including the tallest in the city – are set to be submitted.
CQ Investments, part of the Renaker Build group of companies, will next month submit the ambitious scheme proposed for the 3.7-acre site on Owen Street which forms part of the Great Jackson Street area and comprises more than 1,400 one, two and three-bed apartments in four residential buildings supported by an extensive amenities for residents.
The provision will include a full leisure suite comprising an indoor tennis court, swimming pool and spa, gymnasium, studios, health / beauty treatment facilities ,cinema screen, residents’ rooftop café bar with terrace and private garden, entertaining and home office/ business facilities.
Three levels of basement parking with a dedicated vehicular pick-up/drop off zone are being provided.
The proposals include a significant public square which extends to 96,000sq ft and skirts the River Medlock. Flexible retail/entertainment facilities to the square combined with the provision of new ground floor bar/restaurant and retail spaces will deliver a new and attractive destination in the heart of Manchester.
The height of the four residential towers range from 38 storeys to 64 storeys.
The scheme adheres to the principles of Manchester City Council’s adopted Development Framework for the Great Jackson Street area.
If planning permission for the scheme is granted by the City Council, CQ Investments intends to start construction immediately in the third quarter of 2016 with a build period for the entire scheme anticipated to span four-and-a-half years with the entire scheme operational in 2020.
A spokesperson for CQ Investments said: “Our proposals provide a fantastic opportunity to develop a series of landmark buildings set within a high quality public space creating a new community and attractive destination in the City Centre.
“The arrangement, range and specification of accommodation planned combined with the amenity and service provision will deliver highly desirable and important new homes to Manchester.”
The scheme has been designed by architects Simpson Haugh & Partners and the planning application by CQ Investments Ltd is being coordinated by the planning team at Deloitte Real Estate.
