Revamp of Grade II-listed city centre offices complete
WORK has been completed on the total refurbishment of one Manchester city centre’s most distinctive workspaces.
Dragonfly Contracts was appointed by Bruntwood to carry out the redevelopment of 5 New York Street, a Grade-II listed building, dating back to 1909.
The four-storey building, situated in a prime location close to Piccadilly Gardens, has undergone an extensive but complementary makeover, creating a range of high-specification office suites.
During the 5 New York Street project, Dragonfly completed the refurbishment of reception, common areas and staircases and carried out major structural works to form a new lift shaft as well as installing new lift cars and mechanisms.
Dragonfly director, Joe McKenna, said: “5 New York Street was a great project to work on. We have been a trusted fit-out contractor to Bruntwood for many years but we still had to go through a competitive tender process.
“Our proven track record helped, of course, together with our consistent quality of work and the way we work on site – looking after both the building and its tenants.”
Middleton, Greater Manchester-based Dragonfly was launched in 2005. It specialized in interiors including interior fit-out; furniture, fixtures and equipment and office furniture supply and installation across several B2B sectors including hospitality and leisure, property and construction, interior design and commercial contracting.
Bruntwood, which owns 5 New York Street, worked closely with Dragonfly throughout the project.
Lee Treanor, head of development at Bruntwood, said: “We wanted to deliver a scheme that played to the strengths of this period building and Dragonfly was completely on board with that vision.
“The quality of the fit-out is evident and we were delighted to have been able to pre-let over 19,000 sq ft as a result of it.”
Other recent Dragonfly projects include the Pullman Hotel in Liverpool and Manchester’s Central Library and Town Hall redevelopment, which recently scooped a RIBA North West Award.
In addition, the company recently announced its appointment as principal contractor for the £8m refurbishment of Manchester’s landmark development, ‘neo’ – formerly Bank House.
