Thumbs up for quartet of towers in Manchester
Manchester City Council has approved the development of four residential towers in the city centre.
Salboy Group will go ahead with the development of the £360m next phase of its Viadux scheme, comprising two towers of 76 and 23 storeys.
The taller building, to be known as Nobu Manchester, will become the tallest tower outside of London. It will house a 160-bedroom hotel, restaurant and 452 flats and will be delivered in partnership with Nobu Hospitality, marking the brand’s debut in the UK’s luxury real estate market.
Manchester City Council has approved the development of four residential towers in the city centre.
Salboy Group will go ahead with the development of the £360m next phase of its Viadux scheme, comprising two towers of 76 and 23 storeys.
The taller building, to be known as Nobu Manchester, will become the tallest tower outside of London. It will house a 160-bedroom hotel, restaurant and 452 flats and will be delivered in partnership with Nobu Hospitality, marking the brand’s debut in the UK’s luxury real estate market.
The smaller building on Great Bridgewater Street, will provide 133 flats aimed at the affordable homes market.
The scheme was designed by SimpsonHaugh and will be delivered by Salboy’s construction partner Domis, which expects to start work on site later this year.
The 40-storey first phase of Viadux., which sits above a Grade II listed railway viaduct, features 362 homes.
Simon Ismail, managing director of Salboy, said: “Once completed, the Viadux scheme will have entirely regenerated an 80,000 sq ft brownfield site, in easy walking distance of all of Manchester’s central business, retail and leisure districts, and added almost 1,000 new homes to a coveted and popular location for the city’s professional population.”
On Whitworth Street West, Glenbrook has secured detailed planning approval for a 44-storey tower, comprising 364 homes and 7,750 sq ft of internal and external amenity space.
As part of the proposals, designed by Sheppard Robson, Glenbrook has pledged to create new public green spaces at ground floor level, strengthening pedestrian connections between Whitworth Street West, Knott Mill and Deansgate and increasing amenity and biodiversity in the area.
It will appoint a main contractor later this year and plans to start on site in Q1 2026.
Daniel Roberts, development director at Glenbrook, said: “Whitworth Street West is undergoing a huge transformation, and as a Manchester-based developer, our project will form an integral part of its future.”
The council also granted Vita Group permission to build a part-12, part 33-storey PBSA tower at First Street. It is looking to bring forward 750 student bedrooms which will be operated under its Vita Student brand. The developer has also proposed to deliver social and study spaces and a gym.
The scheme forms part of the wider Vita Student’s masterplan at First Street, where the first building was completed in 2014. This latest proposal is expected to help alleviate the pressures on local housing stock and provide more access to studios for students looking for homes in the city centre.
Glenbrook image © Sheppard Robson
