Archive: Dec 2020
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McCauls reveals plans to bring 32-34 Laystall Street, Manchester back to life
Today award winning Manchester based developer McCauls confirmed it has submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council for its proposals to transform the site, just off Great Ancoats Street, Manchester which includes the Grade II Listed 32-34 Laystall Street Armitage Showroom building, into 89 new homes and 8,000 sq ft of work space. The site is close to Piccadilly, the Northern Quarter and Ancoats.
Designed by OMI Architects, the plans will see the restoration of the Listed Armitage Showroom building which dates to 1879 into high quality commercial space. The building will be extended to the corner of Laystall Street and Pigeon Street with a contemporary addition to provide a new vertical circulation system for the building. To the rear of the showroom, the plans are to build a new nine storey residential development configured in a horse-shoe around a landscaped courtyard.
Joe McCaul, director, McCauls said: “Having worked closely with OMI Architects, Deloitte and Manchester City Council we are delighted to bring forward plans to breathe new life into the old showroom by creating a unique office space within the Listed building and create new homes at the rear of the site. The site is in a fantastic location being a two minute walk to the Northern Quarter and Piccadilly respectively and will be a perfect location to live and work. There is also exciting regeneration planned around the Piccadilly Basin area and we look forward to playing our part in this.”
Laystall Street is the third development by McCauls in Manchester City Centre. Last year, it completed Warehaus Ancoats, the meticulous conversion of an historic warehouse matched with sensitive new build, designed by OMI Architects.
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New hotel at 2-4 Whitworth Street West, Manchester achieves planning consent
Today Manchester City Council Highways and Planning Committee approved proposals from UK based asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments to redevelop 2-4 Whitworth Street West into a 152 room hotel.
Working alongside Glenn Howells Architects and JLL, the plans will inject an investment of over £17m into the area to construct a mixed-use seven storey building comprising retail and food and drink outlets at ground level, with the hotel on the upper storeys.
It is expected work will begin in summer 2021. The hotel has potential to welcome over 90,000 visitors per year spending an estimated c£8.1m in the local economy, which is equivalent to an annual GVA contribution of £2.7m. The construction phase is expected to generate 197 jobs and over 50 jobs will be created by the hotel and ground floor retail and leisure units.
Stuart Howard, Senior Development Manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments said:
“We are pleased our development plans for 2-4 Whitworth Street West have been approved. The new hotel combined with the retail and leisure spaces will bring a new vibrancy to this important street in the City.”
Sandeep Shambi, Partner, Glenn Howells Architects said:
“We’re delighted our plans for Whitworth Street West have been given the go ahead today. Our design takes inspiration from buildings of Manchester’s past in terms of their scale, proportions and the use of traditional materials, which we are using in a contemporary way to create a well-crafted masonry building that responds confidently to the emerging scale of the wider area. We have worked closely with the local authority to ensure the proposals are appropriate to the setting and provide a much-needed animated use and frontage that compliments Deansgate Locks.”
JLL act as planning consultant and project manager for the development.
The news achieved coverage across North West property and business titles and the national React news.
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Aberdeen Standard Investments reveals new images for Whitworth Street West
UK based asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has revealed new images for its proposed redevelopment of 2-4 Whitworth Street West, Manchester, opposite Deansgate Locks.
Working alongside Glenn Howells Architects (GHA) and JLL, the plans will inject an investment of over £17m into the area to construct a mixed-use seven storey building comprising retail and food and drink outlets at ground level, with a 152 room hotel on the upper storeys.
The proposals have been developed after close consultation with heritage specialists and Historic England. The design will create a development that takes inspiration from the quality and craft of Manchester’s industrial warehouses of the past by using traditional brick and terracotta materials and contemporary detailing. Using high quality materials, the well-crafted, masonry building will encourage pedestrian access to the ground floor which has space for retail and hospitality outlets, helping to further bring the area to life.
Following the Planning Committee meeting in October, clarification has been provided to the City Council to demonstrate the quality of the design proposed and reassurance given that none of the parking bays along Whitworth Street West will be lost and a new disabled bay will be incorporated close to the hotel entrance.
Stuart Howard, Senior Development Manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments said:
“We think we are presenting really exciting development plans for 2-4 Whitworth Street West, which should prove to be a catalyst for the rejuvenation of the street. This will reinvigorate and bring a new vibrancy to this part of the City. Working alongside Glenn Howells Architects, who have delivered several high profile projects in Manchester over the past 20 years, Aberdeen Standard plan to start the hotel development by Summer 2021.”
Sandeep Shambi, Partner, Glenn Howells Architects said:
“Our plans for 2-4 Whitworth Street West have taken inspiration from buildings of Manchester’s past in terms of their scale, façade proportions and the use of materials. We are using quality, traditional materials in a contemporary way to create a well-crafted masonry building which has elegant proportions and responds confidently to the emerging, taller scale of the wider area. We have worked closely with the local authority to ensure the proposals are appropriate to the setting and provide a much-needed animated frontage that compliments Deansgate Locks.”
The proposed hotel has potential to welcome over 90,000 visitors per year. It is estimated hotel visitors will spend c£8.1m in the local economy, which is equivalent to an annual GVA contribution of £2.7m. The construction phase is expected to generate 197 jobs and over 50 jobs will be created by the hotel and ground floor retail and leisure units.
JLL act as planning consultant and project manager for the development.