List of tallest buildings in Manchester

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Manchester ranks skyscraper

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s, structures and tower

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s in the City of Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England by height. Manchester is a major city and regional capital with a population of 441,200. It is historically notable for being the world’s first industrialised city•
• and for the subsequent leading role it played during the Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution

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. Manchester City Centre

Manchester City Centre

Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England. It lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, next to the River Irwell...

, the location of most of Manchester's tallest buildings and structures, is a regional central business district

Central business district

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, at the centre of the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area

Greater Manchester Urban Area

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which has a population of 2,240,230. and at the heart of Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

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The list includes the year of completion for completed buildings, the height in metres and feet and the current usage of the building. The tallest building in the United Kingdom outside of London

London

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, the city's Beetham Tower

Beetham Tower, Manchester

Beetham Tower is a landmark 47-storey residential skyscraper in Manchester city centre, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was designed by Ian Simpson, and built by Carillion....

, was completed in October 2006. It is 47 storeys and 169 metres (554 ft) high and consists of residential apartments and a Hilton Hotel

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. On the list of tallest structures are the 19th century Manchester Town Hall

Manchester Town Hall

Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments....

and the Refuge Assurance Building

Refuge Assurance Building

The Refuge Assurance Building, now the Palace Hotel or Refuge Building, stands at the corner of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street in Manchester, England....

(now more commonly known as the Palace Hotel) from the early 20th century. The Manchester Assize Courts

Manchester assize courts

The Manchester Assize Courts were law courts once located on Great Ducie Street in Strangeways, Manchester in England. From 1864 to 1877, the 85 metre building was the tallest in Manchester before being overtaken by the Manchester Town Hall...

, once the tallest building in the city at 85 metres and one of the most admired, was demolished after suffering unrepairable damage during the Manchester Blitz

Manchester Blitz

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One of the first proposed skyscrapers in the city was the Quay Street Tower, projected to be completed in 1948, which would have stood at 110 metres (361 ft) and would have been the tallest tower in Europe. The proposal was rejected as it was said to be inconsiderate, as much of the city was still rebuilding after the Manchester Blitz

Manchester Blitz

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of the Second World War

World War II

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. Most of Manchester's current towers were built during the 1960s and 1970s, including the 118 metres (387 ft) CIS Tower

CIS Tower

The Co-operative Insurance Tower, or CIS Tower, is an office tower building on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet in height. The Grade II listed building, which houses Co-operative Financial Services, a part of The Co-operative Group, is...

which was the tallest building in Europe for a short time, and for 43 years the UK's tallest building outside London.

In the 2000s there has been a renewed interest in building skyscrapers in Manchester and other cities in Britain

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. Residential, hotel and office developments are under construction or have recently been built in the city centre

Manchester City Centre

Manchester city centre is the central business district of Manchester, England. It lies within the Manchester Inner Ring Road, next to the River Irwell...

including the Beetham Tower. A taller 58-storey, 188 metres (617 ft), building near Piccadilly Station

Manchester Piccadilly station

Manchester Piccadilly is the principal railway station in Manchester, England. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street, South Wales, the south coast of England, Edinburgh and Glasgow Central, and routes throughout northern England...

, known as the Piccadilly Tower (previously known as Inacity Tower), has begun construction; Other high-rise buildings have been proposed for Manchester such as the Intercontinental Tower

Intercontinental Tower, Manchester

The Intercontinental Tower, Manchester is a proposed landmark skyscraper for construction in Manchester City Centre, England. The proposed high rise will be a 5-star luxury hotel run by InterContinental Hotels Group, and developed by Northern Irish Development firm, Benmore.The skyscraper was first...

Tallest completed buildings

The tallest completed buildings above 50 metres (164 ft), as of the beginning of 2009, in Manchester

Manchester

are listed below. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.

Rank	Name	Completed	Use	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Completed	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Image	Notes
1	Beetham Tower Beetham Tower, Manchester Beetham Tower is a landmark 47-storey residential skyscraper in Manchester city centre, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was designed by Ian Simpson, and built by Carillion....	2006	Hotel and residential	169	554	47
2	CIS Tower CIS Tower The Co-operative Insurance Tower, or CIS Tower, is an office tower building on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet in height. The Grade II listed building, which houses Co-operative Financial Services, a part of The Co-operative Group, is...	1962	Office	118	387	25
3	City Tower City Tower, Manchester City Tower, is a 30-storey office block situated at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, England. It has the highest office space currently available in Manchester standing 107 metres tall. City Tower was completed in 1965, the Plaza complex was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley and...	1965	Office and retail	107	351	30
4	Arndale House Manchester Arndale Manchester Arndale is a large shopping centre in Manchester, England. The centre was built in the 1970s when many other cities were constructing large malls. Manchester Arndale is the largest of a chain of Arndale Centres built across the UK in the 1960s and 1970s...	1979	Office	90	295	21
5	Portland Tower Portland Tower Portland Tower, previously St. Andrew's House, is a brutalist high-rise building in Manchester, England. The tower is located on Portland Street from which it is named...	1962	Office	80	262	22
5	Civil Justice Centre Manchester Civil Justice Centre The Manchester Civil Justice Centre in Manchester, England houses the Manchester County Court and the Manchester District Registry of the High Court, Manchester City Magistrates’ Family Courts, the District Probate Registry, and the Regional and Area Offices of the Court Service.It was constructed...	2007	Government	80	262	17
6	3 Hardman Street 3 Hardman Street 3 Hardman Street is a 16-storey high-rise tower in Spinningfields in Manchester England. The 75 metre office building is the second tallest building in the Spinningfields area to the Manchester Civil Justice Centre, which is five metres taller...	2009	Office and retail	75	246	16
7	Great Northern Tower Great Northern Tower The Great Northern Tower designed by Assael Architecture is a sloped highrise apartment building located in the Manchester, England. The building was proposed in 2001 and construction began in 2004 with completion in 2007...	2006	Residential	72	236	25
8	Jefferson Place	2007	Residential	70	230	21
9	The Light House	2008	Residential and office	67	220	19
10	Cypress Place	2009	Residential	65	213	20
	Britton House	2009	Residential	65	213	21
	Victoria Mills	1873	Office and residential	65	213	6
11	111 Piccadilly 111 Piccadilly 111 Piccadilly, formerly Rodwell Tower, is a high rise office development in Manchester, England which was first opened in 1965. The tower is which makes it the ninth tallest building in Manchester. The building is located at the end of Station Approach which leads to Manchester's main railway...	1965	Office	64	210	18
	Skyline Central	2007	Residential	64	210	20
	Albert Bridge House	1959	Office	64	210	18
	Tempus Tower	2006	Residential	64	210	20
	ISIS Wharf Tower	2008	Residential and retail	64	210	21
12	The Peninsula (City Park)	2009	Office	62.5	205	12
13	No. 1 Deansgate No. 1 Deansgate No. 1 Deansgate is the name and location of a medium-rise apartment building in central Manchester, England. It is the tallest all-steel residential building in the United Kingdom and one of the most expensive addresses in Manchester...	2002	Residential and retail	62	203	17
14	Owens Park Tower Owens Park Owens Park is a large hall of residence which is located in the Fallowfield district of the city of Manchester, England. The hall is owned by the University of Manchester and houses 1,056 students....	1964	Residential	61	200	19
15	Chancery Place	2008	Office	60	197	15
	Maths and Social Sciences Building Maths and Social Sciences Building The Maths and Social Sciences Building is a highrise tower in Manchester. It was part of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology until that university merged with the Victoria University of Manchester, to form the University of Manchester, in 2004.The MSS Building was...	1968	University	60	197	17
	St James's Buildings	1912	Office and retail	60	197	9
	3 Piccadilly Place	2007	Office and retail	60	197	13
16	Lowry House	1973	Office and retail	58	190	15
17	UNITE Tower	2007	Residential and office	57	188	19
17	ATS Site Block 1	2008	Residential	57	184	18
18	Leftbank Apartments Spinningfields Spinningfields is a large business, retail and residential development in Manchester, England that lies in the western portion of the City Centre, between south Deansgate and the River Irwell. The Spinningfields complex is the masterplan of Allied London Properties, a London-based property...	2006	Residential and retail	56	184	16
18	Ramada Renaissance Hotel	1972	Hotel and retail	56	184	15
19	Royal Exchange Theatre	1922	Theatre and retail	55	180	8
	Bank Chambers	1971	Office	55	180	13
	St. James's House	1964	Office	55	180	17
	1 New York Street	2009	Office	55	180	13
20	No.1 Marsden Street	2002	Office and retail	53	174	12
21	82 King Street King Street, Manchester King Street is one of the most important thoroughfares of the city of Manchester, England. Once the centre of the north-west banking industry it is now predominantly an affluent shopping area.-History:...	1995	Office	52	171	13
22	ATS Site Block 2	2008	Residential	51	167	16

Tallest structures

The tallest structures, as of the beginning of 2009, in Manchester which are at least 50 metres (164 ft) are listed below. Structures which have been demolished are not included. A structure differs from a high-rise by its lack of floors and habitability.

Rank	Name	Built	Use	Height		Notes
Rank	Name	Built	Use	metres	feet	Notes
1	Manchester Town Hall Clock Tower Manchester Town Hall Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments....	1877	Clock tower	87	285
2	HMP Manchester Tower Manchester (HM Prison) HM Prison Manchester is a high-security male prison situated in Manchester, England operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. It is a local Prison, holding prisoners remanded into custody from the courts in the Manchester area as well as a number of Category A prisoners.HM Prison Manchester was...	1869	Watchtower	73	239
3	City of Manchester Stadium City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...	2002	Stadium	70	230
4	Palace Hotel Clock Tower Refuge Assurance Building The Refuge Assurance Building, now the Palace Hotel or Refuge Building, stands at the corner of Oxford Street and Whitworth Street in Manchester, England....	1912	Clock tower	66	217
5	Wheel of Manchester Wheel of Manchester The Wheel of Manchester is a transportable Ferris wheel installation at Exchange Square, Manchester, England.The first wheel was first installed in 2004...	2004	Ferris wheel Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...	60	197
6	Minshull Street Courts Clock Tower	1871	Clock tower	57	187
7	Holy Name Church Tower Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, Manchester The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus is located on Oxford Road in the heart of Manchester University's campus in Manchester, England and next door to the University hospitals. It was built between 1869 and 1871 and designed by Joseph A. Hansom & Son. The present tower, designed by Gilbert Scott,...	1928	Church	56	184

Tallest under construction, approved, proposed and demolished buildings

The tallest under construction, approved, or proposed buildings above 60 metres (197 ft), as of 2011, in Manchester

Manchester

are listed below. Some are on hold owing to the late-2000s recession.

Under construction

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Notes
1	Piccadilly Tower (Inacity Tower)	Hotel and residential	188	617	58	On hold due to economy
2	17 New Wakefield Street	Residential	106	348	32	Under construction as of November 2011
3	The Co-operative Group Building The Co-operative Group Building, Manchester The Co-operative Group Building is a high rise building currently under construction in Manchester, England. Upon completion in 2012, it will become the head office of The Co-operative Group. The building is the first piece of the £800m NOMA development in the northern quarter of Manchester city... at NOMA NOMA, Manchester NOMA is a large mixed-use development in Manchester which is due to open in 2012, and will be home to The Co-operative Group. It is the largest development project in the North West England ahead of developments such as MediaCityUK and Atlantic Gateway and overall is the largest development outside...	Office	72.5	238	16	Under construction as of November 2011
4	Axis Tower Axis Tower Axis is large office building development in Manchester, England, currently under construction.The site is located on Albion Street near to the existing Beetham Tower. The development, would include over of office space...	Office	68	223	18	On hold due to economy

Approved

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Notes
1	Vivo Block D Owen Street, Manchester Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...	Residential and retail	150	492	25
2	Zararchie Tower (Gravity)	Residential and retail	116	381	33
3	Vivo Block B Owen Street, Manchester Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...	Residential and retail	104	341	33
4	Vivo Block C Owen Street, Manchester Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...	Residential and retail	89	292	28
4	Vivo Block E Owen Street, Manchester Owen Street is a major proposed development on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, Manchester, England. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock.Planned are five buildings...	Residential and retail	89	292	28
5	Sharp Street Building 1	Residential and retail	88	289	28
5	1 Water Street (The Regent)	Residential and hotel	88	289	29
6	Lee House Extension	Office and residential	69	226	19
7	Victoria Works Tower	Residential	65	213	22
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Proposed

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Notes
1	Intercontinental Tower Intercontinental Tower, Manchester The Intercontinental Tower, Manchester is a proposed landmark skyscraper for construction in Manchester City Centre, England. The proposed high rise will be a 5-star luxury hotel run by InterContinental Hotels Group, and developed by Northern Irish Development firm, Benmore.The skyscraper was first...	Hotel and residential	200	656	48
2	1 Hardman Square 1 Hardman Square 1 Hardman Square is a proposed 140m skyscraper which would be located in the Spinningfields district of Manchester city centre, Manchester in the United Kingdom.-Background:...	Office and hotel	140	540	40
3	Whitworth Street West	Residential and hotel	128	420	42
4	Premier House Building 1	Residential and retail	121	397	36
5	Theatre Royal Tower	Office and retail	118	387	28
6	Premier House Building 2	Hotel and retail	93	305	36
7	Albion Wharf	Office	84	276	20
8	Ramada Residential Tower	Residential and retail	83	272	26
9	The Manchester	Residential and hotel	82	269	27
10	Holt Town Waterfront Tower	Residential	80	262	25
11	Plot F Great Jackson Street Development	Residential and office	76	249	25
12	Chapeltown Street Tower D	Residential and retail	74	243	25
13	Mill 1 Macintosh Village	Residential	70	230	21
13	Mill 4 Macintosh Village	Residential	70	230	21
14	Whitworth Street Tower	Residential and hotel	64	210	20

Demolished

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Notes
			metres	feet
1	Manchester Assize Courts Manchester assize courts The Manchester Assize Courts were law courts once located on Great Ducie Street in Strangeways, Manchester in England. From 1864 to 1877, the 85 metre building was the tallest in Manchester before being overtaken by the Manchester Town Hall...	Government	85	278	7	Once the tallest building in Manchester. Damaged beyond repair during the Manchester Blitz Manchester Blitz The Manchester Blitz was the heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas in North West England during the Second World War by the Nazi German Luftwaffe... an demolished in 1957 after World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... .

Timeline of tallest buildings

Manchester's skyline has been built up mostly over recent years. The CIS Tower

CIS Tower

kept the title of tallest building in Manchester for 43 years until the Beetham Tower

Beetham Tower, Manchester

was completed in 2006. The Beetham is set to lose the title when Piccadilly Tower is completed.

Years tallest	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Notes
Years tallest	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Notes
1864–1877	Manchester Assize Courts Manchester assize courts The Manchester Assize Courts were law courts once located on Great Ducie Street in Strangeways, Manchester in England. From 1864 to 1877, the 85 metre building was the tallest in Manchester before being overtaken by the Manchester Town Hall...	Tower	85	278	7
1877–1962	Manchester Town Hall Clock Tower Manchester Town Hall Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments....	Clocktower	87	285	n/a
1962–2006	CIS Tower CIS Tower The Co-operative Insurance Tower, or CIS Tower, is an office tower building on Miller Street in Manchester, England. It was completed in 1962 and rises to 387 feet in height. The Grade II listed building, which houses Co-operative Financial Services, a part of The Co-operative Group, is...	Office	118	387	25
2006–present	Beetham Tower Beetham Tower, Manchester Beetham Tower is a landmark 47-storey residential skyscraper in Manchester city centre, England. Completed in 2006, it is named after the developers, Beetham Organization, was designed by Ian Simpson, and built by Carillion....	Hotel and residential	169	554	47

*Italics denote a building that does not exist as of 2011 because it was demolished

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Tallest completed buildings

Tallest structures

Tallest under construction, approved, proposed and demolished buildings

Under construction

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Proposed

Demolished

Timeline of tallest buildings

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