Owen Street, Manchester
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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 containing nearly 1100 residential units, 100 serviced apartments, a hotel, parking, office and retail space, and community facilities.The tallest skyscraper planned is “Block D” which will be 49 storeys — two storeys more than Manchester’s tallest building, Beetham Tower
— and 150 metres (492 ft) high.
A planning application was submitted to Manchester City Council in 2007 and was approved early in 2008. Permission to extend the time limit for building on the site was sought from the Council in early 2011, a request which was granted in September 2011.
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...
, 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
England
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. The site is just south of Deansgate railway station
Deansgate railway station
Deansgate is a railway station in Manchester city centre, England. It is situated approximately west of Manchester Piccadilly in the Castlefield area, at the junction of Deansgate and Whitworth Street West....
and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Old Deansgate, Pond Street, Owen Street and the River Medlock
River Medlock
The River Medlock is a river of Greater Manchester in North West England. It rises near Oldham and flows, south and west, for ten miles to join the River Irwell in the extreme southwest of Manchester city centre.-Source:...
.
Planned are five buildings containing nearly 1100 residential units, 100 serviced apartments, a hotel, parking, office and retail space, and community facilities.The tallest skyscraper planned is “Block D” which will be 49 storeys — two storeys more than Manchester’s tallest building, 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....
— and 150 metres (492 ft) high.
A planning application was submitted to Manchester City Council in 2007 and was approved early in 2008. Permission to extend the time limit for building on the site was sought from the Council in early 2011, a request which was granted in September 2011.
See also
- Beetham TowerBeetham Tower, ManchesterBeetham 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....
- the current tallest building in Manchester - Piccadilly Tower - the proposed tallest building in Manchester currently under construction