Huge plans to build hundreds of flats on the former Boddingtons brewery site have been unveiled
The vast, high-profile plot opposite the Manchester Arena was home to Boddingtons, and its landmark chimney, for more than 130 years.
Developers want to create a new city centre district dubbed Old Brewery Gardens and say it will ‘encourage the expansion of the city centre northwards’
Following the brewery’s closure in 2005 and demolition two years later, the plot has stood largely empty, aside from the construction of a Travelodge on the corner of Francis Street.
The land is currently used as an 850 space car park, but plans submitted by developer Prosperity Capital Partners would see half of the site, along its eastern edge with Dutton Street, transformed into a new city centre district dubbed Old Brewery Gardens.
Designed by architect Assael, the plans include five brick-clad towers ranging between 26 and 12 storeys on the site containing 556 apartments.
A total of 181 flats in the tallest block will be put up for sale, with the remaining 375 earmarked for the rental market and split between the other four towers.
Shops, cafes and restaurants could also be opened along a new tree-lined high street, called Central Avenue, which is set to be constructed through the centre of the estate.
