First look at £200m Angel Meadow plans
DESIGN FIRM REVEALS IMAGES FOR SCHEME IN HISTORIC AREA OF THE CITY CENTRE
THESE images show how the redevelopment around Manchester’s historic Angel Meadow will look.
The scheme is a £200m residential development comprising 754 homes across four buildings bordering Angel Meadow Park.
It forms part of the city centre’s NOMA neighbourhood, which is extending the city centre northwards with a mix of commercial and residential space.
Investors Far East Consortium International revealed the designs for the scheme.
The announcement came during a busy week at MIPIM, the international property convention, in Cannes.
Gavin Taylor, regional general manager, of FEC said: “Angel Meadow provides an unrivalled opportunity to create an international calibre neighbourhood within NOMA in the heart of the city.
“It is a privilege to work on such an exciting site for our first development in Manchester.
“Working with 5plus and Planit-IE, our plans are to build more than 700 new homes of mixed tenure across the four plots, while bringing new commercial and leisure uses to street level, and bringing the park itself into the heart of the community.” Jon Matthews, from architects 5plus, said: “It is clear from our early engagement with the local community that Angel Meadow Park is much cherished amenity and, by developing new homes around it, we hope to see the area thrive. “Our proposals give everything back to the street. New connections in and around the park are created, older connections are enhanced. “The buildings are designed to work as a family of modern homes around the meadow – reinforcing the sense of place.” Angel Meadow sits on the edge of the rapidly developing NOMA neighbourhood and is very close to the vibrant Northern Quarter with its many highly successful independent bars, restaurants and music venues. Manchester Place CEO Paul Beardmore said: “The city continues to need high quality homes to support the region’s economic growth and we are pleased to see the development plans for Angel Meadow being brought forward in detail. It is a significant milestone.” The designs for Angel Meadow are out for public consultation until April 7 and in addition to being available online, there will be two public exhibitions of plans. Subject to planning, building work is expected to begin by the end of the year with the first homes complete in 2019.
The city continues to need high quality homes to support economic growth Paul Beardmore, CEO, Manchester Place