Plans to totally transform a landmark building in Manchester city centre have been given the go ahead. The Great Northern Warehouse will be redeveloped with the cinema scrapped, nearly 750 flats built and new office space created.
The Grade-II listed building has been redesigned to 'reflect the demands of the post-pandemic world' in a scheme described as 'genuinely transformative'. Work on the £294m regeneration project is expected to start next year and will be completed in three phases, with the final stage to be finished by 2029.
The 1990s retail extension, which is currently home to the Odeon cinema, will be demolished to make way for 746 apartments across three new buildings peaking at 34 storeys. 'High quality' office space will be the 'centrepiece' of the project with 150,000 sq ft of workspace planned for around 1,800 people.
