The future of a planned £94m landmark development in Manchester has been thrown into doubt after two companies behind part of the scheme collapsed into administration.
The Gallery Gardens scheme was earmarked for land at the corner of Hulme Hall Road, Chester Road and Ellesmere Street. Developers already had permission for two towers, one of 19 storeys and another of 13, with 366 apartments inside.
Work has never started on site after planning permission was granted by Manchester City Council in 2020.
The businesses are part of the winder DeTrafford group and are connected to its Gallery Gardens residential scheme earmarked for land at the corner of Hulme Hall Road, Chester Road and Ellesmere Street.
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And now two businesses involved, both part of the wider DeTrafford group, have fallen into administration. Business restructuring partners Kerry Bailey and Lee Causer at BDO have been appointed to oversee the administration of DeTrafford Gallery Gardens Block A Ltd and DeTrafford (Regiment) Limited.
No information has been provided on the future of DeTrafford Gallery Gardens Block B Ltd.
A spokesperson for the joint administrators said: "Due to well-publicised financial challenges, DeTrafford Gallery Gardens Block A Limited and DeTrafford (Regiment) Limited have entered an insolvency process. We are evaluating the company’s position and will take appropriate steps with a view to maximising returns for the benefit of creditors in accordance with our duties."
The development was designed by JM Architects and DEP.
The news come after another DeTrafford company entered administration recently. BDO was appointed to oversee the process at DeTrafford Sky Gardens which was behind the 13-storey development in Chester Road which includes 166 flats.
Fellow DeTrafford companies St George’s Gardens, City Gardens and Wavelength are also currently in administration. The company behind St George’s Gardens, an 11-storey apartment building that includes 138 flats and was completed in 2020, owed almost £50m when it entered administration.
In October 2022, investors in the £99m Wavelength project to build more than 400 apartments in Salford Quays were warned they might not receive their full deposits back after the company behind the scheme entered administration.
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