Plans for Manchester tower abandoned as HS2 buys site from Ballymore

By Jordan Marshall2021-04-26T05:00:00

Source: Ballymore

Scheme to build 60-storey block has been mothballed for more than a decade

Plans for a 60-storey residential tower in Manchester have been scrapped, with HS2 buying the site from developer Ballymore.

The 188m Piccadilly Tower scheme, which was designed by architects Woods Bagot and Calderpeel, includes 701 apartments, a 220-bed hotel and 3,600 sq m of retail space and was given planning in 2005.

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