Plans submitted for £75m Manchester resi

Working with Central and Urban, JRL Group submitted proposals for a 359-home scheme near Piccadilly station.

Built at 28 storeys, the SimpsonHaugh-designed scheme would cost £75m, according to a viability assessment by CBRE. Midgard, the construction arm of JRL, is lined up to deliver the Manchester project.

The development will include one, two and three bedroom built-to-rent apartments and houses on the corner of Sparkle Street and Store Street.

TThe scheme aims to build on the development momentum in the surrounding area.

Property Alliance’s oxygen tower is to the north of JRL and the Central and Urban site, while M1 Piccadilly’s proposed gold tower would be built on adjacent land. Mayfield, the first phase of which will cost £400m alone, is also nearby.

The developers behind Store Street’s latest proposals are relatively new to Manchester. JRL Group has been active in the town since 2018 and Midgard currently offers the Castings CDL Hospitality Trusts scheme, which is a short distance away.

Central and Urban have so far stuck to Manchester hotels. It has delivered a StayCity aparthotel in Ancoats and a Maldron hotel near Oxford Road.

JRL and Central and Urban consulted on the scheme last July and have now submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council.

To find out more about proposals, search for the reference number 139986/FO/2024 on Manchester City Council’s planning portal.

Deloitte is providing planning advice, Re-form is the landscape architect and Curtins is the structural engineer.