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Howells submits plans for cantilevered life sciences tower in Manchester

By 2024-05-13T12:06:00

Howells Manchester 2

Scheme would replace several historic buildings on Northern Quarter site

Howells has submitted plans for an 18-storey life sciences scheme in Manchester which would see a historic 19th century facade attached to a steel frame to act as the entrance to a courtyard.

The plans for developer Soller Group would require the demolition of several historic buildings on a block bounded by Great Ancoats Street, Lever Street and Houldsworth Street flattened to make way for a cantilevered tower containing 17,300 sq m of floorspace.

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