CGI of how One Heritage Tower is expected to look
Laing O’Rourke has been named as been appointed as preferred bidder for a £160m, 55-storey residential tower in Manchester, set to become the city’s tallest.
Much of the tower’s components are expected to be pre-fabricated offsite by Laing O’Rourke, making new social distancing guidelines easier to fulfil.
The contractor has signed a pre-construction services agreement with developer One Heritage to build the tower at Greengate in Salford.
The scheme, called One Heritage Tower, will comprise 545 apartments, secured underground car parking, a residents’ library and gym, as well as ground floor commercial space and public space.
Work is expected to start on site in the third quarter of this year, with the scheme targeted for completion in 2024.
Ceire O’Rourke, director of UK clients and markets at Laing O’Rourke said: “The project will maximise the use of digital engineering and off-site manufacture using a kit of parts from our factory in the East Midlands. There is much work ahead, but we’re excited to have the opportunity to deliver this stunning project.”
Consultant project director Awais Shahid from Atzaro Real Estate added: “In spite of the problems posed by covid-19 we’ve remained on target, with no slippage to our programme. The project team has worked collaboratively under trying circumstances and we’re pleased to have been able to keep valued members of the professional community in work. Once construction begins there’ll be a further substantial boost to the local economy.”
The principal consultants on the project are OMI Architects, Box Clever Consulting (project management), Crookes Walker Consulting (building services), DP Squared (structural engineering), BB7 (fire engineering), Gardiner & Theobold (quantity surveying) and GIA (wind and rights to light).
