Chapel Wharf Salford. The rear of the Lowry Hotel
is on the right. Century Apartment buidlings are
across the Irwell straight ahead.
A new residential development, including a high rise apartment tower, is set to appear on Chapel Wharf, the former industrial site between the Lowry Hotel and the Edge buildings next on the Salford side of the Irwell next to Manchester city centre.
Planning permission was given on 6 April 2006 for the development by Dandara, whose head offices are located just nearby. The tower will be Salford’s tallest building. Phase one, which has full and outline planning permission, will encompass 552 apartments. Phase two – currently given outline planning permission – will comprise 438, making a total of 990 units. Architects are Sheppard Robson, based in London and Manchester.
The apartment tower will rise forty storeys above Manchester and Salford – I calculate the height to be well over 300 feet (100m) – dwarfing neighbouring buildings. Some apartments will feature a layout developed by Dandara in which the entrance hall has been removed, allowing better use of space.
I visited the show apartments, constructed inside a warehouse in Hulme, and was impressed with the layout and decor. The designers have managed to give a spacious, Manhattan loft-style feel within an apartment with British-size dimensions.
Chapel Wharf Salford. View from Chapel Street.
Manchester city centre is just beyond the
development on the other side of the Irwell
Views from the upper floors of the tower are likely to be Manhattan style too. And I think that residents can be assured that no building as tall will appear in the vicinity, as this is the last vacant site in the immediate area.
It will be some time yet before any of the properties go on sale, and the show apartments are not open to the general public at the moment. Nevertheless, it’s worth keeping in mind for future reference. Competion date for phase one is expected around winter 2009.
More info at the Dandara website www.dandara.com