Laing O’Rourke has won a deal to build the £200m St Michael’s scheme, being developed by former Manchester United footballer Gary Neville.
Work on the project is due to start in late summer 2020. It will feature a five-star 191-bedroom hotel and 181 high-end apartments in a 40-storey tower, as well as 163,000 sq ft of office space and 22,722 sq ft of leisure space. There will also be a boutique give-star hotel in the former Bootle Street police station, which will retain its frontage.
Laing O’Rourke is now involved in the final phase of detailed design and procurement along with architect Hodder + Partners, with some design refinements expected before work starts on site.
Céire O’Rourke, Laing O’Rourke director, said: “We are delighted to have been appointed by St Michael’s Partnership to deliver what will become a landmark development in Manchester’s city centre. We will be using modern methods of construction with a high percentage of the development being manufactured off site and assembled on site.
“Our established Manchester team; some of whom have been responsible for delivering projects across the City including the Central Library and Town Hall extension refurbishment, Manchester Metrolink and The Henry Royce Institute look forward to starting on site this year.”
Gary Neville, on behalf of the St Michael’s Partnership said: “We’re delighted to officially announce Laing O’Rourke as construction partner on St Michael’s.
“The level of input given by them and the team really puts us in a good position to progress swiftly with the final stage of design early in 2020.”
