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Viadux
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Viadux residential skyscraper under construction, with Beetham Tower (right) and Manchester Central (lower right), August 2023
Viadux
Former namesViadux Residential Building,
Former Bauer Millet Site [1]
General information
StatusViadux Building B2: Under construction
TypeResidential skyscraper
Location Manchester,
Greater Manchester,
England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°28′31″N2°14′57″W / 53.47531°N 2.24909°W / 53.47531; -2.24909
Construction startedViadux Building B2: 2021
CompletedViadux Building B2: 2024
Cost£300 million [2]
OwnerSalboy
HeightViadux Building B2:
139 m (456 ft) [1]
Technical details
Floor countViadux Building B2: 40
Floor areaViadux Building B2:
27,900 m2 (300,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s) SimpsonHaugh [3]
Website
Official website

Viadux is a residential development under construction in the Castlefield area of Manchester, England. The first phase comprises a 40-storey residential skyscraper; the second phase proposals, if approved, will include a 76-storey skyscraper and 23-storey building.

Contents

At 139 metres (456 ft), the first phase residential building is the 10th-tallest in Greater Manchester, as of 2025. It was designed by SimpsonHaugh, [4] who also designed the adjacent Beetham Tower, which was completed in 2006. [5]

History

Planning

A planning application for a 40-storey residential building, 14-storey office building, together with ground floor commercial space, was submitted to Manchester City Council in April 2017, with approval obtained in July 2017. [6] [7] A number of planning condition variations and non material amendments for the development were subsequently made.

In October 2022, it was reported that the developer Salboy was looking to replace the approved office element with a second apartment building that could be up to 60 storeys tall. [8]

In November 2023, second phase plans were unveiled by the developer for a 76-storey skyscraper and a 23-storey building, with a combined total of 900 apartments. [9] The tower was proposed to be 241 m (790 ft) tall. [10]

In October 2024, Salboy announced that the second phase plans would be redesigned to accommodate a 160-bed hotel on the lower floors of the tower. The number of apartments in the building would reduce from 782 to 452 and its overall height would slightly increase as a result. [11]

If approved and constructed, at over 245 m (804 ft), the skyscraper would overtake Deansgate Square South Tower to become the tallest building in Greater Manchester, as well as the third-tallest building in the United Kingdom. [12]

Construction

Construction of the first phase Viadux Building B2 commenced in 2021 [1] and completed in 2024. [13] The residential tower contains 375 apartments. [14]

In April 2023, a construction worker was injured after a reported explosion at the tower. [15]

Amenities

Viadux is located close to Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop, with access to Deansgate railway station via a footbridge. It is also adjacent to Deansgate and the Manchester Central Convention Complex (commonly known as Manchester Central or GMEX).

See also

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