X1 Michigan Towers

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X1 Michigan Towers
X1 Michigan Towers Tower 1 Under Construction February 2025.jpg
The first tower under construction, February 2025
X1 Michigan Towers
Former namesX1 MediaCityUK Phase II [1]
General information
StatusBuilding 3: under construction
TypeResidential
Location Salford Quays,
Greater Manchester,
England
AddressMichigan Avenue
Coordinates 53°28′30″N2°17′37″W / 53.47488°N 2.29364°W / 53.47488; -2.29364
Construction startedBuilding 3: 2024 [2]
CompletedBuilding 3: 2026 [3]
OwnerX1 Developments
HeightBuilding 3: 109 m (358 ft)
Technical details
Floor countBuilding 1: 14
Building 2: 31
Building 3: 34
Building 4: 46
Design and construction
Architect(s)Jeffrey Bell Architects [4]
Other designersGillespies (landscape) [5]
Main contractorVermont Construction [3]
Website
Developer website

X1 Michigan Towers is a residential development under construction in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, England. When fully built, the scheme will comprise just over 1,300 homes across a cluster of four buildings ranging from 14 to 46 storeys.

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At 109 metres (358 ft) tall once complete, Building 3 will be the fifth-tallest in Salford and the joint 19th-tallest in Greater Manchester alongside Oxygen Towers.

History

Planning

An outline planning application was originally submitted to Salford City Council by landowner Peel Land and Property in 2019 for a residential-led development comprising residential use and/or co-living accommodation and/or student accommodation. Outline approval was granted in October of that year. [6] With an option to build up to a maximum of 162 m (531 ft) or 46 storeys, [7] the full scale of the development was to be determined more completely at reserved matters stage. [4]

After acquiring the site from Peel, developer X1 submitted a reserved matters application in 2020 for 1,314 homes across four buildings. [8] Planning approval was obtained in July 2020. [9]

Construction

The construction of Building 3 (109 m (358 ft)) commenced in 2024 [2] and is expected to be completed in 2026. [3] The full scheme is anticipated to be built over the course of seven years, [2] or 2031 (estimate). The tallest tower will reportedly form the third phase; [10] the timescale for which has yet to be publicised.

Facilities

Broadway tram stop on the Eccles Line of the Metrolink system is located close to X1 Michigan Towers. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Middleton-Pugh, Jessica (3 January 2020). "June start planned for Salford Quays towers". Place North West. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Morby, Aaron (30 May 2024). "Funding deal for Salford Michigan Tower job". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Tague, Neil (29 May 2024). "X1 bags funding for first Michigan Towers phase". Place North West. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Peel brings forward MediaCity's tallest tower". Place North West. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "X1 Media City Phase 2, Building 3". Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Planning Application 18/72756/OUT". Salford City Council. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Peel set to secure consent for Salford tower cluster". Place North West. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Green, Charlotte (10 July 2020). "Huge 41-storey tower block to be built as part of 1,300 home development in Salford Quays". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Planning Application 19/74484/REM". Salford City Council. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Middleton-Pugh, Jessica (26 June 2020). "Tallest MediaCityUK tower close to approval". Place North West. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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