A huge Manchester housing development featuring two towers overlooking the city centre's largest park has topped out, with completion due for autumn next year.
Developer Far East Consortium (FEC) has announced the major milestone for The Gate and The Stile residential schemes at its £200m Meadowside scheme.
The highest point has now been reached at 22-storey The Gate and 17-storey The Stile glass-fronted towers with a total of 286 one, two and three-bed apartments and penthouses. They will also feature a concierge, gym, residents' lounge and terrace overlooking Angel Meadow.
Gavin Taylor, FEC regional general manager, said: “Despite all the disruption caused by the pandemic in 2020, we continue to push forward, with the topping out of The Gate and The Stile representing the latest important milestone for our Meadowside scheme, the first major project and residential community being delivered by FEC and its construction partners in in the region.”
A topping out ceremony was held this week, with the entire Meadowside development set to provide a total of 756 apartments and townhouses. It was attended by officials from both FEC and Westfields Construction - the contractor working on the scheme.
James Varley, managing director of Westfields Construction, said: “As we chalk off key milestones and look ahead to project completion, we wish to thank FEC for the opportunity in delivering their landmark scheme at Angel Meadow.
"We are pleased that the relationship between FEC’s team and that of our own goes from strength to strength and look forward to further opportunities with FEC in Manchester.”
The first residential scheme at Meadowside to have been completed is Mount Yard, a 12-storey building offering one, two and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses, with the scheme due to complete in April 2021.
