Plans to construct four new towers in Manchester with space for up to 2,000 flats, including a 60-storey skyscraper, have been revealed.
Renaker, the developer behind several existing skyscrapers in the city centre including Deansgate Square, has unveiled its proposals for Trinity Islands, the Manchester Evening News reports.
The site along the River Irwell is split in two by the Trinity Way ring road and is currently used as a car park.
In 2017 planning permission was granted to Allied London to build five towers ranging from 26 to 67 storeys in height before Renaker bought the site a year later.
The developer is now consulting on its own vision which would see four towers, ranging in height from 39 to 60 storeys, built in pairs on either side of the ring road.
A mixture of one, two and three-bedroom apartments are proposed, along with new green spaces and plazas, a riverside walkway and new footpaths linking to surrounding streets.
A public consultation on Renaker’s scheme, which is designed by architects SimpsonHaugh, is running until August 27 before the developer submits a planning application to Manchester council later this year.
If approved the site will form a part of the regeneration of the St John’s and Water Street areas nearby.
The consultation says: “Renaker are seeking to extend these phases of regeneration by bringing forward a new landmark development opportunity, helping to extend the urban fabric of the city centre.
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“The four elegant towers proposed at Trinity Islands will provide a new landmark gateway to the city centre whilst also offering a high-quality place to live.
“At ground level, significant investment will integrate the scheme into this evolving part of the city.
“Renaker’s proposals seek to provide up to 2,000 new, high-quality homes on the site, as well as a significant amount of public realm for the city to enjoy.”
