City Tower, Manchester

City Tower
Former namesSunley House
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice, Communication, Retail
Architectural styleModernist
LocationManchester, England
Coordinates53°28′49″N 2°14′18″W / 53.48028°N 2.23833°W / 53.48028; -2.23833
Completed1965; 59 years ago (1965)
OwnerSchroders
Height
Antenna spire123 m (404 ft)
Roof107 m (351 ft)
Top floor28
Technical details
Floor count30
Floor area20,905 m2 (225,020 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators8
Design and construction
Architect(s)Covell, Matthews & Partners
DeveloperBernard Sunley & Sons

City Tower (formerly Sunley House) is a 30-storey high-rise office building situated in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester city centre in England. As of 2023, it is the second-tallest office building in Manchester after the CIS Tower (118 m (387 ft)), the third-tallest outside London after CIS Tower and 103 Colmore Row in Birmingham (108 m (354 ft)), and the 16th-tallest building in Greater Manchester, with a roof height of 107 m (351 ft).[1]

  1. ^ "City Tower". Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 28 February 2023.