| Deansgate Square | |
|---|---|
 The Deansgate Square skyscraper cluster, winter 2020 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | Owen Street, Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°28′23″N 2°15′11″W / 53.473°N 2.253°W |
| Construction started | West & South Towers: July 2016 North & East Towers: October 2017 |
| Topped-out | May 2018 (West Tower), November 2018 (South Tower), August 2019 (North & East Towers) |
| Completed | South & West: 2019[1] North & East: 2020 |
| Cost | Undisclosed (estimated to be in excess of £385 million)[2] |
| Owner | Renaker (East & South Towers) Legal & General (West & North Towers) |
| Height | |
| Roof | South: 201 m (659 ft) East: 158 m (518 ft) West: 141 m (463 ft) North: 122 m (400 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | South: 64 East: 50 West: 44 North: 37 |
| Floor area | 183,000 m2 (1,970,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | SimpsonHaugh and Partners Landscape: TPM |
| Developer | Renaker Build LTD |
| Structural engineer | DP Squared |
| Main contractor | Renaker Build |
| Other information | |
| Number of units | 1,508 |
| Website | |
| deansgatesquare | |
Deansgate Square, formerly known as Owen Street, is a residential skyscraper cluster on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, England, consisting of four towers, the tallest of which is 201 metres (659 ft). The site is just south of Deansgate railway station and north of the Mancunian Way, bounded by Deansgate, Owen Street and the River Medlock. The towers sit at different angles to each other, with a slight bevel, or 'cut back', on each side of each building which ensures the towers catch the light at different times of day.[3]
Manchester City Council adopted a framework in the early 2000s, known as the Great Jackson Street Development Framework, which earmarked the site as an acceptable location for high-rise buildings. The framework was enacted to encourage building development, as the site had been vacant for many years and was perceived to be isolated as it was bounded by major arterial roads.[4]
In 2016, the scheme was revived with a planning application for a cluster of four skyscrapers – the tallest being the South Tower at 201 m (659 ft). The South Tower surpassed the 169 m (554 ft) Beetham Tower as the tallest building in Greater Manchester in November 2018.
Construction on the tower complex officially began in July 2016, with developer Renaker beginning construction on the South Tower and West Tower, the latter being 141 m (463 ft) tall.[5] In October 2017, construction commenced on the North and East Towers, which are 122 m (400 ft) and 158 m (518 ft) tall respectively. Overall completion of the development occurred in late 2020. Other towers in the adjacent vicinity that were also built as part of the Great Jackson Street Development Framework include The Blade and Three60, both at 154 m (505 ft). The 153 m (502 ft) Elizabeth Tower was completed in 2022.[6]
- ^ "Work starts on luxury high rise". BBC News. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ "Polypipe Terrain works on £385m, 65-storey Deansgate Square development in Manchester". Kent Online. 12 October 2018.
- ^ Schofield, Jonathan (2 June 2021). "'The city wanted us to embrace the riverside' - Deansgate Square, revealed". Confidentials Manchester. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Great Jackson Street Framework May 2018". Manchester City Council.
- ^ Howe, Ed (August 2016). "Manchester Development Update August 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Elizabeth Tower". skyscrapercenter.com. Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 27 February 2023.