Domis set for £300m landmark Manchester Viadux

Aaron Morby 5 years ago
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Ask Real Estate and Betfred-owner Bill Done’s developer Salboy have teamed up to deliver the landmark Viadux project in Central Manchester.

Architect SimonHaugh designed the mixed-use scheme for the former Bauer Millet site
Architect SimonHaugh designed the mixed-use scheme for the former Bauer Millet site

Planning permission for the scheme, on the former Bauer Millet garage site off Albion Street, is already in place for a 40-storey residential tower and a 14-storey office building of 240,000 sq ft of space.

The £300m project involves working around the existing tram line and Grade II listed arches and is expected to take three years to deliver.

Designed by Simpson Haugh, the project will transform the neighbouring railway arches and create an active frontage along Great Bridgewater Street with new bars, restaurants and shops.

Work is expected to start on site this spring with Salboy’s partner construction firm Domis, carrying out the build.

Simon Ismail, co-founder and director of Salboy said: “Viadux will benefit from our extensive construction expertise and residential development experience and will be the latest in a line of high-quality schemes we are delivering in the city region.

“Working with a partner of the calibre of Ask over the coming years will help create one of the most exciting mixed-use projects right in the heart of the city centre.”

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Developer Salboy has more than 1,200 city centre flats under construction with a further 2,000 in the design process.

Current schemes include:

Local Blackfriars, Salford – 380 apartments, townhouses and penthouses across two towers with the restored Grade II-listed former public house, the Black Friar repurposed as a gateway entrance.

Local Crescent, Salford – Three buildings creating a central landscape courtyard and providing 399 apartments and town houses. 

Burlington Square – 273 flats close to the University of Manchester

SYNQ- MCR – Providing 183 flats over eight stories in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter.

The Press, Manchester – The Conversion of a Grade II listed printing works to create 66 New York-style 1, 2 & 3 bed flats and townhouses close to Angel Meadows and the NOMA district.

Castle Irwell, Salford – A new community of 500 new homes on a sweep of land framed by the River Irwell. Planning expected late 2020.

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