248:-based development firm Forshaw Land & Property and a revised planning application was made and approved by Manchester City Council in 2015 for 420 privately rented apartments, fewer than the 600 originally planned in the 2012 scheme. Construction of the skyscraper was expected to take approximately 18 months with the demolition of the concrete car park shell to commence in November 2015. However, by May 2017 construction had yet to begin, and the car park structure had not been demolished.
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A 125 m (410 ft) tower was originally approved in
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January 2018. The concrete frame which has been incomplete since 2005 was finally demolished in May 2018. Groundworks commenced in summer 2018 with the core beginning to rise in October 2018. In
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The development was located on a site on River Street, beside
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and will reflect light to create effect. The architect, Ian
Simpson described the building as "a simple, very elegant and slender building with a glass surface so it will pick up reflections from the light and I think it will be quite dramatic".
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The 2012 approved scheme included 600 serviced apartments designed for short-stay 'serviced living' as well as a café and gym. The tower would have been similar to modernist buildings like the
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developer went bankrupt and the concrete frame remained uncompleted for 13 years. Chelmer
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to devise design proposals for a skyscraper building above 100 m (330 ft) in height. The company held a four-week consultation period in spring 2012.
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