ACLO puts in for Marlsbro House overhaul

The property company owned by Adanola founder Hyrum Cook has submitted plans to refurbish the grade two-listed Manchester office building and remove its distinctive chequerboard cladding.

ACLO bought Marlsbro House on Newton Street in the Northern Quarter from Boohoo for around £3.5m earlier this year. The business is now forging ahead with plans to refresh the 24,000 sq ft building.

The scheme put to Manchester City Council for determination features:

• A bar and recording studio in the basement

• A restaurant on the ground floor

• A private members bar and events space on the fourth floor

• Around 20,000 sq ft of co-working space on the upper floors

• Fresh brick cladding

Archer Humphryes International is the architect, Civic is the structural engineer, Ridge is advising on M&E, and Euan Kellie Property Solutions is the planning consultant.

To learn more about the plans, search for reference number PLA-2026-000266 on Manchester City Council’s planning portal.

Marlsbro House is part of a ACLO’s growing property portfolio, which also includes Peter House off St Peter’s Square, and NOMA’s Dantzic – which is home to athleisure brand Adanola’s HQ.