Bridgestone breaks ground on 113 Trafford Waters apartments
The contractor is on site to deliver the first of two blocks within the £2bn masterplan for X1 Developments.
Bridgestone has started building the first phase of the project that will ultimately deliver 208 apartments at Trafford Waters.
X1, which acquired the plot from Peel Waters, has confirmed that 70% of the 113-apartment first phase have been sold off-plan.
Nick Sweeney, chief executive of X1 Developments, said: “Being the first to deliver high-spec, privately owned apartments at Trafford Waters is a proud moment for us and demonstrates our long-term commitment to creating quality homes within a vibrant, mixed-use community.
“TraffordCity represents more than just development — it’s about building a connected environment where people can live, work, and enjoy leisure all in one place. This milestone marks significant progress in making that vision a reality.”
To learn more about the plans, search for reference number 111364/RES/23 on Trafford Council’s planning portal.
The 55-acre Trafford Waters scheme is located in Dumplington between the Trafford Centre and Manchester Ship Canal.
Overall, the project could create 3,000 homes, more than 100,000 sq ft of amenity space, and 850,000 sq ft of offices.
X1’s Trafford Waters project is the largest to come forward within the £2bn regeneration zone to date.
The project team includes planning consultant NJL Consulting, landscape architect Gillespies, structural engineer Clancy Consulting, and M&E engineer Prana. Bridgestone is the principal contractor.
Plans already approved at Trafford Waters include L&Q’s 83-home affordable scheme and Montpellier Estates’ proposals for an 82-bedroom care home.
What an awful design, it completely ignores it waterfront setting, shocking
By GetItBuilt!
Not sure who wants to live around there, constantly smells of sewers
By Anonymous
Prime real estate in one of the fastest growing cities and it’s just filled with boring & poor quality real estate
By Quail
This is a fantastic plop… I mean plot. Would wouldn’t want to live there.
By Mr Brown
@GetItBuilt – can you provide a better example of a design that acknowledges a waterfront setting? Genuinely curious as to what you mean. Thanks.
By BLS Bob
@BLS Bob sure, apartments that have full (enclosed ideally) balconies, large floor to ceiling windows, so residents can enjoy looking at the water instead of narrow windows and small balconies which can only take one chair. Toronto, Sydney and many developments in London take full advantage of such a coveted setting.
By GetItBuilt!
This is very poor quality real estate I agree. Manchester is overrun with bland boxes. The city has the opportunity of creating exciting creative WELL DESIGNED buildings and unfortunately we get this sot of thing. It’s a shame for the city.
By Mike
This kind of cheap and ugly design is what contributes to making Manchester such an ugly city. Many of the new buildings are so poorly designed. Architects do not seem to learn from the disasters of the 70s and 80s. Perhaps they don’t even care
By John
Needs to be higher and better riverside development so people can enjoy walking and riding bikes
By Anonymous