Latimer starts contractor hunt for £75m Manchester job
Clarion Housing Group’s development arm is looking to appoint a construction firm to deliver the 461-apartment project on part of the former Boddingtons Brewery on Great Ducie Street.
The 35-month contract is valued at £75m and will see the construction of two blocks, one reaching 27 storeys and the other topping out at 11 storeys.
Firms have until 22 March to express an interest in the project.
Designed by Assael Architecture, Latimer’s proposals for the Manchester scheme include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom properties.
The developer claims the scheme will feature 60% affordable housing.
Under plans lodged in December, Latimer put forward proposals for 5% affordable provision but insisted it was “firmly committed” to upping this to 60% in the long run.
“The remaining 55%…will be delivered with the support of grant funding from Clarion’s partnership with Homes England,” the company said.
The 1.24-acre plot fronts Great Ducie Street and is currently used as a surface car park.
The land, part of a wider seven-acre plot, was deemed surplus to requirements by Manchester College operator LTE Group, which is developing a new £93m city centre digital and creative campus next door.
Latimer bought the site from LTE in June and outlined plans to redevelop it into apartments with the ambition of designating more than half of the apartments as affordable.
