Manchester calls time on Logik’s Mayfield office project
The developer’s plans for a 215,000 sq ft commercial scheme were lodged back in 2020 but have now been consigned to the history books.
Manchester City Council has now “finally disposed of” Logik Developments’ proposal, given the amount of time that has passed since it was lodged.
This essentially means that the planning application for the project is dead in the water.
Designed by Tim Groom Architects, the 14-storey development emerged in 2020 but has failed to gather momentum.
Located at the south-west corner of the 24-acre Mayfield masterplan, the plot is separated from the majority of the £1.4bn scheme by Baring Street.
Across the road, Landsec, which leads the wider Mayfield partnership, is preparing to start building the £400m first phase and is close to appointing Lendlease to build the first of two offices – the 240,000 sq ft Republic.
It is understood that Landsec and Logik have held talks over how the scheme would integrate with the rest of the masterplan but have failed to reach an agreement.
Offices? While Manchester is overflowing with empy Office buildings? Displacement surely? Shiny new instead of existing older ones? Ban it?
By Roberta Upton
Calm down Roberta, none of what you said is real. Economics says otherwise.
By Anonymous
So much of property Manchester is going to be fraction previous value with collapse office market and with it needs to live residential apartment city centre.The party is well and truly over.
By Barbara Roche
Anonymous to Roberta: Business Accounting has absolutely nothing to do with National Economics. Roberta is making a good point. Much property is held because land is naturally scarce and so property prices naturally rise. If the aim was to make an operating profit and not a business accounting profit most empty Manchester office blocks would be knocked down. Roberta is correct.
By James Yates
Surprised Tim Groom came up with something like this.
2020 was a strange year though …
By MrP
Oh dear…the witterers are out in force, is it Christmas? ‘The offices should be knocked down’ ‘they don’t make money’…’it’s not my narrative’…blah blah blah. Wrong City, wrong time, grow up.
By Anonymous
@December 02, 2024 at 7:00 pm
By MrP
Know what you mean. It’s not one of the practice’s finer efforts (and I think TGA’s work often shows real thought and maturity). So a mercy to all that is isn’t happening.
By Rye
Trolls have been saying the same thing about offices for over a decade
By Anonymous
Rye:
I agree. I hope TG sticks with brick designs.
By MrP