Morgan Capital lodges revised plans for New Victoria office 

Designed by London-based architect Piercy&Company, the 160,000 sq ft Manchester proposal supersedes an earlier iteration of the building progressed by Muse Developments. 

Muse won permission for an office and two residential buildings at New Victoria in 2016 and Vinci is on site delivering the 520-apartment element. 

Morgan Capital bought the office plot from Muse for £60m last year on behalf of Toriview, a private family office, and set about redesigning the scheme to make it more sustainable and to cater for changing occupier demands. 

The previous designs, drawn up by Sheppard Robson, were for an eight-storey building with glass facades. 

Under the revised proposals, Morgan Capital is seeking consent for a 10-storey building off Corporation Street next to Manchester Victoria train station. 

The developer is targeting a BREEAM ‘outstanding’ accreditation for the building. 

The eighth, ninth and tenth floors of the building will feature external terraces. 

Deloitte is the planning consultant and Chroma is the project manager. 

The project team also features Hollis, Sweco, AJP, Gardiner & Theobald, SCP, RLB, Ball and Berry, Fulcro, RBMP, Rachel Hacking Ecology and KM Heritage. 

Piercy & Company is leading on design. Credit: via planning documents