Sportswear mogul limbers up for revamp of NQ eyesore

ACLO, the property company owned by Hyrum Cook – the founder of the Manchester ath-leisure brand Adanola – and his brother Barney have been given consent to rid Marlsbro House of its distinctive chequerboard cladding and refurbish the listed building into a mixed-use scheme featuring a private members bar.

Manchester City Council has approved plans for the redevelopment of the asset, which is located on Newton Street in the Northern Quarter, under delegated powers.

Cook’s property business ACLO bought Marlsbro House from another fashion empresario-led business – Boohoo – for around £3.5m earlier this year.

In May, the firm lodged plans for the 24,000 sq ft building’s redevelopment.

Designed by Archer Humphrys International, the scheme 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

Civic is the structural engineer, Ridge is advising on M&E, and Euan Kellie Property Solutions is the planning consultant. MAKE is the project manager and quantity surveyor.

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.