Zephyr X floats 23-storey BTR plan
Proposals have been unveiled for a 237-apartment tower off Cheetham Hill Road, the developer’s debut Manchester project.
Zephyr X Developments, founded by Adam Faulkner in 2020, has launched a consultation on its plans to build a 23-storey build-to-rent scheme in Manchester.
Designed by Hawkins\Brown, the project would provide 154 two-bedroom apartments and 83 with one-bedroom, as well as ground floor commercial space.
The tower would be built on a site fronting Cheetham Hill Road and bound by Carnarvon Street and Gibson Place. The plot has been vacant for several years and was previously the forecourt for a car showroom.
The site is earmarked for residential development within the Great Ducie Street Strategic Regeneration Framework.
Cheetham Hill is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for developers due to the amount of regeneration going on around it. Last month, Benjamin Property Company put forward plans for a 25-storey scheme off Park Place, a short distance from Zephyr’s site.
Manchester College’s new city campus and Salboy’s 556-home Waterhouse Gardens are also nearby, while FEC and Manchester City Council’s 15,000-home Victoria North and the proposed regeneration of Strangeways will only hasten the speed of development in places like Cheetham Hill.
Graham Haydon-White, managing director at Zephyr X, said: “We hope to support the ongoing regeneration of this increasingly vibrant corner of Manchester and help meet the established demand for high-quality accommodation in the city centre.
“Through our consultation, which is getting underway this week, we encourage our neighbours to view our plans and let us know their thoughts.”
The project team includes planning consultant Euan Kellie Property Solutions, and project manager KS4 Consulting.
Zephyr X specialises in the development of residential schemes and is currently delivering care homes in Wigan and Blackburn as well as a 375-apartment BTR project in Milton Keynes.
