A £200 million mixed-use scheme in Manchester is moving forward with the appointment of a construction partner.

Laing O'Rourke has agreed a deal for the St Michael's development, which will see the construction of a 191-bedroom hotel and 181 high-end apartments in a 40-storey tower. The scheme will also include the creation of more than 163,000 sq ft of office space, 22,722 sq ft of leisure space and a boutique five-star hotel in the former Bootle Street police station.

Design refinements have been submitted to the Council, with Laing O'Rourke expected to start-on-site date in late summer 2020.


Céire O'Rourke, Laing O'Rourke Director, said: "We are delighted to have been appointed by St Michael's Partnership to deliver what will become a landmark development in Manchester's city centre. We will be using modern methods of construction with a high percentage of the development being manufactured off site and assembled on site. These methods, known as Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) minimise disruption, vital in such a tightly constrained site and give the client more certainty in terms of the programme timetable.



"Our established Manchester team; some of whom have been responsible for delivering projects across the City including the Central Library and Town Hall extension refurbishment, Manchester Metrolink and The Henry Royce Institute look forward to starting on site this year."

Gary Neville, on behalf of the St Michael's Partnership added: "We're delighted to officially announce Laing O'Rourke as construction partner on St Michael's.

"The level of input given by them and the team really puts us in a good position to progress swiftly with the final stage of design early in 2020."

It is estimated that St Michael's will create 1,800 jobs during operation and a further 500 jobs during the construction period.

(CM/MH)