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Three60 is a cylindrical residential
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in
Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, England. The building is part of the second phase of the Crown Street development area at the southern end of
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in the city centre, behind the
Deansgate Square Deansgate Square, formerly known as Owen Street, is a residential skyscraper cluster on the southern edge of Manchester City Centre, England, consisting of four towers, the tallest of which is . The site is just south of Deansgate railway stat ...
skyscraper cluster. It was designed by
SimpsonHaugh SimpsonHaugh (formerly Ian Simpson Architects) is an English architecture practice established in 1987 by Ian Simpson and Rachel Haugh. The practice has offices in London and Manchester. In 2014, the practice re-branded as SimpsonHaugh & Pa ...
architects. At tall, the 51-storey tower is , the joint fifth-tallest building in Greater Manchester alongside its sister tower The Blade.


History


Planning

The planning application was submitted to
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in April 2020 for two adjacent towers, The Cylinder (subsequently renamed Three60) and The Blade, to form the second phase of developer Renaker's Crown Street development, consisting of a combined total of 855 apartments across of residential space. Three60 will contain 441 apartments. The towers are to be connected at the lower levels by a podium containing of commercial space. Planning approval was obtained in July 2020.


Construction

Construction of the building commenced in 2021. In March 2022, the
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approved a £62.3 million loan to Renaker for the development project. Three60 was expected to be completed by spring 2024, and confirmation of its completion was announced in May of that year. The site of the two towers covers and is next to Chester Road roundabout and the
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.


See also

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, adjacent tower which comprises the first phase of the Crown Street development area *
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