Trinity Islands is a high rise residential development in
Manchester
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,
England
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, consisting of four towers between 39 and 60 storeys split over two 2.2-acre sites; Tower D1 at , Tower D2 at , Tower C1 at and Tower C2 at . The project comprises 1,950 apartments, with a total build cost of £535m.
The project began when the original developer
Allied London
Allied London is a property development and investment company that develops landmark projects ranging from re-use to regeneration developments across retail, commercial, office, residential, restaurant, and leisure sectors. The company also offe ...
proposed five towers on the site, with the tallest – at 67 storeys – reaching a height of . If built, this tower would have overtaken
Deansgate Square South Tower to be the
tallest building in Manchester as well as the
tallest building in the United Kingdom outside of
London
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. The scheme would have delivered around 1,390 homes, costing approximately £1.3 billion. This development was approved in July 2017.
The site was subsequently sold to Renaker in 2017 for £13.4m, who redesigned the scheme.
Place North West
accessed on 14 January 2021
See also
* List of tallest buildings and structures in Manchester
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester ranks buildings in Greater Manchester by height.
, Greater Manchester has sixteen towers completed at a height of 100 metres or more and a further eleven towers above ...
* List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
As of December 2022 there are 148 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least tall, 117 of them in London, 15 in Greater Manchester, 5 in Birmingham, 3 in Leeds, 2 ...
References
External links
Trinity Islands
at Child Graddon Lewis architects
Manchester City Council
Planning Application 132429/FO/2021
Skyscrapers in Manchester
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