Salford City Council has approved Manchester-based developer Generation’s plans for a 12-storey, 85-apartment scheme on Duncan Street.
The scheme, which has been designed by TODD Architects, is targeted at ‘aspirational young professionals’ and features a mix of accommodation, a residents’ lounge and a large communal roof terrace offering views across Salford and Manchester.
Shehzad Chaudhri from Generation said: “This site is highly accessible and well connected, being located on the mid-point between Manchester Town Hall and Media City Salford and on the new Bee Network cycleway. It is in an area that is undergoing substantial and transformative change, with a new mixed-use neighbourhood now emerging.
“The scheme itself is designed to contribute significantly to that transformation by delivering high quality new homes with high levels of resident amenity space to support modern, post-Covid lifestyles, including residents’ lounges/home working space and communal outdoor terraces on the roof and fronting the street.”
Seamus Lennon, principal at TODD Architects Manchester Studio, added: “Our proposal will create a flagship urban scheme that will contribute to the new sustainable community emerging in this area of Salford and will offer high-quality homes using a range of apartment typologies to suit local market demand. It has been designed very much with residents and the local community in mind and offers a true sense of place and community. Residents in the proposal will enjoy access to extremely high levels of shared amenity which will encourage social interaction and further reduce the need to travel for some leisure and recreation pursuits.
“This is an exemplar residential development in its approach to design, technology provision and sustainability strategy. Utilising our knowledge of the local market and experience on other residential-led schemes throughout the UK, our proposal not only respects the character of the area, but will provide a high-quality living environment and greatly assist the city in meeting its overall housing targets. The high-quality nature of our scheme is expected to encourage further investment in the surrounding area, creating employment opportunities for residents.”
