Elizabeth Tower, Manchester

Elizabeth Tower
Elizabeth Tower with Victoria Residence (lower centre) and The Blade (left), August 2023
Location within Greater Manchester
General information
TypeResidential skyscraper
LocationSilvercroft Street, Manchester, England
Coordinates53°28′21″N 2°15′19″W / 53.47248°N 2.25537°W / 53.47248; -2.25537
Construction started2018
Completed2022
OwnerRenaker
Height
Height153 m (501 ft)
Technical details
Floor count52
Design and construction
ArchitectSimpsonHaugh[1]
Website
Official website

Elizabeth Tower is a 153-metre (501 ft), 52-storey residential skyscraper on Silvercroft Street in Manchester, England. The building is part of the first phase of the Crown Street development area at the southern end of Deansgate in the city centre, behind the Deansgate Square skyscraper cluster[2] and adjacent to The Blade skyscraper. It was designed by SimpsonHaugh architects[1] and developed by Renaker. As of January 2026 it is the ninth-tallest building in Greater Manchester.

History

Planning

The planning application was submitted to Manchester City Council in April 2018 for two tall buildings, a 51-storey and a 21-storey tower subsequently named Elizabeth Tower and Victoria Residence respectively.[3] The towers form the first phase of developer Renaker's Crown Street development, consisting of a combined total of 664 apartments.[2] Elizabeth Tower contains 484 apartments.[4]

Planning approval was obtained in summer 2018.[5][3]

Construction

Construction of Elizabeth Tower commenced in 2018 and completed in 2022.[6] The smaller of the two towers, Victoria Residence, reached practical completion in November 2020.[7]

Facilities

Elizabeth Tower includes a gym, rooftop gardens, and a 20 m (66 ft) swimming pool located on the 44th floor. The swimming pool is one of the highest in Western Europe.[2][8]

In August 2022, NHS Property Services signed a lease on 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) across the ground and first floors for a medical centre at Elizabeth Tower.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Crown Street". SimpsonHaugh. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Gallery: Images revealed of next Renaker tower". Place North West. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Planning – Application Summary | 119806/FO/2018". Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Whelan, Dan (23 August 2022). "Medical centre to open at Renaker's Elizabeth Tower". Place North West. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Plans waved through include those for a 51-storey skyscraper on the Mancunian Way". Confidentials Manchester. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Elizabeth Tower". Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ^ Whelan, Dan (6 November 2020). "Renaker completes Victoria Residence". Place North West. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Elizabeth Tower". Savills. Retrieved 10 May 2023.