First look inside the new luxury apartments transformed from offices on prestigious Manchester street
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA new apartment building has been completed in Manchester city centre as part of a £6 million scheme. Former offices housed inside a Grade II Listed building have been transformed into 24 luxury one and two-bedroom flats.
The rental apartments, which are due to be brought to market next month with Urban Bubble, sit on Manchester's renowned King Street.
Once the heart of the north west financial industry and a home to the Bank of England, the banks and businesses of King Street have been replaced by high-end shops and restaurants over the years.
The sloped street is a conservation area due to the architectural quality of many of its grand buildings. The 24,000 square foot building, now known as Kingsgate House, holds the first residential development to be built in the prime retail area of lower King Street. READ MORE: The latest house price in every Greater Manchester area - from cheapest to most expensive The redevelopment involved stripping the historic building back to its shell and repurposing it, with a new entrance and ancillary space at ground level, as well as a cycle store and plant areas at basement level.
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