Great Northern Tower

The Great Northern Tower is a 72-metre (236 ft) sloped high-rise apartment building located on Watson Street in Manchester city centre, England. It is adjacent to its namesake, the Grade II listed Great Northern Warehouse. The building was proposed in 2001 and construction began in 2004 with completion in 2007. The total cost of the development was £32,800,000 and comprises 257 apartments. It was designed by Assael Architecture^[2] and built by Carillion.^[3]

Great Northern Tower
Great Northern Tower, Manchester
General information
Status	Completed
Type	High-rise
Architectural style	Post modern
Location	Watson Street, Manchester, England
Coordinates	53.4776°N 2.2480°W / 53.4776; -2.2480
Construction started	2004
Completed	2007
Height	72 m (236 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	25
Floor area	25,700 m2 (277,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Assael Architecture[1]
Developer	George Wimpey City (now Taylor Wimpey)
Main contractor	Carillion
Other information
Number of units	257

The sloped style of the building was designed to complement the curved roof of the neighbouring Manchester Central Convention Complex, and create a distinctive silhouette to the Manchester skyline. Clad in glass, metal, and grey tiles, the tower slopes in profile from 10 to 25 storeys, and has two levels in the basement.^[4]

Amenities

The building is located centrally in regards to the main tram and railway stations in Manchester, with the Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop/Deansgate railway station, St Peter's Square tram stop and Manchester Oxford Road railway station each within a few minutes walk. It is also adjacent to Deansgate and the Manchester Central Convention Complex (commonly known as Manchester Central or GMEX).

Occupancy

The building's ground floor units have hosted numerous businesses over the years, including the One Watson Street, Taps and Epernay champagne bars, the Zaika and Kolkata restaurants, and more recently the Kieley's Irish Bar.

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view at sunset
• 
  Viewed from Manchester centre
• 
  Great Northern Square
• 
  Viewed from behind

See also

• Greater Manchester portal

• List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester

References

1. "Great Northern Tower". Assael. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
2. "The Great Northern Tower". Manchester History. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
3. "Carillion is favourite to slip into the Slot". Construction News. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. "Great Northern Tower". Skyscraper News. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

External links

• A Manchester View entry
• Emporis entry^[usurped]
• Assael entry

Media related to Great Northern Tower at Wikimedia Commons