3 Hardman Street

3 Hardman Street is a 16-storey high-rise building in Spinningfields, Manchester, England. At 75 m (246 ft), as of 2023 it is the third-tallest building in the Spinningfields area (after 1 Spinningfields and the Manchester Civil Justice Centre) and the joint 36th-tallest building in Greater Manchester.

3 Hardman Street
3 Hardman Street
General information
Type	Office Retail
Location	3 Hardman Street, Manchester, England, UK
Coordinates	53.4797°N 2.2503°W / 53.4797; -2.2503
Construction started	2007
Completed	2009[1]
Management	Capital Properties
Height
Roof	75 m (246 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	16
Floor area	369,800 sq ft (34,360 m2)
Lifts/elevators	20
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sheppard Robson[1]
Developer	Allied London Properties[1]
Structural engineer	Capita Symonds[2]
Main contractor	Bovis Lend Lease[2]

Its nearest airport is Manchester Airport, located 8.7 miles away; the nearest train station is Deansgate, located 0.4 miles away; and the nearest bus stop is Cheapside (Stop CO), which is located 0.3 miles away.^[3]

Background

3 Hardman Street was designed by architects Sheppard Robson, as part of the Allied London project regenerating Spinningfields into a major business centre. According to Allied London chief executive Mike Ingall, "3 Hardman Street has been designed in particular for the financial and professional services sector for Manchester".^[4]

The building was completed in February 2009, and it was the largest speculatively developed office outside London at the time.^[5] (A speculative development is construction with no formal commitment from tenants). The building was 80% let before completion.^[5] The building has a BREEAM rating of excellent.^[6] The building is 16-storeys tall with one floor used as a plant floor.^[1] The building also has two underground levels which hold 250 parking spaces.^[1]

In 2010, Allied London sold the building for £183.5 million.^[7] It was bought by Glenn Arrow UK Property, which is owned by the Luxembourg-based company, Ærium.^[8] Allied London continues to manage the building.^[7]

Tenants

• BDO Global^[9]
• Beachcroft^[10]
• BNY Mellon^[9][11]
• Brown Shipley^[12]
• Equinox Financial Search and Selection^[13]
• G2V Recruitment Group^[14]
• General Medical Council^[15]
• Investec^[16]
• Kukinto^[17]
• Marks & Spencer^[18]
• Pinsent Masons^[9]
• PKF^[19]
• PureGym^[20]
• Regus^[9]
• Robert Walters Group^[21]
• RSM UK^[9]
• Shoosmiths^[22]