UK: Developer Progressive Living has lodged proposals for a 568 unit coliving tower in the Greengate neighbourhood of Salford.
The scheme will see a narrow site off Gorton Street redeveloped into a 41-storey tower, under proposals submitted to Salford City Council. The latest iteration of the scheme is five storeys taller than the scheme Progressive consulted on in 2021, which proposed a 50/50 coliving and hotel split.
Progressive said talks with a funding partner and co-living operator are at an advanced stage and that a start on site is planned for spring 2024.
Director David Fairclough said: “We have been working on proposals for this site for some time now and are excited to finally share this high-quality development. We believe it will create a vibrant community through the array of communal spaces available to residents and promote wellbeing through its focus on lifestyle amenities. The scheme’s coliving offer will complement the mainly BTR tenure of adjacent towers in Greengate and bring a more affordable entry into city centre living.”
“Currently being used as a surface-level car park, our vision for Gorton Street presents an opportunity to redevelop a forgotten pocket of land in a way that will positively contribute to Salford’s wider regeneration strategy for the Greengate area and deliver sought-after coliving accommodation that will provide quality, affordable places to live for young professionals,” he added.
Designed by BDP, the building will include four floors of amenity space including residents lounges, a cinema room, games room and makers space, communal cooking and dining areas, a gym and wellness centre, coworking spaces and meeting rooms. A landscaped roof terrace and a sky bar is planned for the 37th floor.
The railway arches next to the tower would be repurposed into social and leisure units under separate plans currently being drawn up.
