Skyscraper apartment building in Manchester, England
Bridgewater Heights
The tower seen from Oxford Road, Manchester
Former names
Liberty Living
General information
Status
Completed
Type
Skyscraper[1]
Location
Great Marlborough Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Construction started
2010
Completed
September 2012[2]
Owner
Liberty Living
Landlord
Liberty Living
Height
Roof
106 m (348 ft)
Technical details
Floor count
37[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Hodder and Partners
Main contractor
Shepherd Construction Allied Developments
References
[4][5]
Bridgewater Heights[6] (also known as Liberty Heights,[6]Wakefield Street Tower,[7] or 17 New Wakefield Street) is a skyscraper apartment building in Manchester, England, west of Oxford Street.
It was designed by local architect Stephen Hodder in a clustered architectural form and was completed in September 2012. The skyscraper is situated adjacent to Oxford Road railway station, on the corner of Great Marlborough Street. The skyscraper is 37 storeys tall, at a height of 106 m (348 ft) and as of February 2024 is the 19th-tallest building in Greater Manchester.[8][9]
^Under the Emporis Standards Committee, a skyscraper is defined as a multi-storey building which is at least 100m. Any building from 35m to 100m tall is generally considered to be a high-rise building.
^"Great Marlborough Street progress". hodderandpartners. Hodder + Partners. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
^"Manchester Floorplans". Student Castle. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^"17 New Wakefield Street". Skyscrapercity. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^"17 New Wakefield Street". Emporis. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ ab"Bridgewater Heights". unitestudents.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^N.B. It is not in Wakefield Street which is a short street parallel to New Wakefield Street north of the railway viaduct. New Wakefield Street runs from 88 Oxford Street to Great Marlborough Street.
^"New skyscraper planned for Manchester is also the tallest student accommodation in the UK by 4 floors". Manchester Confidential. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
^"Liberty Heights". Skycraper Center. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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