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What Ancoat has to offer

Ancoats and New Islington is one of Manchester’s most appealing places to live. The area is a blend of cutting-edge design, contemporary architecture and ongoing regeneration, whilst incorporating and revamping it’s industrial heritage.

Ancoats benefits from nearby bus routes, and the ‘Metrolink’ tram stop; connecting you to the entire city and it’s suburbs. Ancoats is located within walking distance to Manchester City Centre, as well as Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria train stations.

Ancoats also neighbours the Northern Quarter, an area that hosts an array of eclectic bars, fine restaurants, clothing and coffee shops. Living in Ancoats, you can feel the rush of the city centre but come home to an oasis of calm; with new marinas, revamped canals and squares, all creating a renewed sense of place.

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Developments in Ancoats

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Crusader Mill

Completed August 2022. This beautiful 200-year-old mill, Crusader, conversion plus a 10-storey new build, Pheonix, now houses 201 apartments some featuring exposed brick work, timber beams and high ceilings.

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Tribe, 2 Butler Street

Tribe apartments are a family of three contemporary residential blocks which were refurbished in 2015 and are located to the east side of Manchester city centre.

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POPworks, 162-164 Oldham Road

POPworks is located within Ancoats, only a short walk from Piccadilly & Victoria train station, as well as plenty of bars, cafes and restaurants that Ancoats and the Northern Quarter has to offer.

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Ingenta, 2 Poland Street

Ingenta is based on Poland Street in the sought after area of Ancoats. It is 5 storeys, the ground floor has commercial units and the 1st to 4th floor is residential apartments, it has 30 apartments in total.

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Brooklyn Lofts, 34 Mason Street, Manchester

Brooklyn Lofts a former textile factory, is a new conversion development on Mason Street which was completed in February 2019.

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Broadside, 43 Oldham Road

Broadside was completed in 2019 and is one of the latest developments within the New Cross area of the city centre.

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Residenza, George Leigh Street

Residenza is smart development of only fourteen homes, located on the iconic George Leigh Street in ‘Little Italy’ Ancoats. Known as ‘Little Italy’ due to Italian immigrants making it their home in the latter half of the 1800’s.

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The Astley, 61 Houldsworth Street

The Astley is located just off Great Ancoats Street and sits perfectly between the Northern Quarter and Ancoats area.

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Cotton House, Blossom Street

Cotton House is located on the edge of Cutting Room Square in the heart of Ancoats. This exciting development is a mix of 23 apartments and townhouses and offers a unique opportunity to own a home which fuses cool industrial

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BS41, Loom Street

BS41 is a purpose built development consisting of 48 apartments with a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms and completed in 2008.

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1 Jersey Street, Ancoats

1 Jersey Street located in the heart of Ancoats has 40 apartments which were originally sold on a shared ownership basis giving the residents the option to increase the ownership percentage when they wish to.

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Nuovo, 59 Great Ancoats Street

Nuovo is a modern contemporary development which was completed in 2014. There are 126 apartments across two linked but very different blocks with retail units underneath.

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Murray Mills, 50 Bengal Street

Murray's Mills is a beautiful collection of Grade II and II* listed buildings forming a horseshoe around a landscaped courtyard garden.

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Ancoats Gardens

Ancoats Gardens will be a new development to Manchester that will feature a range of 1, 2 & 3 bedroomed apartments in the sought-after Ancoats neighbourhood.

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Mason Street, Ancoats

Mason Street has 13 beautifully presented Victorian mill conversion apartments. The residential development boasts character and industrial features whilst offering a choice of one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with well designed living spaces along with basement level duplexes.

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Warehaus, George Leigh Street

Warehaus Ancoats is another addition to thriving Ancoats area which is the birthplace of the industrial revolution and now regularly rated one of the coolest places to live in the UK.

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Alumni Buildings, 1 Cotton Street

Alumni Buildings has a total 20 apartments this includes duplex’s and penthouses from 1 ,2 and 3 bedroom apartments. The Penthouse apartments benefits from a parking space each.

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Royal Mills, Cotton Street

Nestled within the heart of Ancoats and on the banks of the Rochdale Canal, Royal Mills is one of the city centre’s largest and most loved conversion developments.

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Flintglass Wharf, 35 Radium Street

Flint Glass Wharf is located at the far eastern edge of Ancoats. It’s surprisingly quiet, even though the Northern Quarter is only a few minutes’ walk away.

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MM2 Building, Pickford Street

MM2 is situated on Pickford Street in the heart of Ancoats. Located just off Great Ancoats Street this development offers easy access onto the Mancunian Way and is only a short walk from Piccadilly and Victoria train station and Metrolink

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Fairbairn Building

The Fairbairn Building is a handsome contemporary block situated in the heart of New Islington/Ancoats, the regenerated area on the edge of Northern Quarter.

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Hudson Building, 29-37 Great Ancoats Street

The Hudson Building is a fine example of well-crafted Art Deco architecture. Constructed in 1924, it has huge Crittal-style windows and a beautifully ornate facade.