Albert Street West and Woodhall Street

Located close to Manchester city centre, this development has transformed a brownfield site into ten one bedroom apartments, including two semi-adapted apartments. They have been built using green technologies, making them environmentally friendly and economical to run for customers.

Housing mix

Albert Street West

Six one bedroom apartments, including two ground floor semi adapted apartments.

Woodhall Street

Four one bedroom apartments.

Tenure

All homes will be for affordable rent.

Key dates

Start on site: May 2019

Practical completion: October 2020

Total scheme cost

£1.3 million

Homes England grant total: £360,000

Partners

Main contractor: John Southworth Builders

Architect: John McCall Architects

Structural Engineer: Alan Johnston Partnership

Employers Agent: Wilkinson Cowan Partnership

Sustainability

We are piloting an innovative energy storage system at this development. This combines photovoltaic solar panels with batteries and electric storage heaters to help reduce the homes’ carbon footprint, making them more environmentally friendly and economical to run.