Blackfriars Road in Manchester city centre is the latest stretch to benefit from dandara's comprehensive assault on the city’s tired urban fabric. Renowned as one the region’s best developers, the company's design conscious schemes have set a new standard of living to which many aspire.
‘Spectrum’ is the latest addition to dandara’s portfolio. The £100m mixed-use development will form the centrepiece of an emerging urban quarter whilst also acting as a new gateway into Manchester’s commercial heart. And, having already built plenty of groundbreaking schemes throughout the city, dandara is used to redefining districts even the enormity of Spectrum’s 578 apartments together with its 30,000square feet of commercial/retail/leisure space and 2.5 acre site is not likely to faze.
Spectrum will showcase each and every advantage of city living; lush green outdoor space and local amenities, a priority for dandara, will be included within the development whilst the properties themselves will be thoughtfully designed with full length balconies. And with Harvey Nichols and Selfridges only minutes away, Spectrum will surely be a popular choice for owner-occupiers and investors alike.
“The city is fast becoming a diverse mix of residential, retail, leisure and commercial space all sitting side by side in harmony,"comments Managing Director of dandara North.
“Manchester is a fantastic European city, with an increasing urban population and investor community who demand quality, choice and design."
“We still see Manchester very much as a growth area but I think that the increasing emergence of genuine mixed use schemes like Spectrum will help encourage the long term sustainability of the city," he adds. “Indeed, our latest investments into dandara’s supporting infrastructure, in terms of both our developments and ongoing support for buyers and investors, demonstrates our faith in the market."
On the back of Spectrum and the company’s other city-based schemes, dandara is making a number of large investments into the central Manchester property market, including the creation of a brand new ‘one-stop-shop’ service for investors, including an in-house lettings and investment department.
From construction and fit-out, right through to furnishing, finding tenants and managing the property on an ongoing basis, dandara can now provide a full, no-hassle service to the property investor that can encompass any venture from the single ‘retirement investment’ property right up to managing several hundred homes.
“Property investment can be an ‘about the houses’ business, with an investor having to go to a different company for each essential service, " explains Mike. “We’ve made the entire process so much easier from start to finish."
Spectrum is dandara’s fifth Manchester-based scheme and plans for another major residential project on the nearby Chapel Wharf site, next to the prestigious five star Lowry Hotel, have been submitted to Salford City Council. Subject to planning consent, the development will transform the once derelict area with approximately 1,000 one, two and three-bedroom apartments with a tower reaching 40 storeys.
Article from Pad Magazine April 2006
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