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Everyman to open new Manchester cinema at ABC

Boutique cinema Everyman will open a new venue at The ABC Buildings in Autumn 2019, part of Allied London’s Enterprise City cluster. Famed for their innovative lifestyle approach, Everyman create standout experiences with a passion for quality, hospitality and a programme of films and live broadcast art events. Taking 10,500 sq. ft. at the ABC Buildings, the cinema will feature three screening rooms and a bar and restaurant space. Everyman Manchester will be a vibrant social space to indulge in a great evening out, with a bar and Spielburger restaurant area serving burgers and handmade pizzas, a hospitality led team providing [...]

Aviva Investors and Allied London to create Manchester’s Enterprise City®

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, today announces it has agreed a long-term partnership with Allied London, the award-winning UK property investment and development company, to create Enterprise City ® at St. John’s, Manchester’s newest city centre neighbourhood. The Wider St Johns neighbourhood development has a total investment value of over £1.25bn. Built on the former site of Granada television studios in the St John’s area of Manchester, immediately south of Spinningfields, Allied London and Aviva Investors will combine their experience and expertise to establish one of the UK’s leading digital, media and enterprise clusters. Once [...]

Barry’s Bootcamp joins ABC

Barry’s Bootcamp, the global leader in boutique fitness studios, will be the first retail & leisure occupier to open at Allied London’s Enterprise City.  The company, which pioneered the boutique fitness sector in the UK since launching in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, 20 years ago, and will open its first UK studio outside of London this November.  Barry’s Manchester will take 5,500 sq. ft at the ABC Buildings, part of Allied London’s 17-acre St. John’s development, within the new Enterprise City cluster, which is purpose built for the creative, media and tech industries.  The new studio will open its doors next month, specific dates and further [...]

Crown Square reopens after Allied London’s redesign brings Europe to Manchester

The winning design of the civic square by Arriola & Fiol uses The Oast House as a point of departure, marrying the old with the contemporary.Crown Square in Manchester’s Spinningfields estate has reopened today after undergoing a transformational redesign by Allied London, the award-winning UK property developer in partnership with Arriola & Fiol, a Spanish architectural firm renowned for landscape architecture. The new design elevates Crown Square and The Oast House’s public realm in to a piece of authentic landscape architecture that is both commercial and civic in its treatment.Allied London launched an invite-only architectural competition in the summer of [...]

External repair works commence at London Road Fire Station

Allied London has announced preparations for the commencement of an initial phase of work to sympathetically repair and restore the iconic London Road Fire Station building fabric back to a state of good repair.Scaffolding is being erected across London Road and Fairfield Street in Manchester. Allied London’s team has been working closely with the scaffolding designers to ensure the need for fixing into the building is totally avoided, in relation to the ornate Terracotta façade.All works, materials, scope and methodology are being prepared by the appointed building surveying and project consultancy team, in conjunction with the appointed historic consultant Steve [...]

Enterprise City welcomes The Farm Group

Major media occupier The Farm Group has confirmed it will open a 25,000 sq ft facility at The ABC Buildings, which are part of Allied London’s Enterprise City cluster for creative, tech and digital industries.The Sixties architecture and characteristics of The ABC Buildings are being re-adapted to create a leading media hub in the heart of Manchester’s city-centre, complementing the existing ‘Old Granada’ television studios at St. John’s, which are being redeveloped and operated by ALL Studios. This cluster of studios and production facilities will create a new centre of excellence for media in the north.While substantial renovation work is [...]

Booking.com to invest £100m in Manchester as part of St. John’s move

Online travel giant, Booking.com, is set to open a new global headquarters at Manchester Goods Yard for its ground transportation company, Rentalcars.com. The 12-year 222,000 sq ft let agreed makes Booking.com one of the key anchor tenants for St John’s, Manchester's newest city centre neighbourhood.Booking.com said its global transport hub will represent a £100m investment in Manchester over 10 years and advised the move could create up to 900 jobs in Manchester in coming years. In the first instance, the company will move 1,500 employees to St. John's from four existing Manchester offices and will create 200 new jobs “as soon [...]

Triple recognition for No.1 Spinningfields

Allied London’s development, No.1 Spinningfields, has been recognised for its digital connectivity and sustainable design. This announcement comes only months after the development was named ‘Commercial Development of the Year’ at the Insider North West Property Awards 2018.Home to D&D’s 20 Stories and leading corporate companies including PwC and American Express, No.1 Spinningfields has been awarded Platinum status by WiredScore. The certification company’s platinum score - the highest available - is awarded to buildings and redevelopments that offer 'best in-class' connectivity and considers factors such as WiFi strength and speed as well as connectivity resilience.Additionally, BREEAM, the world’s leading sustainability assessment [...]

Revised plans for St. John’s Factory arts venue approved

Factory, the new permanent home for the Manchester International Festival (MIF) has received approval from Manchester City Council for revised plans put forward by OMA. The £111.6M flexible arts space is being backed by Allied London in partnership with the City Council and will be built at St. John’s, Manchester’s newest city centre neighbourhood. The development is located on the former site of the Old Granada Studios.The revised plans for Factory include an improvement to the appearance of the building’s façade and an appropriately scaled orchestral pit. It is being designed by Rem Koolhaas’s Dutch practice, Office for Metropolitan Architecture [...]

Allied London reveals first phase of Enterprise City

Allied London announced its updated vision for Enterprise City, based on the significant progress made in just one year, since its initial launch last April. Opening the launch of phase one event at The Bonded Warehouse on 27 June 2018, Chief Executive, Michael Ingall outlined that in 2018, Allied London will open four key operations in Enterprise City, including: The ABC Buildings, The Bonded Warehouse and All Studios, and The Department, a workspace concept operated by All Work & Social. Enterprise City is a cluster for modern industry, which is made up of the tech, media and creative sectors.Michael Ingall said: “Enterprise City [...]

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