Peninsula Building

The Peninsula Building is a commercial high-rise building in Manchester, England. The building is part of Manchester's Green Quarter, a regeneration project north-west of Manchester city centre.

The Peninsula Building
Alternative namesCity Park
General information
StatusComplete
TypeHigh rise
LocationManchester, England
Current tenantsPeninsula Business Services
LateRooms.com
Construction started2007
CompletedSeptember 2009[1]
Cost£53 million[2]
Height62.5 m
Technical details
Floor count16
Floor area23,774 sq m
Design and construction
ArchitectThe Manser Practice
References
[3][4]

Background

Peninsula lies on the fringe of the city centre, opposite the Manchester Arena and Manchester Victoria station. Construction of the building began in 2007 and it opened in 2009. The Peninsula has a distinctive elliptical plan, and is clad in a glass and granite rainscreen.[5] The building has a BREEAM rating of 'very good' and has on-site parking for up to 200 cars.[6]

The Peninsula is a commercial building, and is head office for Peninsula Business Services, who occupy the first six floors.[7] CDW occupy the eighth floor,[8] HRonline occupy the ninth floor (known as Cloud 9)[9] and LateRooms.com occupy the top floors, employing 300 people at the building.[10]

See also
  • NOMA, Manchester - a similar redevelopment scheme to the Green Quarter, adjacent to The Peninsula

References
  1. "The Peninsula, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester". DTZ. Archived from the original on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  2. Burdett, Jill (3 August 2009). "Peninsula goes for a funky fit-out". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  3. "The Peninsula". skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  4. "The Peninsula". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  5. "City Park Life". skyscrapercity.com. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  6. "Specification: The Peninsula". The Peninsula Manchester. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  7. "Availability: Peninsula". The Peninsula Manchester. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
  8. "Contact Us". uk.cdw.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  9. Begum, Shelina (5 November 2015). "Tech Firm is Off to a Bright Start". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  10. "Laterooms checks in to Peninsula". Place North West. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

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