The only way is up
Manchester Evening News|October 25, 2023
550FT TOWER STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE
PAUL BRITTON
The only way is up

WHEN it’s finished, the views over Manchester city centre and beyond for hundreds of miles will be breathtaking.

Standing at more than 550ft-high, Tower D2 will dominate the city centre’s skyline as one of Manchester’s tallest buildings, together with its near neighbours.

Construction started last year and now the scheme’s project monitors have revealed with aplomb it’s entered the ‘superstructure’ phase.

Above-ground works are underway in earnest, with the latest images showing a concrete frame beginning to rise above the surface and getting taller all the time. The frame will now continue to be built upwards.

A nine-year project to build four skyscrapers was first given the green light in February last year. The towers, ranging from 39 storeys in height to 60 storeys, are planned for two parcels of land on the banks of the River Irwell, known as Trinity Islands.

This story is from the October 25, 2023 edition of Manchester Evening News.

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