Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) has committed €15.18m in a joint venture with McGoff Group (McGoff) to deliver Downtown Victoria North 237-unit build-to-rent scheme in Manchester.
The development of one, two and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses is situated on Rochdale Road - a 10-minute walk from the centre of Manchester. Construction work has now started and is scheduled to complete in late 2025.
The completed site will feature extensive landscaping, including a communal garden courtyard with seating areas, a pocket square and private gardens. It will also offer a reception with a spacious seating area and business centre, a 24/7 concierge service, a residents’ lounge, a fully equipped gym, underground car parking and bicycle storage.
McGoff Group will undertake all aspects of the delivery of the scheme with McGoff Construction acting as main contractor and McGoff’s sister company, Downtown Asset Management, operating the completed development. This project represents McGoff’s second Manchester city centre development following the completion of its 374-unit ‘Downtown’ development on the banks of the river Irwell in Salford in 2020.
John McKeon, Investment Director for HGP, commented: “Our investment with McGoff highlights the role that equity funding plays in getting housing projects off the ground across the UK during a high-interest rate environment. Downtown Victoria North promises to be an excellent scheme that will provide tenants with a high-quality place to live within walking distance from the city centre. McGoff has a great track record in the delivery and operation of schemes of this nature across the North West and we look forward to partnering with them on this and other developments.”
Chris McGoff, director at the McGoff Group, added: “We’re thrilled to have established a joint venture with Housing Growth Partnership, working with them to deliver Downtown Victoria North. The development is located in a superb part of Manchester city centre. Furthermore, the design and mix of properties within the scheme are excellent. We are confident this BTR scheme will prove popular with the discerning Manchester rental market.”
