CG images unveil “beautiful” first look at Manchester’s first co-living development

Manchester’s first co-living development to be granted planning permission, Union is drawing close to completion. The new buildings, situated at St John’s have been designed to provide a more accessible gateway into city living.

Union comes with all the trappings that modern build-to-rent properties offer such as a resident’s gym, lounge, co-working space, and private dining rooms, following much of Vita Group’s track record for developing “beautiful future-proof places for people to thrive”.

It is a purpose-built brand born out of thousands of hours of research and development, time spent interviewing the city’s young professionals working in retail and hospitality, nursing, tech, and other industries to find out exactly what they need from their accommodation.

The “twist” with Union is it’s specifically designed for sharing, taking some of the elements which make professional house shares popular (HMOs/ houses of multiple occupancy), such as affordable tenancies which include bills.

Union will offer everything from studios to co-live fours with 1,552 bedrooms across two buildings. In total there will be 151 co-live fours, 214 co-live threes, 30 twos, and 242 studio apartments with a mixture of sizes available.

Each room in the shared apartments (co-lives) come complete with an ensuite bathroom, double bed, desk space making it functional for work from home days, and an LED Smart TV. The rooms are complemented by a large social kitchen-diner which has been designed to “bring the residents together”.

The ground floor of the two buildings will become a “vibrant” community hub, welcoming in the city thanks to over 4,000 sq ft of leisure and hospitality space which Vita Group is currently in talks with a number of the North West’s best operators with some “extremely exciting” new food concepts in the pipeline.

The first Union building is expected to open in Spring 2024, joining the wider St John’s community and with good neighbours Factory International and Soho House preparing to open later in the year.

Vita Group chief brand officer, David Ancell, commented: “Union has been specifically designed around the needs of Manchester’s workforce, the lifeblood of the city, the graduates powering our tech and creative industries, the retail and hospitality superstars and those working in public services such as nursing.

“Young people want a place which they can be proud of, close to their work and close to the things they love about the city, at a price which represents great value and in a location which brings them closer to their friends and opportunities. We can’t wait to showcase more of Union as we edge closer to opening next year.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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