Developers Allied London have published plans for a possible "Miami-style" 200-bedroom event hotel at the former Granada TV headquarters in Manchester. It is to be called the Manchester Grande and will feature live performances at the building's four television studios.
Initial plans were to demolish the old Granada studios and rebuild on the site but the potential of this unusual studio space and its rich history has led to a change of heart. Work on the hotel is expected to start in 2016 and will be the first major development at the 13-acre plot which has now been rebranded as the St John's Quarter.
Manchester Grande will be the first hotel of its kind in the UK. The Manchester Grande will incorporate four restaurants and a number of bars, including a top-floor members club. It will be modelled along the lines of hotels in New York, Miami and the Far East, where the focus is on food and beverage as well as nightly events including major performance, music, film, theatre and arts and club events.
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