{{Short description|Residential development in Salford, England}} {{Use British English|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox building | name = X1 Michigan Towers | image = X1 Michigan Towers - Building 3 in April 2026 (cropped).jpg | caption = Building 3 in April 2026 | alt = High-rise building under construction | pushpin_map = Greater Manchester | former_names = X1 MediaCityUK Phase II<ref name="Middleton-Pugh">{{cite web |last=Middleton-Pugh |first=Jessica |date=3 January 2020 |title=June start planned for Salford Quays towers |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/june-start-planned-for-salford-quays-towers/ |website=Place North West |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220002740/https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/june-start-planned-for-salford-quays-towers/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | building_type = Residential | location = Michigan Avenue,<br />[[Salford Quays]],<br />[[Greater Manchester]], England | owner = X1 Developments | coordinates = {{coord|53.4748|-2.2936|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | construction_start_date = '''Building 3:''' 2024<ref name="Morby">{{cite web |last=Morby |first=Aaron |date=30 May 2024 |title=Funding deal for Salford Michigan Tower job |url=https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2024/05/30/funding-deal-for-salford-michigan-tower-job/ |website=Construction Enquirer |access-date=5 February 2025}}</ref> | est_completion = '''Building 3:''' 2026<ref name="Tague">{{cite web |last=Tague |first=Neil |date=29 May 2024 |title=X1 bags funding for first Michigan Towers phase |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/x1-bags-funding-for-first-michigan-towers-phase/ |website=Place North West |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=2 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802043118/https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/x1-bags-funding-for-first-michigan-towers-phase/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | status = '''Building 3:''' under construction | cost = | height = '''Building 1:''' {{cvt|44.3|m}} (proposed)<br />'''Building 2:''' {{cvt|96.8|m}} (proposed)<br />'''Building 3:''' {{cvt|109|m}} <br />'''Building 4:''' {{cvt|126.5|m}} (proposed) | floor_count = '''Building 1:''' 14 (proposed)<br />'''Building 2:''' 31 (proposed)<br />'''Building 3:''' 35<br />'''Building 4:''' 41 (proposed) | main_contractor = Vermont Construction<ref name="Tague" /> | architect = Jeffrey Bell Architects<ref name="PNW2018">{{cite web |date=4 December 2018 |title=Peel brings forward MediaCity's tallest tower |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/peel-brings-forward-mediacitys-tallest-tower/ |website=Place North West |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=7 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207064613/https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/peel-brings-forward-mediacitys-tallest-tower/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | other_designers = Gillespies (landscape)<ref>{{cite web |title=X1 Media City Phase 2, Building 3 |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/x1-media-city-phase-2-building-3/38768 |website=[[Skyscraper Center]] |publisher=[[Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat]] |access-date=6 February 2025 |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220002537/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/x1-media-city-phase-2-building-3/38768 |url-status=live}}</ref> | website = [https://x1developments.com/development/x1-michigan-towers/ Developer website] }}
'''X1 Michigan Towers''' is a residential development under construction on Michigan Avenue in [[Salford Quays]], Greater Manchester, England. When complete, the scheme will comprise just over 1,300 homes across a cluster of four buildings ranging from 14 to 41 storeys.
Building 3, at {{convert|109|m}}, will be the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford|fifth-tallest building in Salford]] and the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester|joint 19th-tallest in Greater Manchester]] alongside [[Oxygen Towers]]. It is estimated to be completed in 2026.
==History== ===Planning=== An [[Outline planning permission|outline]] planning application was submitted to [[Salford City Council]] by landowner [[Peel Land and Property]] in 2019 for a residential-led development comprising residential use, [[co-living]] accommodation and student accommodation. Outline approval was granted in October of that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Planning Application 18/72756/OUT |url=https://salfordcitycouncil.my.site.com/pr/s/planning-application/a0kSq0000000prDIAQ/1872756out?c__r=Arcus_BE_Public_Register&tabset-a4c48=3 |website=[[Salford City Council]] |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220002540/https://salfordcitycouncil.my.site.com/pr/s/planning-application/a0kSq0000000prDIAQ/1872756out?c__r=Arcus_BE_Public_Register&tabset-a4c48=3 |url-status=live}}</ref> The proposal included an option to build up to a maximum height of {{convert|162|m}} or 46 storeys,<ref>{{cite web |date=1 March 2019 |title=Peel set to secure consent for Salford tower cluster |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/peel-set-to-secure-consent-for-salford-tower-cluster/ |website=Place North West |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220002603/https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/peel-set-to-secure-consent-for-salford-tower-cluster/ |url-status=live}}</ref> later reduced to 126.5 m (415 ft).
After acquiring the site from Peel, developer X1 Developments submitted a reserved matters application in 2020 for 1,314 homes across four buildings.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Charlotte |date=10 July 2020 |title=Huge 41-storey tower block to be built as part of 1,300 home development in Salford Quays |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/huge-41-storey-tower-block-18578239 |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=23 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123150941/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/huge-41-storey-tower-block-18578239 |url-status=live}}</ref> Planning approval was granted in July 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Planning Application 19/74484/REM |url=https://salfordcitycouncil.my.site.com/pr/s/planning-application/a0kSq0000000pruIAA/1974484rem?c__r=Arcus_BE_Public_Register |website=[[Salford City Council]] |access-date=5 February 2025 |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220002916/https://salfordcitycouncil.my.site.com/pr/s/planning-application/a0kSq0000000pruIAA/1974484rem?c__r=Arcus_BE_Public_Register |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Construction=== Construction of Building 3 ({{cvt|109|m}}) began in 2024<ref name="Morby" /> and is expected to be completed in 2026.<ref name="Tague" /> The full scheme is anticipated to be delivered over a seven-year period,<ref name="Morby" /> with completion estimated in 2031. The tallest tower is expected to form the third phase,<ref>{{cite web |last=Middleton-Pugh |first=Jessica |date=26 June 2020 |title=Tallest MediaCityUK tower close to approval |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/tallest-mediacityuk-tower-close-to-approval/ |website=Place North West |access-date=6 February 2025 |archive-date=20 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220002628/https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/tallest-mediacityuk-tower-close-to-approval/ |url-status=live}}</ref> although a timescale for this phase has not yet been announced.
==Facilities== [[Broadway tram stop]] on the [[Eccles Line]] of the [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink]] system is located close to X1 Michigan Towers.<ref name="Morby" />
==Gallery== <gallery> File:X1 Michigan Towers Tower 1 Under Construction February 2025.jpg|Building 3, February 2025 File:X1 Michigan Towers Building 3 Under Construction April 2025.jpg|Building 3, April 2025 File:X1 Michigan Towers Building 3 Under Construction May 2025.jpg|Building 3, May 2025 File:X1 Michigan Towers Building 3 Under Construction November 2025.jpg|Building 3, November 2025 File:X1 Michigan Towers - Building 3 in April 2026 (cropped).jpg|Building 3, April 2026 </gallery>
==See also== *[[List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester]] *[[MediaCityUK]], a nearby mixed-use property development *[[X1 Media City]], an adjoining development of four 26-storey residential blocks
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://x1developments.com/development/x1-michigan-towers/ X1 Michigan Towers] at X1 Developments * [https://www.vermontcl.com/projects/michigan-avenue Michigan Avenue] at Vermont Construction
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