Find your sanctuary
in the heart of the city
Riverside
The best of
both worlds
Businesses thrive in the
hustle and bustle of prime
city locations, but the
people within them often
need peace and quiet in
order to function at their
very best.
At Riverside, you get
the best of both worlds.
Situated just a few minutes walk away
from the main thoroughfare of
Deansgate in Manchester, this unique
complex of five office buildings offers
all the amenities and vibrancy of a prime
city centre site, but with unusual
additional benefits. Its riverside position
and private inner courtyard provide
an oasis of tranquillity where extensive
planting, timber decking and water
features combine to create an ideal
place to relax.
150–60,000
AVAILABLE RANGE OF OFFICE SPACE IN SQ FT
With a total of 168,000 sq ft spread
across five individual buildings, Riverside
offers a scale of office space that is rarely
found in the refurbished city centre
office market. The large floor plates will
allow your business to make the most
efficient use of space and Bruntwood’s
flexible approach to helping your
business expand its premises as it grows,
means that your future development
needs can be factored in as well.
All in all, Riverside presents a unique
property opportunity to help your
business to thrive.
168,000
TOTAL SQ FOOTAGE
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A statement location
The five buildings of Riverside
have been an iconic architectural
feature on the banks of the River
Irwell since the early 1970s.
The complex was previously owned by the Manchester
Evening News, and the names of the buildings reflect
that unique heritage, with four of them named after
historic print typefaces; Aldine, Baskerville, Cloister
and Delphian. The original architects of Riverside
still have a presence on-site as customers of the fifth
building within the scheme.
Riverside has been comprehensively refurbished
with over £5m invested in improving the buildings
both inside and out. Under the creative guidance
of leading design firm, Roger Stephenson Architects,
the redevelopment has included two brand new,
statement reception entrances and a completely
re-landscaped inner courtyard, exclusively for the
use of Riverside customers.
Internally, the works have included a full upgrade
of the office floor plates, creating impressive
office accommodation offering tailored, open-plan
suites delivered to a ‘new build’ standard. And all
this without the new-build price tag.
Outside the complex, Bruntwood has worked hand
in hand with the local authorities to make significant
improvements to the buildings’ surroundings. As
part of the Irwell River Park scheme, a new landscaped
walkway now connects New Bailey Street and Riverside
with Trinity Bridge and the Lowry Hotel, creating
a new riverside route for pedestrians and cyclists.
£5m
Also featured on-site, in front of the New Bailey
Street reception, is a statue of Joseph Brotherton, the
pioneering industrialist who became one of the city’s
most prolific and much-loved MPs.
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Left: The private inner courtyard
Right: Joseph Brotherton statue
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The view from Aldine House
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Riverside at a glance
Delphian House
Floor space:
150–17,800 sq ft
Inner courtyard
Baskerville House
Floor space:
1,000 –34,000 sq ft
To King
Street &
Deansgate
Private courtyard
126 secure car
parking spaces
Riverside’s cluster of five
commercial buildings creates
a self-contained ‘business
park’ in Manchester’s core
business district.
SALFORD
CENTRAL STATION
Located on New Bailey Street on the
banks of the River Irwell, Riverside offers
a wealth of benefits to your business
and to your staff, many of which are not
normally found in city centre locations.
At Riverside you can take advantage of :
Excellent public transport links mean
that Riverside is easy to get to, as well
as generous, secure on-site car parking
for staff and visitors alike. And with the
major retail and leisure destinations
of Deansgate and Spinningfields just a
stone’s throw away, there’s no shortage
of amenities to enjoy.
• A private, landscaped courtyard area
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• A green, tranquil riverside location
Cloister House
Floor space:
2,000 –17,800 sq ft
• Newly-refurbished, flexible
open-plan suites
Tesco Express
Coffee Island
providing an oasis of calm for your staff
New Bailey Street
reception
• Proximity to Deansgate and
Spinningfields and a wealth of city
centre amenities
• Generous car parking ratios compared
with other city centre locations
Aldine House
Floor space:
4,800 –24,000 sq ft
RIVER IRWELL
• Excellent transport links, with Salford
Central and Victoria stations within
easy walking distance
To Spinningfields
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Flexibility as standard
Whether you require
a full office floor
or a bespoke suite,
Riverside has the
space and flexibility
to create the right
working environment
for your business.
Typical office space
Suite specifications include:
New Bailey Street reception
Trinity Bridge reception
Suites across the five available buildings
range in size from 150 sq ft to
60,000 sq ft, and all are open-plan with
air conditioning and 24-hour access.
On-site services include customer
service and building maintenance teams,
secure bicycle storage areas, shower
facilities, a Tesco Express supermarket
and a café on the ground floor on New
Bailey Street.
The size of these floors provide an
extensive range of space planning
options, resulting in increased
spatial efficiency and reduced
occupational costs.
Building amenities include:
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Flexible open-plan suites
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On-site customer service team
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Air conditioning
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On-site car parking available
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Recessed modular lighting
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3 compartment perimeter trunking
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24-hour building access
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Bicycle storage
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Shower facilities
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DDA-compliant access
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Lift access
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Suspended ceilings
Making your life easier
At Bruntwood we see ourselves as your
property partner, not your landlord.
We believe in working with you to ensure
that the whole process of choosing,
leasing, setting-up and moving into your
new office accommodation is as stressfree and seamless as possible.
With the concentration and variety
of our portfolio across the Manchester
region, signing up for a lease with us
also gives your business a greater degree
of flexibility. Should your needs change
over time and you need a little more
or a little less space, we’re more than
happy to move you to other premises
in our portfolio, all within the terms of
your existing lease.
Energy Performance Asset Rating
More energy efficient
A+
A 0–25
B 26–50
C 51–75
D 76–100
E 101–125
F 126–150
G Over 150
Net zero CO2 emissions
71
This is how energy
efficient Riverside is.
Less energy efficient
Typical office space
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The right space
for your business
Riverside’s recent refurbishment
allows you to occupy high
specification office space without
the associated cost of new
build property.
To help you to make the space distinctively your
own, we offer a free space-planning service. Our
designers will discuss your specific business needs
and work with you to tailor-make an office that
meets those needs perfectly.
Bruntwood can also help with your fit-out. We
can recommend suppliers and use our buying
power to secure the best deals for you. And if it
helps, our project managers could even manage
the entire process for you leaving you free to
run ‘business as usual’.
Delphian House
This example layout shows how a typical office
of 6,516 sq ft in Delphian House can be arranged
to encompass 68 work stations.
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TOTAL SQ FT OF OFFICE SPACE
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DEDICATED RECEPTION
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BOARDROOM
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NUMBER OF DEDICATED MEETING ROOMS
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Cloister House
This example layout shows how a typical floor of
office space in Delphian House can be split into
smaller suites ranging from one to ten work stations.
This example layout shows how a typical office
of 2,250 sq ft in Cloister House can be arranged
to encompass 30 work stations.
267 sq ft
2 work stations
1 informal meeting area
418 sq ft
3 work stations
250 sq ft
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1,000 sq ft
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Cloister House &
Delphian House combined
This example layout shows how a typical office of
17,800 sq ft covering both Cloister and Delphian House
can be arranged to encompass 176 work stations.
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TOTAL SQ FT OF OFFICE SPACE
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Finding the right
property partner
At Bruntwood, we
don’t see ourselves as
a landlord but rather
as your property partner,
making sure that your
choice of premises adds
the greatest possible
benefit to the way your
business works.
So why do business with us? Here’s
a quick summary of what we offer.
Peace of mind
With over 35 years experience of
managing our buildings to the highest
operational standards, we understand
how to keep your workplace performing
at its best, keeping disruptions to a
minimum. With our dedicated customer
service teams and in-house facilities
management, you’ll find that we react
quickly and efficiently to any problems
that arise.
Value for money
Whether your requirement is for 300
sq ft or for 300,000, we have a property
at the right quality and the right price
to suit your business. And because we
operate and manage all our buildings
ourselves, we can deliver better
standards at more cost effective rates
than our competitors.
Flexibility
We understand how your needs can
change as your business develops, so
we take a very flexible approach to the
deal we make with you. Whether you
need extra space in the long-term or
short-term or if you need advice on
driving better value out of your premises,
you’ll always find us able to help.
Good people to do business with
As a values-driven organisation, we
recruit our people based on their
attitude, enthusiasm and commitment,
because we know that good
relationships are the foundation of
a good business. We apply our values
to every aspect of how we behave
as a company, both in our day-to-day
operation and in making an active
contribution to the cities where
we operate.
Nick Ducker
Partner
Gunner Cooke
The boutique law firm Gunner Cooke
is one of the many businesses that
have chosen Riverside as the right
location for their future development.
“...it’s close to the
city centre but still
offers great value
for money.”
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Gunner Cooke was founded in
2010, with the aim of creating a new
partnership approach to corporate
private equity. The company’s way of
doing business proved so popular that
they soon needed to expand from their
initial premises in St John Street.
According to partner, Nick Ducker,
Riverside presented the perfect solution.
“Riverside really works for us as it’s close
to the city centre but still offers great
value for money. It’s really easy to get
to by car and by rail – for me I just get
the train to Salford Central and literally
just walk across the road. If I’ve got
meetings in the city centre it’s just
a short work across Trinity Bridge and
you’re right there.”
On top of that, Nick and the team
at Gunner Cooke have been really
impressed with the space itself. “It’s
a very smart building and the quality
of the fit-out is fantastic. Having the
impressive outside courtyard really adds
to it – it’s nice to walk through and it
creates a really good impression when
clients come to visit.”
As the company continues to grow,
Nick sees Bruntwood’s flexibility as an
important factor. “I think we’ll outgrow
our current space quite quickly and
knowing that we can move into bigger
premises either here or in another
Bruntwood building is a real plus.”
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Riverside
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Manchester M3 5FS
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Amenities nearby include:
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Directly adjacent to Riverside is the
5-star Lowry hotel with its own
restaurant and spa facilities, plus the
stunning Trinity Bridge spanning
the River Irwell provides an easy
pedestrian link to Deansgate.
If you’re partial to a spot of culture the
People’s History Museum and the Opera
House are both across the road. And
for those with a fitness bent, there’s
a choice of Virgin Active on Deansgate
or Pure Gym in Hardman Square where
you can hit the treadmill after work, or
take advantage of the new Irwell City
Park running right alongside Riverside
for a lunchtime jog.
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The major retail and leisure destinations
of Deansgate and Spinningfields are
just a stone’s throw away, with ample
opportunities for shopping, eating and
drinking. From Caluccios and Wagamama
to the acclaimed Mark Addy and
Australasia restaurants, there’s no
shortage of top-notch places to dine
and a brand new on-site Tesco Express
provides a handy place to pick up
your groceries.
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Unrivalled amenities
There’s no shortage
of amenities to enjoy
at Riverside.
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9 Coffee Island
10 Cash point
11 Starbucks
12 San Carlo
13 Gaucho
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15 Harvey Nichols
16 Virgin Active
17 Pure Gym
18 The Oast House
19 Zizzi
20Gourmet Burger Kitchen
(GBK)
21 Mark Addy
22 Spinningfields Bridge
23 Trinity Bridge
24 People’s History Museum
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Getting here
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Riverside is within easy walking distance
of Manchester city centre, yet is set
just off the city’s inner ring road, making
it highly attractive to car users. The
generous on-site car parking – a rare
amenity compared to other city centre
premises – provides spaces on a long
or short-term basis as well as on-site
public parking for visitors. On-site bicycle
storage is available too.
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The main Salford Central rail station is
right on Riverside’s doorstep and the
city’s other main rail stations, Piccadilly
and Victoria are both currently within
10 –15 minutes walk. Planned rail
infrastructure upgrades, part of the
Northern Hub initiative, will only improve
this connectivity, as a new viaduct
– the Ordsall Chord – will connect
Manchester’s three mainline stations
for the first time, creating more frequent
and faster services to the city from all
across the Northern UK.
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Riverside currently benefits from
a wealth of good transport links,
with more to come in the future.
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At Riverside, you will benefit from:
Good rail links
• Salford Central station and Victoria
station (5-minutes walk away) provide
services for local routes across Greater
Manchester and the North of England
Good tram links
• Piccadilly and St Peter’s Square
Metrolink stops are both within
10 minutes walk, providing access
to the wider Metrolink network
• Piccadilly train station is 10 –15
• Metrolink Deansgate/Castlefield stop
minutes walk offering direct train
access across the UK
• Four trains an hour run from Stockport
train station to Salford Central
is an 8-minute walk, giving direct
access to the South Manchester line
Good bus links
• Bus routes run on Deansgate and
New Bailey Street
• Piccadilly bus terminal is 10 minutes
walk from Riverside
• The free Metroshuttle bus provides
quick and easy access to Piccadilly
bus and train station every 10 minutes
• Altrincham to Deansgate/Castlefield
Metrolink stop takes just 18 minutes
• Approximately six trains per hour
run from Altrincham train station
to Salford Central
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MINUTES WALK TO VICTORIA TRAIN STATION
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ON-SITE CAR PARKING SPACES
Bruntwood is a family-owned and
run property company that
specialises in creating the right
environments for a wide variety
of businesses to succeed.
We believe that for our business to be
a success, yours has to be too. That’s
why we don’t see ourselves as your
landlord, but as your property partner,
making sure that your choice of
premises is adding the best possible
benefit to the way your business works.
We develop, let and manage all our own
properties, so that we can seamlessly
control the whole experience to
make sure it meets your needs and
expectations. This strong customer
focus underpins everything we do,
from selecting and developing the
property we invest in, to the sustainable
management of our buildings and
our involvement in the cities and
communities where we operate.
Whether you need a single desk for
a day or a whole building for 25 years,
we have the right solution to suit
your business.
Talk to us today on 0161 233 7877.
Riverside
New Bailey Street
Manchester M3 5FS
For more information on Riverside
or other properties in our portfolio
please give us a call or visit the website.
0161 233 7877
bruntwood.co.uk/riverside