Peninsula Building
| The Peninsula Building | |
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| Alternative names | City Park |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | High rise |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Current tenants |
Peninsula Business Services LateRooms.com |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | September 2009 |
| Cost | £53 million |
| Height | 62.5 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Floor area | 23,774 sq m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | The Manser Practice |
| References | |
The Peninsula Building is a commercial high-rise building in Manchester, England. The building is part of Manchester's Green Quarter, a regeneration project north-west of Manchester city centre.
Peninsula lies on the fringe of the city centre, opposite the Manchester Arena and Manchester Victoria station. Construction of the building began in 2007 and it opened in 2009. The Peninsula has a distinctive elliptical plan, and is clad in a glass and granite rainscreen. The building has a BREEAM rating of 'very good' and has on-site parking for up to 200 cars.
The building is commercial, and is head office for Peninsula Business Services who occupy the first six floors, HRonline occupy the ninth floor (known as Cloud 9) and LateRooms.com occupy the top floors, employing 300 people at the building.
Coordinates: 53°29′22″N 2°14′28″W / 53.4894°N 2.2412°W
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