Stubbs Mill Housing, New Islington Manchester Homes, Fanatics, Architect, Ancoats Building Renewal
Stubbs Mill: Urban Splash Housing
Urban Splash Homes in Ancoats, northwest England, UK Building Redevelopment News – design by DSDHA
18 Dec 2016
Stubbs Mill Building News
Urban Splash and Fanatics announce commercial deal at Stubbs Mill
Design: DSDHA, Architects
Location: Stubbs Mill, Piercy Street, Ancoats, Central East Manchester, England, UK
Urban Splash completes the restoration of Stubbs Mill and unveils images of its finished look for the first time. The mill, which originally made machines for industry, was constructed between 1880 and the early 20th century, Stubbs has been sensitively restored for contemporary commercial uses.
Award-winning regeneration company Urban Splash and Fanatics, the world?s largest retailer of licensed sports merchandise and the leading sports e-commerce provider, have announced a deal that will move Fanatics into the 25,000sq ft Stubbs Mill in New Islington in one of the biggest office deals in Manchester this year.
The international arm of Fanatics, which formerly operated as Kitbag until it was bought by the American sports licensing giant in February, will use the move to develop a new base that will further its expansion plans across all areas of the business.
Urban Splash director Nathan Cornish explained: “Stubbs Mill was a bold and brave move for us; it’s on the periphery of the city centre and in an area that...