Portland Street Hotel

Background

Marshall Construction commenced works to a new 4* hotel in the centre of Manchester in early 2017. 

The site was located in the centre of Manchester with the main frontage facing on to Portland Street. The property is bounded by highways on three sides, with the existing office building situated along the Eastern site boundary. Access to the site was strictly controlled by an agreed Traffic Management Strategy.

Scope of works

• Pile caps. 35no from 2.5m3 – 15m3
• Pile cap for tower crane 25m3
• Contiguous piled wall facing 550m2 and capping beam 120m to top of contig piles
• Associated tanking and damp proofing
• Retaining walls
• Basement slab 1,100m2
• Lift pit
• Foul drainage
• Constrained city centre site