The Peninsula Building is a commercial high-rise building in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...
, England. The building is part of Manchester's
Green Quarter, a regeneration project north-west of
Manchester city centre
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.
Background
Peninsula lies on the fringe of the city centre, opposite the
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space. The arena has the ...
and
Manchester Victoria station
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. 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
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. The building has a
BREEAM
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rating of 'very good' and has on-site parking for up to 200 cars.
The Peninsula is a
commercial building
Commercial may refer to:
* a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television)
** Radio advertisement
** Television advertisement
* (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and ...
, and is head office for
Peninsula Business Services, who occupy the first six floors.
CDW occupy the eighth floor, HRonline occupy the ninth floor (known as Cloud 9) and
LateRooms.com occupy the top floors, employing 300 people at the building.
See also
*
NOMA, Manchester - a similar redevelopment scheme to the Green Quarter, adjacent to The Peninsula
References
External links
The Peninsula Manchester- official website
The Peninsula brochure
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Buildings and structures in Manchester