Cortland at Colliers Yard is a 153 m (500 ft) tall, 50-storey residential

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in the Greengate area of

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, England. The building is part of developer Renaker's Greengate masterplan called Colliers Yard, which consists of three adjacent towers, the others being

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and Parkside. It was designed by OMI Architects with Denton Corker Marshall as the delivery architects. As of March 2025, it is the tallest building in Salford and the eighth-tallest building in Greater Manchester.

History

Planning

The planning application was submitted to

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in November 2019, with planning approval obtained in March 2020.

Construction

Construction of Cortland at Colliers Yard commenced in 2020 and the building was completed in 2023. The tower contains 559

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apartments.

Sale to Cortland

In December 2021, the American real estate investment, development, and management company Cortland, together with Madison International Realty, bought the tower and named the project Cortland at Colliers Yard.

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