River Street Tower

River Street Tower (also known as the Downing Tower after its developer) is a high-rise residential tower in Manchester, England. The tower is situated immediately north of the Mancunian Way on land which was formerly occupied by a concrete car park frame from 2005 to 2018. A 125 m (410 ft) tall tower was originally approved in October 2012. However, the scheme never materialised and the land was sold to new owners. A revised scheme for the site was approved in 2017 for a 32-storey, 92 m (302 ft) tall high-rise tower, comprising 420 apartments targeted at the student accommodation market. The unfinished concrete frame was demolished in May 2018 and construction commenced on the tower in summer 2018.