Russells Construction has secured a second deal with Motel One in Manchester to build a £17m hotel in Cross Street. The signing of the new contract follows the successful completion of a Motel One in the Piccadilly area of the city.
The work on the seven-storey, 298-bedroom hotel is expected to start in March of this year. The hotel is expected to be completed in 2017.
The scheme calls for Russells to demolish the vacant office accommodation and retain the historic stone façade so that the architectural character of the Cross Street area can be maintained. It also includes a ground floor restaurant, an onsite parking facility and a retail unit.
The head of development at Motel One, Stefan Lenze, commented recently that his firm is confident after seeing Russells’ work at the Motel One in Piccadilly that it has the “local knowledge and expertise” to ensure that the new hotel project will be delivered on time and to Motel One’s exact specification.
Russells’ director Gareth Russell stated that the second contract with Motel One is proof that his firm can deliver a high standard of hotels and builds on its reputation for constructing hotels in “constrained city centre locations.”
