Projects include a £23m, 144-unit scheme on Oldham Road, Manchester

Manchester-based property and construction advisory firm Russell Bolton Consulting has been appointed to projects worth £62m.

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The business has landed a trio of new project commissions from North West residential developer Mulbury.

The company, which was founded earlier in 2021, has won the cost management and employers agent role on three Mulbury schemes in Manchester’s New Cross district.

Work in Manchester will commence before the end of 2021

Manchester’s New Cross district

Projects include a £23m, 144-unit scheme on Oldham Road which will comprise one, two and three-bedroom apartments.

The properties will be created over 12 storeys with a resident’s lounge, roof terrace and ground floor commercial space.

It has been forward funded by Cheyne Capital Real Estate with the site expected to be complete by June 2023.

13-storey development of 161 units

The second project is on neighbouring Bendix Street and is a £27m, 13-storey development of 161 units, expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

The final commission is on Mulbury’s Goulden Street project, a £12m, 73-unit development across eight stories. Work will commence before the end of 2021 and will be completed by mid-2023.

Tim Groom Architects has designed all three schemes with Deloitte Real Estate acting as planning consultant on the developments.

The Russell Bolton Consulting team is being led by Russell Bolton and David Litherland.

Regeneration of Manchester’s New Cross area

Russell Bolton, co-founder and director, said: “It’s exciting to be working with Mulbury and part of a project that will see further regeneration of Manchester’s New Cross area and deliver a range of social, economic and environmental benefits.”

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