1. Vita Student at First Street Manchester
To Be Used In Conjunction With The Brochure & Floorplans
Aspect Pack
2. Introduction
‘Vita at First Street occupies a prime position within a £500m master-planned regeneration project
in the heart of Manchester city centre’
The aim of this document is to give greater understanding of the location immediately surrounding a
specific development.
It includes various photographs taken of and around the plot and shows features that are important to
potential investors and a greater level of detail that can’t be gained from a map alone.
Each slide has a photo and a map which shows specifically what is being illustrated by identifying the plot
and the direction of the photo.
Map Key
The plot for Vita at First Street
The beginning of the green arrow on each map shows the point at which the photo was
taken and the arrow head shows the direction in which it was taken.
4. First Street North Plot Map
Plot 1 – 4* Hotel (208 Rooms) Plot 2 – Cultural building – theatres, gallery,
Plot 1A – Retail, food & beverage cinema (Cornerhouse & Library
Plot 3 – Multi-storey car park Theatre Company)
Plot 3A – Retail, food & beverage
5. First Street North 3D Modelling
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Plot 1 – 4* Hotel (208 Rooms) Plot 2 – Cultural building – theatres, gallery,
Plot 1A – Retail, food & beverage cinema (Cornerhouse & Library
Plot 3 – Multi-storey car park Theatre Company)
Plot 3A – Retail, food & beverage
6. First Street North 3D Modelling
Plot 1 – 4* Hotel (208 Rooms) Plot 2 – Cultural building – theatres, gallery,
Plot 1A – Retail, food & beverage cinema (Cornerhouse & Library
Plot 3 – Multi-storey car park Theatre Company)
Plot 3A – Retail, food & beverage
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7. Main Entrance to Vita at First Street
Photo showing the Vita at First Street plot taken
from the same aspect as the main render used in
the brochure.
8. First Street North – Landscaped Square
Taken from the location of the retail unit at Vita at
First Street showing the communal landscaped
square at the centre of First Street North.
9. First Street City Aspect
Showing the city aspect that can be seen from that
side of the Vita at First Street building (units
numbered 01-07 and 23-28) and the plot for the
car park.
10. First Street City Aspect
Showing the distance between the city aspect of
Vita at First Street and the nearest buildings.
11. Vita at First Street Plot
The Vita at First Street plot taken from First Street
Central looking towards Whitworth Street and the
city.
12. Vita at First Street Plot
The Vita at First Street plot with the building transposed
on to the plot with the car park in the background. The
building to the right in the foreground does not obscure
Vita at First Street as its Northern wall ends before Vita
begins. This can be seen to the right of the arrowhead on
the map.
13. Vita at First Street Plot
The Vita at First Street plot looking towards the
corner of the retail unit and in the background
towards Whitworth Street and the city.
14. Vita at First Street Plot
Taken from the main vehicular entrance to First
Street North, the Vita building will stand in front of
the left side of Number One First Street.
15. First Street North
First Street North which also comprises the Vita plot has a
prominent gateway position to the city from the airport
and the South. As well as Vita at First Street there will
also be the Cornerhouse and Library Theatre cultural
centre, a 4* Melia hotel, bars, restaurants and retail plus
a multi-story car park and a public realm.
16. First Street Central
First Street Central will be the commercial heart of First
Street. The already complete Number One First Street
office building is occupied by Manchester City Council
and some private companies.
17. First Street South
The plot for First Street South which will be
predominantly a 250,000 sq ft building of exceptional
design and a key gateway into the city. It will provide a
mix of retail, hotel, leisure and car parking overlooking
the new public square.
18. Areas Surrounding First Street
Number One First Street is to the far right of this photo
with (L to R) Beetham Tower (Hilton Hotel), Deansgate
Metrolink stop, Great Northern Warehouse, G-Mex and
the Hacienda Residential Apartments.
19. Areas Surrounding First Street
The nearby Bridgewater canal which runs through
the length of the city of Manchester, plus
residential apartments and the very popular Rain
Bar & Restaurant.
20. Areas Surrounding First Street
Photo taken adjacent to the Palace Theatre showing the
proximity of Oxford Road station, the current
Cornerhouse cinema location (this is relocating to First
Street North) and Number One First Street in the
background.
21. Areas Surrounding First Street
Even though the project is so close to the city centre and
the universities, the area just to the South of Vita at First
Street is a relatively quiet residential area.
22. Areas Surrounding First Street
Whitworth Street just to the North of First Street showing
the very popular bars and restaurants at Deansgate Locks,
the Metrolink stop plus the Beetham Tower (Hilton Hotel)
and the Hacienda apartments.
