hoping to build the 150-bedroom ‘high end lifestyle’ hotel on the corner of Piccadilly and Newton Street. Pestana CR7 Manchester, if backed by Manchester council’s planning committee, would become the seventh Pestana branded hotel in the world.But it will be the first to carry Ronaldo’s initials, and the iconic number he first wore as a United player, outside of his native Portugal.
The £27m project involves the demolition of 67 Piccadilly, an empty and unsightly building which has been covered by scaffolding and advertising hoardings for almost 20 years.
A new 11-storey tower, including a ground floor bar, cafe, basement gym and roof terrace, is proposed to take its place.The vacant upper floors of the neighbouring Halls Building at 69-75.
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