Second major city centre site bought to expand Piccadilly Station for HS2

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A second major site next to Piccadilly Train station has been bought by HS2 to facilitate the stations expansion for the high speed rail line.

The Square One building on Travis Street has been bought from property developer Bruntwood, following the sale of a site on Store Street last year.

Square One, which currently contains offices for Network Rail, has been purchased by HS2, on behalf of the Department for Transport for an undisclosed fee.

HS2 say the purchase of this site is 'pivotal' to the construction of a new station next to Manchester Piccadilly to facilitate the high speed rail line.