Skyline Central

Skyline Central is one of the relatively new high rise apartment blocks on Manchester’s skyline that just seems to be growing upwards and upwards.
Located just opposite the Angel pub, and a short walk (easily less than 10 minutes) from the Arndale Centre, Printworks and Northern Quarter, it’s location is stunning.
From the outside, the building is really cool. Massively tall, with an amazing penthouse that includes a huge glass section that could probably fit a tree in, it’s fantastic.

I’ve talked about the £1.5 million penthouses in Deansgate No. 1. I’ve waxed lyrical about The Edge being one of the most important and central options for luxury living and aparthotel visiting. But Skyline Central is something altogether different. I’ve got two things to say to you. Rooftop swimming pool. Resident gym.
While not the most central of locations, although the name would misleadingly indicate otherwise, it’s a few minutes away from the Northern Quarter and a lot less boho. This is five star living. There are no rickety doors or original features to be found here. The key draw here is the upstairs 5,000 square metre spa, fully equipped gym and the 20 metre pool as well as an open-​air hot tub on the roof, but there’s more. The building even has an exclusive car hire service and laundry and housekeeping services. This is aspirational living down to a tee. If Patrick Bateman (
) was a Mancunian, he’d be living here. Sorry to, er, worry you with that.
At 18 storeys high some of the balcony views may give you vertigo, but they’ll probably remind you of all those episodes of Frasier where you longed for his pad. And I know that’s not just me. With 248 apartments spread over 17 floors, you’d get views over the Printworks and Deansgate and feel pretty much on top of the world. There’s even a personal trainer and nutritionist in the gym, so you can certainly live like a celeb in style. The flats consist of one and two bedrooms with a few penthouses and duplexes. While the exterior of the building doesn’t look quite as staggering as it might have a few years ago (metal? Glass? Angles? Meh… they’re everywhere these days) but it’s the epitome of modern city living. You might be paying through the nose, but minus your own gym membership off your monthly allowance and it might not seem too staggering.