Development work is expected to start shortly converting a former city centre hat factory in Manchester’s Spinningfields into a 145-bedroom Moxy Hotel.
Moxy is a Marriott brand launched in 2016 offering modern, stylish hotel rooms and facilities - targeting the ‘millennial market’.
The former hat factory is a nine-storey 18th century building with an historic, original façade set to be retained as part of the development. The design will feature a weathered effect metal rain-screen panels with perforated metal recalling the punch cards of a Jacquard loom - an echo to the site’s illustrious textile history.
Moxy Manchester will be located in Atkinson Street, a short walk from Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly stations.
Moxy Manchester is set to join Moxy Chester which will be opening in May 2020 with 194 bedrooms in the centre of Chester. Last year the group gained consent for its first Liverpool outlet at Renshaw Hall.