Don't work in the property development or construction industries, so I stand corrected on this. It's pretty much down to build costs. Other posters who work in the property development and construction industry may confirm that? It's much cheaper and quicker to build and clad a 'box' rather than a cylinder or a different shaped tower like above. It pretty much comes down to build costs, apartments prices, volume of sales, and most importantly 'profit'.
Guessing, Renaker and Salboy are still selling of apartments. Manchester is still seeing plenty of buyer investment and activity from home and abroad. House and apartment prices maybe going down across the country, but city centre rents in Manchester are still rising, which is good news for city centre apartment buyers and investors. Apartment and house prices will eventually bounce back.
I'd also like to see a bit more variety of towers on the MCR skyline. Bar the Blade, Three60, and St Michael's. I think the vast majority of proposed towers in the future in Manchester will remain boxed towers.
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