Work on a £66m "smart-enabled" office development in Manchester city centre is set to start this month.
Island on John Dalton Street will feature 100,000 sq ft of office space and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2024.
Joint venture partners Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and property developer HBD are behind the project which is being led by main contractor Bowmer + Kirkland and has been designed by Cartwright Pickard.
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Adam Brady, executive director at HBD, said: "This is a real statement of intent; the decision to speculatively develop Island reflects our confidence not only in Manchester but for the future of workspace.
"The time is right to bring forward a development where people can come together in a healthy, progressive, and sustainable way.
"ESG is high on the agenda, and we have worked hard to embed the latest industry thinking into the buildings design and technology.
"Our buildings are designed around people from the ground up. We believe Island will attract progressive organisations, those which are adopting a more fluid way of working in order to attract and retain the best talent."
Cllr Brenda Warrington, chair of GMPF, added: "The start of work on site at Island is a major landmark for the development and the Manchester City Centre office market.
"As the next generation of office accommodation reflecting new ways of flexible working, our ambition is to achieve zero carbon and provide the highest levels of accessibility required by future occupiers.
"Funding from GMPF to projects such as this, meets our twin aims of achieving a good return for our member’s pensions, whilst also delivering a positive economic and social regeneration impact on the city."
