Salford

410 co-living studios · affordable housing contribution · social infrastructure provision · river walkway widening · public realm enhancements

Salford sits at the heart of Greater Manchester's growth story — a city region adding population, jobs, and ambition at a pace that has consistently outrun its housing supply. This development is Re:shape's first major scheme outside London, and it brings the same planning-led, community-first approach to one of the North West's most significant regeneration corridors.

The scheme delivers 410 co-living studios in a riverside location, designed to serve the growing professional population drawn to Salford and Manchester city centre by the expanding employment base in MediaCityUK, the Northern Quarter, and the broader knowledge economy. Alongside the residential offer, the scheme includes a meaningful affordable housing contribution, new social infrastructure provision, the widening of the River Irwell walkway, and significant public realm enhancements that will improve access to the water's edge for the wider community.

Re:shape's approach in Salford reflects a clear conviction: that the chronic shortage of quality rental housing is not a London-only problem, and that the model of design-led, community-anchored co-living can work — and is needed — in the major regional cities too.

Planning authority: Salford City Council Status: In planning Scale: 410 co-living studios, affordable housing contribution, social infrastructure, river walkway widening, public realm Operational: TBC