Brindleyplace pioneered mixed-use urban development in the UK.

The multi-award-winning scheme includes offices, shops, bars, cafés and cultural attractions set around three public squares.

When Argent purchased the land in 1993, this inner-city area of Birmingham was a derelict wasteland. Today, Brindleyplace is a vibrant and popular part of the city. Its leafy squares, canalside setting and eclectic restaurants make Brindleyplace one of Birmingham’s favourite destinations.

One Piccadilly Gardens is a landmark development overlooking the 10-acre Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester’s city centre. The 150,000 sq ft building, home to Bank of New York Mellon, is the centrepiece of the rejuvenated Piccadilly district and has helped revitalise Piccadilly Gardens, the largest green space in the city centre.

Each year 18 million people walk through this public space, where a carefully chosen retail mix animates the public realm.

Argent was instrumental in establishing and leading the Piccadilly Partnership – the public and private stakeholder group tasked with managing the area.

Billed as the most significant city centre development in the UK outside London, the Paradise project is restoring the historic civic heart of Birmingham with its impressive Victorian buildings.

Until recently, Paradise Circus was dominated by brutalist architecture and cut off by the city’s inner ring road. Today, the groundbreaking 17-acre scheme has removed the concrete barriers and reconnected the city.

When complete, there will be 10 new buildings, three new public squares and 1.7m sq ft of contemporary office space, 370 new homes and 120,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space. Argent led the project from 2010 until 2021 before handing over to Federated Hermes.

One St Peter’s Square was the catalyst for the complete regeneration of this civic heart of Manchester.

Developed in joint venture with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, this 275,000 sq ft BREEAM “Excellent” office building with extensive ground floor public access and restaurants is now home to KPMG, DLA Piper, Addleshaw Goddards, Irwin Mitchell, Mazars and WeWork. It was sold to DEKA in 2016.

In the heart of the thriving Northern Quarter, the Hive was hailed as the greenest and most forward-thinking building in Manchester when it was built.

The Hive’s impressive environmental credentials included an innovative natural ventilation system and a solar shading screen which spans the entire length of the Lever Street façade. The screen itself is a piece of public art – the motif etched into the surface is the winning entry from a national design competition.

The Northern Quarter is Manchester’s arts and culture hub and the innovative and flexible work and studio space at the Hive is perfect for creative organisations. It’s no surprise that Arts Council England chose to locate here, as well as the architects who designed the building. The ground floor arcade is lined with glass-fronted studio units housing cafés and bars. The Hive was a joint venture between Manchester City Council and Argent.

Piccadilly Place is a major mixed-use development at the gateway to Manchester.

What was an underused brownfield site is now an inviting part of the city, with offices, cafés, leisure facilities and a 300-room Hilton hotel. Also at Piccadilly Place is The Hub, a residential development set over ten floors with 167 apartments.

Piccadilly Place is on the doorstep of Manchester’s central train station, making it the best-connected development in the city. The buildings are set around a piazza that connects to the station via a new footbridge – creating a new pedestrian route between the transport hub and the city centre.