[3] The building was completed in 2002, and is situated at the north end of Deansgate close to Manchester Cathedral.

The building, characterised by a distinctive glass frontage and sloping roof, was built as part of the major redevelopment project that took place in the years following the 1996 IRA bombing.

The 62 m (203 ft) high building consists of 14 floors which provide 84 apartments, including eight penthouses.

The apartments are above a retail level, 16 m (52 ft) high, and are supported by raking steel tubular columns in a manner reminiscent of Rotterdam's De Brug building.

[4] The comparatively lightweight structure is principally constructed of steel, the skeleton balanced by precise weight ratios to ensure its stability.