Chips

Chips isn’t your average building. It’s a bit of a one off and is one of the most significant buildings in New Islington, Manchester’s Millennium Community.

Designed by Alsop, Chips is nine storeys high, looks like three fat chips stacked on top of each other and is clad with timber panels stamped with the names of places which pay homage to Manchester’s role in history as the birthplace of the industrial revolution.

With canals on three sides, Chips provides 142 apartments on the upper floors and offers 11,700 sq ft of flexible ground floor commercial shell space, providing a fantastic opportunity to create your perfect office or an amazing waterside bar/restaurant.

Chips apartments are available through Rent to HomeBuy, a government backed scheme to help you get on the housing ladder. It’s funded by the new Homes and Communities Agency, and it helps you save for a deposit whilst you rent. Chips is also available for private rent and outright purchase.

New Islington is Manchester’s Millennium Community, a partnership between the Homes and Communities Agency, Urban Splash, New East Manchester and Manchester Methodist Housing Association. When finished, New Islington will provide 1,700 new homes, approximately 200,000 sq ft of commercial space, a new tram stop, new moorings for narrow boats, gardens, boreholes to provide drinking water and a district wide private utility network using combined heat and power.

Chips is in New Islington, Manchester’s Millennium Community which is located to the east of the city centre, in Ancoats. New Islington is a short walk from the city centre and is conveniently located next to the inner ring road, with excellent links to the surrounding motorway network. Piccadilly train station is nearby and New Islington will soon be serviced by its own new Metrolink stop. The area is also served by buses and is connected to the surrounding canal towpath network; the Ashton Canal towpath provides a convenient link to the city for both cyclists and pedestrians.

Kitchens:

•  Range of fitted base and wall-mounted units with gloss finish and concealed handles
•  Worktop with brushed aluminium edge
•  Back-painted glass splashback
•  Built-in containers for recycling
•  Stainless steel sink and drainer
•  Electric oven, ceramic hob and extractor
•  Fridge with freezer compartment in types A and B, fridge freezer in types C, D, E and F

Bathrooms:

•  Modern white ceramic sanitary ware
•  Chrome finish taps and fittings
•  Mirror with concealed storage cabinet
•  Fully tiled walls
•  Shower rail and drying hooks
•  Heated towel rail

Balconies:

•  (Applies to some apartments but not all)
•  Timber decking
•  Glass balustrade
•  External low level light

Finishes, fixtures & fittings:

•  Double-glazed windows
•  Timber flooring in living areas
•  Carpet to bedrooms
•  Tiled floors to bathrooms
•  Tiled or timber kitchen floors (depending on apartment type)
•  Painted plastered stud walls
•  Painted plasterboard ceilings in kitchens and bathrooms
•  Doors with stainless steel ironmongery

Services:

•  Telephone, TV and satellite points in living area and main bedroom
•  Secure door entry system with video link to TV
•  Intruder alarm
•  Apartment heating and hot water linked to CHP system
•  Dedicated space for washer/dryer

Common Areas:

•  Lift to all levels
•  Secure basement car parking available at extra cost
•  Communal roof terrace
•  Secure bicycle storage
•  Recycling area in basement car park