CGI of The Groves coffee shop beneath a planted timber ceiling and woven pendants, with the coffee bar beyond

CGI of The Groves coffee shop, rattan seating beneath hanging plants and woven pendants

Where professionals pass work to each other

For professional firms that introduce work to each other. One business per suite.

Fit-out underway. Practical completion targeted Q1 2027. Pre-marketing now, with first choice of suite for early enquirers.

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The Groves

A place where neighbours become collaborators

The Groves is a Manchester workspace for professional firms that introduce work to each other: architects, designers, agents, surveyors, lawyers, lenders and advisory firms, among others. A place where neighbours become collaborators, introductions turn into instructions, and businesses grow because they are here. Find us at Bridge House on Ducie Street, beside Piccadilly Basin where Manchester's canals met, and a short walk from Manchester Piccadilly. Our 9,250 sq ft is split over two floors: 12 self-contained suites, meeting rooms and a boardroom, an event space for up to 50, and a coffee and wine bar run in-house.

Restaurant and bar people since 2006

Marcus and Loredana Emadi have run restaurants and bars since 2006. It started with a health-focused restaurant on John Dalton Street in Manchester city centre, and went on to rare-breed Yorkshire steakhouses and community-focused all-day eateries.

They have also run offices in Manchester and Leeds built around community engagement. Late last year they decided Piccadilly Basin was the place to bring firms that pass work to each other together in one building.

Between them, over 40 years' experience across real estate and hospitality. You deal with them directly.

hello@thegroves-mcr.co.uk

Loredana Emadi

Availability

12 suites, 106 desks

All-inclusive licences on 12 to 24 months terms. One business per suite.

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CGI of Suite G4 with sculpted acoustic wall panels and terracotta ceiling baffles — Suite G4 with sculpted acoustic wall panels and terracotta ceiling baffles.

CGI of Suite G1 with desks, lounge chairs and a window — Suite G1 with desks, lounge chairs and a window.

CGI of Suite G9 desks and lounge seating — Suite G9 desks and lounge seating.

Why The Groves

A workplace built to grow your pipeline

The Groves is designed around one idea: the businesses in the building should win more work because they are here.

We bring together professional firms that introduce work to each other, from architects and designers to agents, surveyors, lawyers, lenders and advisory firms, among others. One business per suite.

We make the introductions, run monthly events and pass work between the firms in the building. The aim is simple: the work you get from your neighbours should be worth more to your business than the cost of your suite.

And with a coffee and wine bar run in-house, there is always somewhere good to meet a new contact.

CGI of window bar seating beside an olive tree and arched mural in The Groves coffee shop — Window bar seating beside an olive tree and arched mural in The Groves coffee shop.

CGI of The Groves coffee shop and reception beneath a planted timber ceiling

Coffee and wine bar

Coffee first, office second

A ground-floor coffee and wine bar, run in-house: a proper café and bar, not an office reception. It is where occupiers step away from work, meet clients, grab a coffee between calls, or wind down with a glass at the end of the day.

Our aim is simple: to be one of the best coffee and wine bars in Manchester, built around the community that uses it. Open to everyone, Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm, closed Sundays.

Coffee & wine bar

A ground-floor coffee and wine bar, run in-house. A proper café and bar, not an office reception: somewhere to leave work for a while, with a team on hand for whatever you need.

Monthly events

Social and business events every month, built around introductions between occupiers. Each business also gets free hire of the event space (up to 50 people, with AV and in-house catering available) for a monthly business event of its own.

Meeting space

5 hours of meeting and boardroom access included. The boardroom seats up to 12 and two meeting rooms seat up to 6 each, for occupiers and virtual office members.

All-inclusive service

Rent, service charge, business rates, utilities, wifi, cleaning and meeting time are all folded into one monthly fee. No surprise invoices.

The coffee and wine bar

Location

Piccadilly Basin, Manchester city centre

Canal-side, close to Manchester Piccadilly station, in a converted Victorian warehouse quarter minutes from the Northern Quarter and the city core.

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Next to Manchester Piccadilly

The North West's busiest station, with rail and tram links across the city and the country, is a short walk away. Easy for your team, and easy for clients coming up from London or across the North.

Where the city is growing

Planning was approved in 2025 for the Manchester Digital Campus, a government hub for around 7,000 civil servants on Great Ancoats Street, a short walk away. It sits within the wider Piccadilly growth area, which the council expects to support up to 40,000 jobs and around 13,000 new homes.

Piccadilly Basin

A canal-side quarter of converted warehouses, new homes and workspaces, between the Northern Quarter and Ancoats, with the towpath running past the building.

Come and see it

Practical completion is targeted for Q1 2027. Get in touch now for first choice of suite.

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