26 Spring Gardens was designed by Cruickshank and Seward and built in 1969.  It was composed of a three-storey podium block with an 8-storey tower above.  Its major tenant was the Post Office.  In 2005  a £70 million refurbishment began that was completed in 2006.  The building was then renamed The Zenith Building.


The building's web site describes it as, "One of Manchester’s most talked about buildings...setting the benchmark for architecture and interior design."  It features a  double height atrium entrance foyer that leads to a galleried mezzanine and first floor.  The outside is clad in zinc and Portland Stone.  The building has a number of energy efficient features and apparently there is a green flowering sedum roof that provides thermal insulation as well as looking good.