Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[jrb]

E-mail from Co-op Live:

We’re pleased to share with you that we’re starting our early site preparation works for Co-op Live this week, as we begin to bring this exciting new venue to life.

Our teams of builders and engineers will be starting enabling works to prepare our site on the Etihad Campus this week – with initial works taking place during the working day from 7:30am until no later than 6pm on Monday to Friday.

We know how important it is to work closely with local residents and the community around us – so we’ll be here every step of the way to make sure you stay informed of all the latest news and progress.

So make sure you’re following us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news and important updates on Co-op Live.

Hope you don’t mind me asking, when did they send that to you? Was it this Week? Thanks.

 

[HelloCity]

We should be working hard on upgrading and expanding the Etihad now!.

Promising signs on vaccines and life could be getting back to some sort of normality this time next year.

Perfect time to get the stadium finished and the exterior looking far better than at this time.

I think there’s the worry that not everyone will go back so clubs are putting redevelopment on hold. Liverpool already delayed there’s since announcing plans. Also possible it’ll be too awkward to be building an arena and a new stand on the same site at the same time.

 

[WRicko]

Yes, but on match days there were cars parked on there. It even says Car Park on that patch of land on Google maps and there's a sign on the entrance gate saying 'Car Park' so it's probably used as a car park, even if only occasionally.

No idea about any BMX track.

Here you go ...

Etihad Campus car park plan

Etihad Campus car park plan Manchester City

tfgm.com

Might only be a third of the patch of land on this map but it's within the footprint of the new arena as per the visuals I've seen.

Looks like your right about it being a car park but I am fairly sure it did not use to be a few years ago when me and my dad use to park on the car park near the Gas holders now we park on what was going to be the super casino

I have on occasion been back to the other car park on match day and never noticed any cars on the proposed site but I am sure I am wrong based on your post

Still either way shouldnt be an issue given the numbers planning and previous lack of parking there

do wonder what happens when the whole site is developed as planned

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Hope you don’t mind me asking, when did they send that to you? Was it this Week? Thanks.

Yesterday about an hour before I posted mate.

Agree with those that say we should be working on the stadium exterior, although I still don't agree we should be expanding. It's annoying that there seems to be no intent to improve the exterior of the stadium, it's awful

 

[jrb]

Yesterday about an hour before I posted mate.

Agree with those that say we should be working on the stadium exterior, although I still don't agree we should be expanding. It's annoying that there seems to be no intent to improve the exterior of the stadium, it's awful

Many thanks.

I'll credit you on the SSC, MC, COOP Live Arena thread.

Co-op Live Arena | Eastlands | U/C

www.skyscrapercity.com

 

[dadnlad]

Yesterday about an hour before I posted mate.

Agree with those that say we should be working on the stadium exterior, although I still don't agree we should be expanding. It's annoying that there seems to be no intent to improve the exterior of the stadium, it's awful

real shame when selling off items from Maine road nobody bought main stand cladding ;) could make a killing

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Many thanks.

I'll credit you on the SSC, MC, COOP Live Arena thread.

Co-op Live Arena | Eastlands | U/C

www.skyscrapercity.com

They've started work anyway - just had a jog past. Great big orange digger thing and other stuff. Was too dark for a pic but will have a jog past again friday or sat day time and get pics if I'm not living up the lazy lockdown slob life too much :-)

 

[mikeskitz]

They've started work anyway - just had a jog past. Great big orange digger thing and other stuff. Was too dark for a pic but will have a jog past again friday or sat day time and get pics if I'm not living up the lazy lockdown slob life too much :-)

They started work on the site in August

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

They started work on the site in August

Ok, well let's just say that going from one bloke strolling about and pissing in the bushes for half an hour every other week that they've suddenly upped the work-rate considerably.

Not the best pic on my old samsung phone and I won't pollute this thread with daily pic updates or anything but I took this one of the work starting/increasing considerably on my jog this morning:

 

[somapop]

Hope you don’t mind me asking, when did they send that to you? Was it this Week? Thanks.

Hey Jrb. Haven't been on this thread since the pandemic kicked in. Also haven't put my head in SSC this year.
What's the current vibe about development in Manchester at the moment (taking this horrid pandemic into account)?
Stuff on hold? New towers planned?

Hope all is well mate...