Manchester’s Changing Skyline

[jrb]

Havelock - 8 fl - City Centre

Completed.

 

[jrb]

I'll post the final set of pictures tomorrow.

The Greengate towers.

 

[jrb]

I do like seeing pictures off the aircraft warning lights on the towers.

Aeroflair - Instagram.

 

[jrb]

Jordan Galilee - Linkdin

Beautiful blue sky today in Manchester.
Just under 1000 fully installed windows on Waterhouse Gardens Project.
Great effort by all involved.

 

[jrb]

Click on the link for the drone video.

Waterhouse Gardens.

Mark L - Linkedin

Mark L. on LinkedIn: #manchester #manchester #construction #propertydeveloper…

Showcasing Waterside Gardens development #manchester Domis Construction & Salboy and the amazing reflective views in 100-101. Need a local #Manchester drone…

www.linkedin.com

 

[jrb]

Waterhouse Gardens Construction Update – August 2024​

Further progress has been made at Waterhouse Gardens site; blocks topping out with slabs poured on A, C, D, and E, Block B core commenced, Waterhouse Club and commercial pavilion under construction, brickwork façade underway.

Waterhouse Gardens

Follow the construction updates for one of Manchester's biggest upcoming developments - Waterhouse Gardens.

www.northpropertygroup.co.uk

 

[jrb]

You can always find a good vantage point.

Even at 57 years old I can still climb bins and a side wall. :-)

Tower foundations and basement.

 

[jrb]

Last Sunday. The crane has long gone.

 

[jrb]

The superb cladding.

 

[nmc]

I wouldn’t call it grim. Obviously the muted, pale green, isn’t your colour preference?

I’m sure once it’s built, cleaned, and the area around it is landscaped, it will look better.

It could just be my pictures?

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PS.

TBF to you Jim, it does look like a miserable looking building. Certainly not as bright as the CGI suggested.

It’s not actually pale green… it’s more British Army green.

 

[jrb]

It’s not actually pale green… it’s more British Army green.

it's a difficult green to pinpoint. Pale? Muted?

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

You can always find a good vantage point.

Even at 57 years old I can still climb bins and a side wall. :-)

Tower foundations and basement.

Years of jibbing into football grounds jrb?

 

[jrb]

Union - 36/32 fl

 

[jrb]

of my favourite views of the city centre at street level.

Seeing Beetham tower and Viadux 1 next to each other in the distance.

 

[jrb]

River Gardens - 60/55 fl - Salford

48th floor. Last Sunday.

 

[jrb]

I thought Deansgate is going to be pedestrianised? Is that still to come?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for bikes and bike lanes. The more throughout the city centre and the city the belter. But why give almost 2/3rds of the width of Deansgate over to '2 bike lanes', whilst reducing Deansgate to one lane in one direction for vehicles? It doesn't make sense to me, unless it temporary? Perhaps I'm missing something?

I'd rather see Deansgate totally pedestrianised, including bike lanes.

 

[nmc]

The superb cladding.

Those sails with the plastic on them (white) show how these would look on our hotel - a million miles ahead of the MFI look that’s proposed.

 

[nmc]

I thought Deansgate is going to be pedestrianised? Is that still to come?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for bikes and bike lanes. The more throughout the city centre and the city the belter. But why give almost 2/3rds of the width of Deansgate over to '2 bike lanes', whilst reducing Deansgate to one lane in one direction for vehicles? It doesn't make sense to me, unless it temporary? Perhaps I'm missing something?

I'd rather see Deansgate totally pedestrianised, including bike lanes.

Would look better with greenery down the middle and a cycle lane on each side.

 

[jrb]

1NQ. (One Port Street next door)

United Living Group - Linkedin

 

[jrb]

1 had another look through the PA again.

The Kinetc view videos are great.

The video starts of without Viadux 2, then Viadux 2 appears in the video as the video carries on.

St Peter’s Square.

https://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/files/A14DE11D3117E44BC1E2B4FBED73BAFD/139715_FO_2024-ES_VOL_2_APPENDIX_6.3_-_KINETIC_VIEW_-_ST_PETERS_SQ_PROPOSED__PART_2_-2515784.mp4

St Anne’s Square.

The kinetic video also shows a massing image of the St Micheal’s tower.

https://pa.manchester.gov.uk/online-applications/files/752E8EA19CEB5DDCA3B026BB741CC0FF/139715_FO_2024-ES_VOL_2_APPENDIX_6.3_-_KINETIC_VIEW_-_ST_ANNS_SQ_PROPOSED-2515779.mp4

The chequered panels have crept in again, albeit and thankfully not as many.

If anyone wants to have a look through the PA again?

139715/FO/2024 | Full Planning Permission for the phased construction of 2 buildings to include: a tall mixed-use building to include residential (Use Class C3) and hotel with associated bars and restaurant (Use Class C1) (Plot 2a),

pa.manchester.gov.uk