Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[WRicko]

While these developments are exciting and will enhance the matchday experience, it should be remembered that the land is jointly owned by CFG and the council. All rents etc will accrue to them and not to City. The same is true of the arena.
The club will eventually get benefit from CFG in terms of shared facilities such as IT, scouting, players moving around the group etc, but it is clear that CFG is the owners priority. From the owners point of view, this is an improvement to a CFG asset.

Eventually benefit we already have

 

[Centurions]

It was aimed at LexStar

So was mine :)


With one or two others included (and yes, Richard30, I'm looking at you ;) )

 

[Centurions]

Which forum?

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/ probably.

Information (and pure speculation) tends to be repeated between this site and that one. jrb and discosteve (just 2 off the top of my head) post on both so any "real" info will always be repeated here.

Edit: I find that site a bit difficult to navigate so I've included some interesting related links below (mostly posted by jrb previously on here):-

Co-op Live Arena | Eastlands

www.skyscrapercity.com

Collar Site | Etihad Campus

www.skyscrapercity.com

Old Manchester

www.skyscrapercity.com

Grey Mare Lane | Strategic Framework

www.skyscrapercity.com

High Speed Rail (HS2)

www.skyscrapercity.com

One Manchester unveils £70m vision for Grey Mare Lane Estate - Place North West

The housing provider has produced a masterplan for the redevelopment of the Beswick neighbourhood, proposing the demolition of out-of-date housing stock and the creation of 290 new houses and apartments.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

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A friend flying out of Manchester to day sent me the above image, good view of the area and arena, I think!

 

[Goatmeal]

A friend flying out of Manchester to day sent me the above image, good view of the area and arena, I think!

That old gas storage could be turned into a circular hotel?
Is it listed and has to stay?

 

[blue whippet]

That old gas storage could be turned into a circular hotel?
Is it listed and has to stay?

I have no idea. There are a couple of posters on here who have some knowledge of what is going on. Think we will both have to wait and see, they do stand out though.

 

[petrusha]

That old gas storage could be turned into a circular hotel?
Is it listed and has to stay?

They're two out of 40 such sites for which the National Grid, their owner, wants to find partners to help in their development. The most recent story about them that I can find is this one in the MEN from exactly 3 years ago. It suggested that residential use was most likely but it was unclear whether they'd be demolished or not. There have been residential developments in London that used the gasholder structure as part of the design but in other cases they've simply been demolished.

Back at the end of November 2019, it was stated that discussions were at an early stage. I can't find any later reports on what's happened in subsequent negotiations and, in particular, whether residential use remains the most likely prospect. Presumably talks about them have been and quite likely still are carrying on in the background.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

They're two out of 40 such sites for which the National Grid, their owner, wants to find partners to help in their development. The most recent story about them that I can find is this one in the MEN from exactly 3 years ago. It suggested that residential use was most likely but it was unclear whether they'd be demolished or not. There have been residential developments in London that used the gasholder structure as part of the design but in other cases they've simply been demolished.

Back at the end of November 2019, it was stated that discussions were at an early stage. I can't find any later reports on what's happened in subsequent negotiations and, in particular, whether residential use remains the most likely prospect. Presumably talks about them have been and quite likely still are carrying on in the background.

Not looking promising by June of this year.

We live next to the gasholders by the Etihad. What do we get now they're going?

"People can't afford the houses they are building around here anyway. It's for people who have big jobs coming from London. This estate has been ripped apart for years."

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

"National Grid, which owns the gasholders, has now been given permission to demolish one of the rusting structures - at the old Saxon Street Gasworks off Bradford Road in Miles Platting.

Plans to bulldoze a second disused gasholder off Alan Turing Way are expected to be submitted to Manchester City Council in the coming months. National Grid claims there are no firm plans for either site once the gasholders have been removed."

 

[petrusha]

Not looking promising by June of this year.

We live next to the gasholders by the Etihad. What do we get now they're going?

"People can't afford the houses they are building around here anyway. It's for people who have big jobs coming from London. This estate has been ripped apart for years."

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

"National Grid, which owns the gasholders, has now been given permission to demolish one of the rusting structures - at the old Saxon Street Gasworks off Bradford Road in Miles Platting.

Plans to bulldoze a second disused gasholder off Alan Turing Way are expected to be submitted to Manchester City Council in the coming months. National Grid claims there are no firm plans for either site once the gasholders have been removed."

Thanks for the later link. Doesn't sound olike there'll be anything happening, apart from possibly demolition, in the near future.