Manchester’s Changing Skyline

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Place North West.

Unforeseen issues with the building, policy changes, hyperinflation, and the Covid-19 pandemic have had a £67m impact on the largescale refurbishment of the grade one-listed structure, according to the city council.

Originally set to complete in July 2024, the Manchester Town Hall renovation could now take until summer 2026 – although the city council stated that the project team, which includes main contractor Lendlease, was working to shorten that possible timescale.

Work on Manchester Town Hall began on site in 2020. The project to repair and upgrade the 1877 building had a budget of £328m, of which £306m was set as capital expenditure for construction.

That number is going to increase by at least £29m later this year, as the city council executive is being asked to approve that amount as additional interim funding at its July meeting.

£330m Manchester Town Hall project faces two-year delay, cost rise - Place North West

Unforeseen issues with the building, policy changes, hyperinflation, and the Covid-19 pandemic have had a £67m impact on the largescale refurbishment.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

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Eden - New Bailey

Live view.

 

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Obsidian looks great in my opinion. I really like it. Something different.

Place North West.

Obsidian is expected to be signed off to deliver 250 flats of William Street, while ECF is eyeing up land off Peru Street to provide 100 affordable apartments. The city council is also set to permit UA92’s plans to revitalise Baskerville House to create a business hub.

PLANNING | Salboy and Domis's £53m tower among schemes set to progress - Place North West

Salford City Council's planning committee has also been recommended to approve 100 affordable flats from English Cities Fund and UA92's Baskerville House conversion.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

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Place North West.

Wates Construction’s arrival on site at Rodney Street means attention can now turn to future projects.



The demolition of ageing warehouses on Postal Street willpave the way for the second This City project.

Manchester eyes This City acceleration - Place North West

Sites for the city council’s housing vehicle’s next 1,500 homes have been identified, while an investor partner to “kickstart and upscale” delivery could be appointed early next year.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

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Place North West.

Bruntwood SciTech and the University of Manchester have published a 106-page document that will guide the long-awaited redevelopment of the former UMIST campus into a 4m sq ft innovation district.

Fresh images of £1.7bn ID Manchester unveiled - Place North West

Bruntwood SciTech and the University of Manchester have published a 106-page document that will guide the long-awaited redevelopment of the former UMIST campus into a 4m sq ft innovation district.

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View the £1.7bn ID Manchester vision in full

https://www.manchester.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/29071/id_manchester_area_of_the_oxford_road_corridor_framework_pdf.pdf

 

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Place North West.

A 1.7m sq ft innovation district and 933 homes make up the 29-acre initial element of the Salford Crescent regeneration zone.

First phase of £2.5bn Salford masterplan comes forward - Place North West

A 1.7m sq ft innovation district and 933 homes make up the 29-acre initial element of the Salford Crescent regeneration zone.

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Video of the exterior glass cladding being installed from inside Viadux. Includes some good closeup shots of the glass cladding.



FK Group - Linkedin

We are continuing work on a brand-new and exclusive mixed-use development, the Viadux, in central Manchester. The scheme comprises a 40-storey residential tower with extraordinary views over the City Centre.

We are progressing on this development for our client Domis Constructionand architect SimpsonHaugh. We are well over halfway through this project and are working on level 27 of the 40-storey tower.

Keep an eye out for further updates!

FK Group on LinkedIn: Viadux, Manchester

We are continuing work on a brand-new and exclusive mixed-use development, the Viadux, in central Manchester. The scheme comprises a 40-storey residential…

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Maldron Hotel - 16 fl - Chapel Street

 

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With his £400m St Michael’s scheme finally underway, the former Manchester United star sits down with Daniel Gayne to discuss his real estate career



Phase one – the smaller of the two buildings – is being delivered with American investor KKR.

Bowmer and Kirkland began building work at the start of 2022 and the job is set to complete next year. Around 70 staff are currently on site for the contractor, with the team set to ramp up to 150 at its peak.

The second phase, delivered in partnership with Salboy, will be built by Domis, who will break ground in the coming weeks. It will contain a five-star hotel of 191 bedrooms and another 181 high-end apartments and will complete in early 2027.



Neville is tight-lipped about where Relentless goes after St Michael’s. Indeed it is not clear that he is totally sure himself. One thing he is clear on, though, is that the firm’s future lies in Greater Manchester.

“We have been offered the chance to look at development in other cities, but we are quite a tight team, more of a boutique style of developer,” he says. “I think we find it important to develop where we are passionate about, where we love living and where we are near to.”

In the next six months, Relentless will pivot to exploring “one or two” new developments, but Neville is keen not to overextend. “I don’t think we would ever have four or five on at once – we would have to grow the team at that point and we want to keep it quite tight,” he says.

‘I love developing, contracting, designing’ – Gary Neville on his journey from pitch to property

With his £400m St Michael's scheme finally underway, the former Manchester United star sits down with Daniel Gayne to discuss his real estate career

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