Manchester’s Changing Skyline
- Thread starter jrb
- Start date
Manchester Town Hall & Albert Square £429mill redevelopment.
Mark L -Linkedin /Aztec Drones
Albert Square will be reopened in time for this years Manchester Christmas Markets.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Mark L -Linkedin /Aztec Drones
Albert Square will be reopened in time for this years Manchester Christmas Markets.
Albert Square to be ready for Christmas programme, says Manchester - Place North West
With full completion expected in summer 2026 on both the square and the Town Hall, the council said “a civic square to rival the best in Europe” will host festive events this year.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Victoria North - Victoria North
Victoria Riverside marks the first phase of Victoria North (previously Manchester’s Northern Gateway), the biggest renewal project Manchester’s ever seen.
jimharri
Moderator
So; it will have taken 8 years to complete the restoration work to the town hall. And £76m over budget.Manchester Town Hall & Albert Square £429mill redevelopment.
Mark L -Linkedin /Aztec Drones
Albert Square will be reopened in time for this years Manchester Christmas Markets.
Albert Square to be ready for Christmas programme, says Manchester - Place North West
With full completion expected in summer 2026 on both the square and the Town Hall, the council said “a civic square to rival the best in Europe” will host festive events this year.
roman totale
Well-Known Member
Yeah, looks great.
You know the world will have gone crazy when Collyhurst becomes des-res.
Oval adds 400 homes and slashes office space at Albert Bridge House
The developer debut Manchester scheme, designed by Studio Egret West, proposed a 45-storey skyscraper featuring 367 homes and a distinctive 350,000 sq ft office block rising to 19 storeys.
After a rethink on shifting market demand, Oval Real Estate is now seeking permission for 800 apartments in towers reaching 37 and 49 storeys and a 17-storey office block featuring 250,000 sq ft of workspace.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
www.albertbridgehouse-mcr.com
The developer debut Manchester scheme, designed by Studio Egret West, proposed a 45-storey skyscraper featuring 367 homes and a distinctive 350,000 sq ft office block rising to 19 storeys.
After a rethink on shifting market demand, Oval Real Estate is now seeking permission for 800 apartments in towers reaching 37 and 49 storeys and a 17-storey office block featuring 250,000 sq ft of workspace.
Oval adds 400 homes and slashes office space at Albert Bridge House - Place North West
The developer’s updated proposals for the redevelopment of the Manchester site feature an additional residential tower and 100,000 sq ft reduction in office space compared to the plans approved in 2023.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Albert Bridge House
www.albertbridgehouse-mcr.com
Stockton Heath Blue
Well-Known Member
Haven't FEC just parted company with the contractor?
Victoria North - Victoria North
Victoria Riverside marks the first phase of Victoria North (previously Manchester’s Northern Gateway), the biggest renewal project Manchester’s ever seen.victorianorth.co.uk
Yes.
Citing concerns over CR Construction’s speed of delivery, developer Far East Consortium has taken back control of the three-tower project, which looks to bring 634 homes to Manchester’s £4bn Victoria North masterplan.
FEC moves on from Victoria Riverside contractor - Place North West
Citing concerns over CR Construction's speed of delivery, developer Far East Consortium has taken back control of the three-tower project, which looks to bring 634 homes to Manchester’s £4bn Victoria North masterplan.
www.placenorthwest.co.uk
Stockton Heath Blue
Well-Known Member
I was blown away a while back driving up Oldham Rd to see branding for a new resi development named Platting Village
Stockton Heath Blue
Well-Known Member
FEC is old news, but is this going to be the start of gentrification in this part of Manchester? Red Bank for me has always been a shithole, but times change - look at Ancoats/New Islington nowYes.
Citing concerns over CR Construction’s speed of delivery, developer Far East Consortium has taken back control of the three-tower project, which looks to bring 634 homes to Manchester’s £4bn Victoria North masterplan.
FEC moves on from Victoria Riverside contractor - Place North West
Citing concerns over CR Construction's speed of delivery, developer Far East Consortium has taken back control of the three-tower project, which looks to bring 634 homes to Manchester’s £4bn Victoria North masterplan.
Churchlawtonblue
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- 17 May 2009
- Messages
- 16,617
You can just spy the renovated Black Friar Pub on the corner of Trinity and Black Friars Rd.Obsidian - 27 fl - Residential - City Centre
Dan Conway Photgraphy - Facebook
View attachment 148413
Yes, gentrification and the city centre is now heading to North Manchester.
![img]](https://i.postimg.cc/50dK83cq/PXL-20250309-125143378-PANO-2.jpg✓/img])
jimharri
Moderator
Remember when the CIS tower was the tallest building in Manchester? You could see the letters at the top lit up at night from where I lived in Longsight.