Manchester Metropolitan Area

[jfy1999]

Owen Street by James Sidlow on Twitter

 

[David_itl]

It appears Manchester is becoming crane city... the Evening News has highlighted 19 ongoing projects. I just hope that enough people can afford to buy/rent the apartments that appear to be part and parcel of the office developments, and that businesses will take to these new offices.



https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...recedented-number-cranes-city-centre-15435809

 

[Aceshigh]

Not sure where the 3r party good nees thread has gone but ANOTHER major name moving out of London.... to Manchester!

I'll leave mods to put it in the right thread.
Which seems to have disappeared.

https://news.sky.com/story/talktalk...f-twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

 

[Aceshigh]

Manchester Mega City

Fastest growing City in Europe....

Manhattan-chester - @bbcradio4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000182g

 

[mullion]

Yes I listened to Manhatten-Chester very good!

 

[Aceshigh]

What is staggering is the number of cranes in Manchester. It now number 72

To put that in context it is more than all these cities put together;
Birmingham
Leeds
Bristol
Liverpool
And Newcastle

 

[Brum X]

What is staggering is the number of cranes in Manchester. It now number 72

To put that in context it is more than all these cities put together;
Birmingham
Leeds
Bristol
Liverpool
And Newcastle

Respect to Manchester, it is flying.

I wouldnt say it is more than all those cities though as Birmingham currently has 35 cranes, Liverpool is around 25 (info from SSC) and im sure Leeds must have at least 10-15 cranes ?

 

[David_itl]

as we don't have enough construction work going on in Manchester, I note that what appears to be a rubber-stamping exercise will take place this week in the City Council Planning Committe meeting with another hotel to be built in the city centre (on Charles Street where there's a small car park, opposite Circle Square / or for the infrquent Manchester visitor where the old BBC building was)

 

[Aviador]

as we don't have enough construction work going on in Manchester

Should that not read: "as *if* we don't have enough construction going on in Manchester"

 

[jfy1999]

New 55 storey tower proposal for Greengate:

 

[Aviador]

Looks good, is it mixed use or residential?

 

[jfy1999]

Looks good, is it mixed use or residential?

544 apartments with penthouses on the top and commercial on the ground floor.

 

[jfy1999]

Another tower proposal for Greengate:

 

[Scottie Dog]

More from the SSC forum


Quick update of 40 on going developments currently in Manchester. (either U/C, groundworks, approved, in planning or within public consultation)

• Deansgate South | 201m
• One Heritage | 173m
• Student Castle | 168m
• Deansgate East | 158m
• Greengate Park | 155m
• Elizabeth Tower | 153m
• Pima Tower One | 140m
• Deansgate West | 140m
• St. Michaels | 139m
• Viadux | 138m
• Downing First Street | 136m
• Anaconda Cut | 130m
• The Peak | 128m
• Deansgate North | 122m
• Pima Tower Two | 118m
• Michigan Avenue Platinum | 117m
• 10-12 Whitworth Street | 117m
• Affinity Living Circle Square | 116m
• Gorton Street | 112m
• Plot G Jackson Street | 112m
• The Residence | 115m
• Affinity Living Riverview | 110m
• Oxygen | 109m
• Angel Gardens | 108m
• Vista Clippers Quay | 107m
• Union Living | 105m est
• Michigan Avenue Rose Gold | 101m
• Swan House | 99m
• Plot G Jackson Street | 97m
• Portugal Street | 96m
• Transition | 96m
• Artisan Heights | 95m
• Anchorage Quay | 95m
• Premier Inn site | 95m est
• Axis | 92m
• River Street | 92m
• Fortis Quay | 90m
• Hotspur House | 89m
• New Victoria | 89m
• Echo Street | 88m

Certainly a city that's expanding very quickly.

 

[David_itl]

And hopefully with all floors of these developments having a decent uptake!

 

[Aviador]

A mini Manhattan if all that lot get built.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Courtesy of #jrb on SSC

The Trafford Centre Metrolink is ready and trams will start running this month


Delivered seven months ahead of schedule, Metrolink has revealed today that all six stops on the £350m line are now complete

New Metrolink Tram stops.

Wharfside, next to Manchester Ship Canal and close to Manchester United Football Club
Imperial War Museum North positioned by the world-renowned museum with access to MediaCityUK via the existing footbridges
Village, on Village Way, near Village Circle and Third Avenue
Parkway at the existing Parkway Circle roundabout. The stop will include a Park & Ride with spaces for approximately 200 vehicles
EventCity by Barton Square and EventCity
intu Trafford Centre

Metrolink is already the UK’s largest tram network, running to a total of 96km and 93 stops, but the new Trafford Park line will add a further 5.5km of track and six additional stops, bringing the total of stops in the area to 99.

https://ilovemanchester.com/trafford...mpression=true

 

[Scottie Dog]

Taken as usual from the SSC site:

Before the lockdown

After the lockdown

 

[Scottie Dog]

BBC2 - Mantopia Tuesday's 9pm

Just started tonight this is a documentary based on the different sides of Manchester's population and lifestyle.

Well worth watching to see how the city is developing - and pricing some people out of their existing property.