Yet another impressive development has arrived in Media City with the Tomorrow building being launched. Home to a Premier Inn hotel and office development it boasts an extensive creative co-working space designed for the media, digital and broadcasting sectors. The creative workspaces take up six floors...
A new mixed development close to Victoria Station has been given the green light with planning permission granted for the £185m build. The New Victoria development is a joint project between urban regeneration specialists, Muse Developments, and Network rail. The 2.5 acre site on Corporation Street...
Beetham Tower will soon no longer be the tallest tower in Manchester as permission has just been granted for the new Owen Street development. Four new towers will be designed by Beetham Tower architect, Ian Simpson, one of which will reach new heights of 64-storeys....
Ex-Manchester United stars come property developer Gary Neville has announced big plans to transform a large area of Manchester’s city centre. The St Michael’s development will create a new district between Albert’s Square and Deansgate and will include two skyscrapers, a 5-star hotel and a...
In the 1980s, the Waterfront Quays development offered exciting new opportunities to the Salford Quays area, bringing commercial ventures into a low socio-economic area. However, times have changed and these buildings no longer offer the same benefits to business and there has been a move...
In the 1900s, the River Roch, which ran through the middle of Rochdale town centre, was covered up in order to allow for the extension of the tram line. Since then, the river has remained unseen until a £4.9million project to bring the river back...
Property developers Beech Holdings have transformed four floors of building above Pret A Manger on Cross Street into 27 eco-friendly apartments. The studio, one and two bedroom starter homes have now all been fully let – and it isn’t surprising considering the fantastic central location,...
Salford is continuing to expand as new developments are approved and work on improving the streetscapes remains on going. This week, the Salford Town Hall chiefs were presented with four new developments, including highrise apartment blocks, which will bring an additional 2000 homes to the...
As the old Granada Studios next to Spinningfields prepare to be transformed into the St John’s development, a photography and writing project has been undertaken by Andrew Brooks and Hayley Flynn to document the history of this Manchester icon. Fieldnotes from Granadaland highlights the unique textures, features...
Housing developers, Urban Splash, have announced another wave of their highly successful hOUse and Mansion hOUSe developments will be arriving in Salford. Located next to the River Irwell, they are proposing 72 waterfront hoUSes and 100 Mansion hoUSe apartments. This follows Urban Splash’s modular family housing...