[Jonesy55]

Some recent updates....

Originally Posted by VDB

Middlewood Locks | Middlewood
Apartments | Salford

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...248338&page=29

• Address: All Plots, Middlewood Locks, Salford, Manchester District 5
  
  
• Architect: WCEC
  
  
• Floors: 6-9
  
  
• Number of homes: 2,215
  
  
• Office space: 750,000sqft
  
  
• Cost: £700m for entire masterplan
  
  
• Developer: Scarborough Group

Current status: Phase 1 under construction, other phases at various stages

Nearest transport: Salford Central









A couple photos by GShutty showing progress at this immense site

Originally Posted by VDB

One Cutting Room Square | Ancoats
Apartments | City Zone

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post136955046

• Address: 1 Cutting Room Square, Ancoats, City Zone Manchester District 4
  
  
• Architect: Falconer Chester Hall
  
  
• Floors: 9
  
  
• Number of apartments: 30
  
  
• Developer: Manchester Life

Current status: Under Construction

Nearest transport: New Islington





Piling drill now on site at One Cutting Room Square, indicating that construction has begun

Photo by GShutty

Originally Posted by VDB

Exchange Court | Greengate
Apartments | Salford

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post130506507

• Address: 3 Greengate, Greengate, Salford M3
  
  
• Architect: OMI
  
  
• Floors: 44
  
  
• Height: 130m
  
  
• Number of apartments: 350
  
  
• Developer: Renaker

Current status: Under Construction

Nearest transport: Victoria






Update by GShutty. Core is now at ground level

Originally Posted by VDB

First St South | Great Jackson
Mixed use | City Zone

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=594502

• Address: All plots, First St South, City Zone Manchester District 2
  
  
• Architect: Callison RTKL
  
  
• Floors: 26, 23, 10 & 8
  
  
• Completion: 2019
  
  
• Number of apartments: 624
  
  
• Height: Tallest 86m, second 77m
  
  
• Developer: Ask/Patrizia

Current status: Groundworks

Nearest transport: Deansgate Castlefield:







Looks like work is starting at First St South - which will provide 624 apartments, new public plazas and numerous new retail units, restaurants and bars.

Hoardings now up around the site - photo by Stopfordian Dreamer

Originally Posted by VDB

Manchester at Christmas

Corn Exchange, Exchange Square

Photo by michaelpickup1 on Flickr.