[Jonesy55]

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 today by TamaSuperstar

Originally Posted by VDB

City Suites | Greengate
Apartments | Salford

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post120589071

• Address: 52 Chapel St, Greengate, Salford M3
  
  
• Architects: Flanagan Lawrence
  
  
• Floors: 17
  
  
• No. of apartments: 260
  
  
• Developer: Select Property Group

Current status: Under Construction

Nearest transport: Salford Central








Update by myself, today

Originally Posted by VDB

HoUSe New Islington | New Islington
Townhouses | City Zone

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post134149461

• Address: HoUSe all plots, New Islington, City Zone Manchester M4
  
  
• Architect: Shedkm
  
  
• Floors: Houses 2-3 floors, apartment blocks 6 floors
  
  
• No. of homes: 44
  
  
• Developer: Urban Splash
  
  
• Completion: Phase 1 Autumn 2016, Phase 2 2018
  
  

Current status: Under Construction

Nearest transport: New Islington





Urban Splash's HoUSe townhouse concept has won a Housing Design Award.

The houses are constructed by fitting together pre-fabricated elements of the houses and assembling them on-site.

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Originally Posted by VDB

Ordsall Chord | Castlefield/Trinity
Rail bridge | City Zone and Salford

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post134143497

• Address: Between Deansgate and Salford Central stations, Manchester
  
  
• Contractor: Mott McDonald
  
  
• Length of new track: 1km
  
  
• Number of upgraded stations: 1
  
  
• Developer: Network Rail
  
  
• Operator: Arriva Trains North, Transpennine Express, TfGM

Current status: Under Construction

Nearest transport: N/A










Work is continuing to bridge a major gap in Manchester and Northern England's rail network. The Ordsall Chord will link Piccadilly and Victoria stations - relieving an enormous bottleneck and enabling more frequent trains into Manchester from cities and towns across Northern England.

It involves the construction of a small section of track linking two lines running through the city centre:








Work continues:









Model of the new "bowstring" rail bridge:

Originally Posted by VDB

Manchester then & now comparison | 1995 - 2016

Originally posted by jrb

2016 photo by Geoffrey Tribe

Originally Posted by VDB

Toast Rack Redevelopment | Fallowfield
Apartments | South Manchester

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1844013

• Address: 281 Wilmslow Road (Owen's Park district), Fallowfield, Kings South Manchester M14
  
  
• Architect: Ollier Smurthwaite
  
  
• Description: Rennovation of toast rack building, new build tower
  
  
• Number of apartments: 218
  
  
• Floorspace: 20,000sqft leisure, 7,000sqft retail
  
  
• Investor: Home Property Group
  
  
• Developer: Generation

Current status: Planning app submitted

Nearest transport: Levenshulme














The Toast Rack Redevelopment has been submitted for planning approval. Manchester City Council will meet on the 28th July to discuss the proposal.

Originally Posted by VDB

Axis Tower | Deansgate
Apartments | City Zone

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=443838

• Address: 19 Albion Street, Deansgate Locks, City Zone Manchester M1
  
  
• Architect: 5Plus
  
  
• Floors: 28
  
  
• Number of apartments: 173
  
  
• Developer: Property Alliance

Current status: Groundworks

Nearest transport: Deansgate Castlefield:







Mobile crane on site today has placed excessive weight on the viaduct wall bounding the site, causing part of the wall to collapse and burst a water main.

Update by civstu

Originally Posted by VDB

Kampus | Piccadilly
Apartments | City Zone

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post133435857

• Address: 25 Aytoun Street, Piccadilly, City Zone Manchester M1
  
  
• Architect: Mecanoo
  
  
• Floors: Two new buildings 14/16 floors and extension of current 12 storey building to a 15 storey building
  
  
• Number of apartments: 478 (160x1 bed and 318x2 bed)
  
  
• Other features: New public square and retail/restaurant space
  
  
• Commercial space: 30,214sqft
  
  
• Developer: Aytoun St Developments Limited

Current status: Planning application submitted


Nearest transport: Piccadilly













Kampus has been submitted for approval to Manchester City Council, who will meet on July 28th to discuss the proposal.

Originally Posted by VDB

The Silkworks | Spinningfields
Offices | City Zone

Thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1693947

• Address: Atkinson St, Spinningfields, City Zone Manchester M3
  
  
• Architect: Northmill
  
  
• Cost: £18m
  
  
• Office Space: 50,000sqft
  
  
• Developer: Henry Boot

Current status: Planning application submitted

Nearest transport: Salford Central







The Silkworks has been submitted for approval to Manchester City Council, who will discuss it on July 28th.

Originally Posted by jrb

Planning Application Submitted.

Screen grabbed various documents.

First one shows previous proposals that never saw the light of day.

Interesting explanation as to why Assembly wasn't taken forward.

Plenty of info on the Terracotta tiles.

Plenty of renders.

Link to the full planning application plus Design and Access Statement at the bottom of the next post.

21 screen grabs in total. Split them up over 2 posts. Click on the link below for all the information and other renders..







http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...#post134184624

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