Great John Street Hotel set for refurb

The contractor has signed a pre-construction services agreement with One Heritage, the developer behind the 55-storey residential tower at Salford's Greengate.

Plans have been revealed for a 337-home development on the Olympic Freight depot in West Gorton.

The developer has completed its acquisition of Stockport’s listed Weir Mill, and is planning a £60m residential conversion to bring 250 flats to the town in its first Greater Manchester project.

As the region’s property community draws up plans for a phased move out of lockdown, the process of making a safe return to the office is being approached with caution, according to managing directors across Manchester and Liverpool.

Manchester City Council is expecting a three-to-five year coronavirus recovery period, with maintaining momentum in the development sector cited as an “essential element” of sustainable growth as the council seeks to bounce back from a £150m lockdown cost.

Developer Himor has pushed back the completion date of its Carrington Gateway scheme in Trafford, citing delays caused by the coronavirus lockdown.

Manchester City Council has lined up Louise Wyman, director of Homes England and design lead at the West Midlands Combined Authority, to replace development director Eddie Smith.

The Greater Manchester and Liverpool mayors said town centre regeneration plans could take a different course in the wake of the pandemic, and pressed the Government to deliver adequate funding to help the region emerge from lockdown.

The first ever Schofield’s Bar, a venture from mixologist brothers Daniel and Joe Schofield, is proposed to occupy part of the ground floor of the grade two-listed building on Manchester’s Quay Street.