Salboy sells piece of horseracing history
The developer has sold a 5,600 sq ft building that started life as the entrance to the former Manchester Racecourse to Crescent Purchasing Consortium.
CPC, a charity that provides procurement services to the education sector, will use the Salford building, located off Cromwell Road, as its new headquarters.
Salboy bought the turnstile building as part of its acquisition of the University of Salford’s former Castle Irwell student village, which has since been redeveloped into 375 homes as part of a £110m programme.
During construction of the scheme, the building was used as site offices by contractor DOMIS and marketing suites by Salboy.
OBI advised Salboy on the sale.
Josh Hancock, in OBI’s transactions and asset management team, said: “The Turnstile Building is a standout property, and it was clear from the level of interest that opportunities like this are in short supply.
“Securing the right buyer was our priority, and we’re pleased to have helped bring the deal to a successful conclusion.”
Shame its going, I was just a boy my grandad topk me to the races at Cromwell Road. From what I can remember Manchester races was a grand day out
By G Brough
I don’t think it’s going though. The second para states a charity will be using it as its new headquarters. Good to see it’s being retained and reused.
By Philip
The Turnstile Building will continue to be utilised as the head office for a Salford based charity named Crescent Purchasing Consortium, so will be used for the good of the public for many years to come.
By Darren Lowe
What they’ve done with the wetlands is a disgrace. It’s basically been used as a free landfill site during construction and seeded over. Played on them fields donkeys years ago and the greenery was lush. Now it’s basically a brownfield site. Another of Burnhams building buddy’s exploiting land for profit. He says theyre local businesses yet theyre based in Singapore.
By Anonymous
A few corrections to the anonymous comments:
Salboy and Domis are not Singapore-based. Both were founded and based in Greater Manchester.
There is no landfill on the site.
The land was not “exploited”. It was a disused and potentially dangerous brownfield site, previously developed by the University of Salford as a housing scheme. Salboy took the project forward, delivering new homes, a three-acre park, a supermarket, and the restoration and preservation of the locally listed Turnstile building, which will remain in use.
Andy Burnham had no involvement in the scheme. Planning consents pre-date his appointment.
Please check the facts before posting anonymous and misleading claims.
By Correction
There were no wetlands until Salford City Council and the Enviroment Agency created the huge flood basin that includes the wetlands between 2014 and 2020.
The new houses have been built on the site of the Castle Irwell student village.
There is one small area of land that hasn’t been built on yet that is a potential site for a new primary school according to the Castle Irwell masterplan.
By Salford septuagenarian
Hilarious comments @Anonymous. You can’t just make things up! Check facts!
By BuildaBear