Vinci starts on Muse’s New Victoria
The £130m residential element of Muse Developments’ New Victoria, comprising 520 apartments across two towers of 20 and 25 storeys, is scheduled to complete in 2024.
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The Factory costs spiral £45m on Covid
Billed as “one of most ambitious arts spaces in the world”, the 143,000 sq ft venue requires additional cash to complete, prompting Manchester City Council to hike the budget to £186m due to the “significant impacts of the coronavirus challenge”.
Plans in for ‘urgent’ cladding work at City Gate
Dangerous aluminium carbonate cladding needs to be removed from three blocks at Bellway’s Castlefield scheme and an application for the work has now been lodged more than three years after the problem was identified.
Manchester hospital plots 32,000 sq ft modular office
North Manchester General Hospital is applying for consent to build a temporary office to house staff, to facilitate a wider redevelopment of the hospital’s estate.
Auto Trader to ramp up First Street presence
The online car dealership is to relocate to the next phase of developer Ask Real Estate’s office scheme in Manchester city centre, agreeing to take 80,000 sq ft of the proposed new build block approved this year.
Irwin Mitchell makes senior hire
Law firm Irwin Mitchell Solicitors has recruited Richard Allan to the role of senior consultant in its national construction team, working from the Manchester office at One St Peter’s Square.
Homes plotted for Moston’s Adelphi cinema site
Developer Kayber Court Investments has lodged plans for a 27,500 sq ft residential scheme on Kenyon Lane in Moston, Manchester.
Manchester ‘unsure’ of start date for final cladding work
Work to remove dangerous material from six of the 12 privately owned high-rise residential blocks in Manchester found to have unsafe cladding has yet to start, according to the city council.
Caddick secures £25m college contract
LTE Group, operator of Manchester College, has appointed Caddick Construction to build teaching and training facilities at its Openshaw campus.
REVIEW | ‘Manctopia’ is shallow attempt at tale of two cities
The first episode of BBC Two’s four-part series about the building boom in Manchester makes for far-too-easy viewing as it fails to shine a light on the complex economic drivers behind the city’s breathtaking growth in recent years.
