Urban Splash eyes start for final phase of New Islington
A pair of six-storey blocks containing 60 apartments is the missing piece of the Manchester regeneration jigsaw.
Urban Splash is making moves to restart the New Islington project, which secured planning approval in March 2020.
Part of the final phase, 34 townhouses, has already been delivered. The apartment blocks would be constructed on the last remaining development plot, located between the marina and Finders Quay.
Urban Splash, working with consultancy Made it Together, is seeking to discharge a series of planning conditions that will allow for a start on site in the first half of this year.
The regeneration of New Islington has been ongoing for more than 20 years. Urban Splash set out with a vision to transform what founder Tom Bloxham described as “one of the worst areas in Manchester” into one of the best places to live in the city.
Over the last three decades, the developer has delivered hundreds of its modular homes at New Islington. The Chips building, a school, the revamped marina, and a medical centre, have also been developed on what was previously known as the Cardroom Estate.
While mostly complete, the scheme was dealt a blow in 2022, when House by Urban Splash, the joint venture between Urban Splash and Japanese modular firm Sekisui responsible for building the homes, went bust.
Homes England owned a 4% stake in the business with US and Sekisui being equal shareholders.
Cant wait for this to be finished and those hoardings to finally come down.
By J
A true gentrification project and a true success story.
By Steve5839
Blah blah blah, complaint about density, everyone must live in towers, blah blah, etcetera and so on.
By Anthony
I remember when that was going to be called tutti frutti, 20 year’s ago. Hurry up fellas
By Simon say's....
Good to see it complete finally BUT it’s all a
far cry from the ‘Tuttti Frutti’ scheme of the terrace of individual, architect-designed homes and generally more innovative architecture and mixed uses planned for this site. Whilst the modular homes are interesting the rest is largely
landfill architecture particularly the larger apartment blocks and Old Mill Street is, obviously, a huge missed opportunity devoid of the promised life and mixed uses.
Considering the amount of public money that went into the site it’s the (now defunct) development agencies and public sector agencies that should get most of the credit for the success of New Islington.
By Anonymous