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24 February 2020

Construction Halted on Luxury Manchester Buildings After Developer’s Arrest

Work has stalled at a £70 million (US$90 million) luxury development to build “twin towers” on the border of Manchester and Salford, led by Liverpool...

24 January 2020

Construction Set to Begin on Manchester Skyscraper

Property developers and former Manchester United football stars, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, are leading a consortium of investors behind a £200-million (US$261-million) scheme in...

26 November 2019

Manchester Development Scheme Progresses to Phase Two

Manchester-based developer Renaker Build Ltd is moving forward with two 51-story towers as part of its large-scale redevelopment of Great Jackson Street on the edge...

04 October 2019

First Tower of Proposed Salford Project Expected to Reach 50 Stories

Details have emerged of the latest tower to be proposed by Renaker Build at Greengate: a 50-story skyscraper made up of more than 500 apartments,...

15 April 2019

New Architects Brought in for Manchester’s St. Michael’s Tower

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has been brought in to deliver Hodder + Partners’ controversial Saint Michael’s tower in Manchester, with the local practice kept...

29 March 2019

Developers Scale Back Manchester High-Rise Due to Local Concerns

Cricketer-turned-developer Andrew Flintoff of Logik Developments, along with architects SimpsonHaugh, unveiled a new-look scheme for the site on Arundel Street in the Manchester’s Castlefield district....

07 March 2019

Constructor, Freeholder Liable for Replacing Cladding at Manchester’s Green Quarter

Construction company Lendlease has lost a landmark battle over who should foot a £5 million (US$6.5 million) cladding bill in two of Manchester’s Green Quarter...

06 February 2019

Owners Required to Cover Structural Repairs of Manchester Tower, Court Rules

The High Court has told the owner of Manchester’s Beetham Tower it must pay for structural repairs. A judge ruled that North West Ground Rents...

23 January 2019

Plans for Skyscraper Revised in Manchester St. John’s Development

The developer behind the massive St John’s development in Manchester has scrapped plans for a 52-story skyscraper by SimpsonHaugh & Partners at the heart of...

28 March 2018

Architect Debuts 34-Story Salford Tower in Greater Manchester

Simpson Haugh Architects has submitted a proposal for a 34-story tower on the waterfront in Salford that would be the regeneration area’s tallest development. Created...