CITY LIFE CASE STUDIES
Here are just some of the exciting projects and developments underway across Manchester city centre. If you'd like to find out more about becoming part of our city, please get in touch.
• Visitors spend £900m on leisure, retail and culture per annum
• Tourism contributes £4.5 billion to city's economy, supporting over 50,000 jobs
• Coop Live – country's largest indoor arena floorspace: 23,500 capacity
• Visitors spend £900m on leisure, retail and culture per annum • Tourism contributes £4.5 billion to city's economy, supporting over 50,000 jobs • Coop Live – country's largest indoor arena floorspace: 23,500 capacity
With its soaring towers, New Jackson has transformed the skyline of Manchester city centre. With five new towers yet to come, its ambition is to create a new way of living for the people choosing to call this place home. The Lighthouse, with 71 floors, 642 homes and a top floor restaurant, will become our city's tallest tower. In total, 8,000 new homes are being built, with over 2,500 delivered to date. Shops, restaurants, a school, greenspace, workspaces, healthcare and leisure facilities and a whole host of events, can be found right on their doorstep. A large publicly accessible green space will connect to Hulme Park over the Mancunian Way, alongside 28,500 sq ft of new public space. It's a new neighbourhood within easy reach of everything the city centre has to offer.
New Jackson
A NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHIN EASY REACH OF EVERYTHING THE CITY CENTRE HAS TO OFFER.
Former industrial land is being transformed into Mayfield. At its heart is Mayfield Park. Spanning 6.5 acres, it’s a green oasis for the city with open greenspace, play areas, meadows and quiet areas along the banks of the River Medlock. While Depot Mayfield hosts a year-round programme of cultural events, from concerts and festivals to the RHS Urban Show. Office space, homes, a hotel and new public spaces are all planned, coming together to create an exciting neighbourhood, right at the heart of the city.
Mayfield
Image: Richard Bloom
OFFICE SPACE, HOMES, A HOTEL AND NEW PUBLIC SPACES ARE ALL PLANNED, COMING TOGETHER TO CREATE AN EXCITING NEIGHBOURHOOD, RIGHT AT THE HEART OF THE CITY.
Manchester Food & Drink Awards 2023 – City centre winners
Plant Based Offering of the Year
BUNDOBUST
Independent Drinks Producer of the Year
TRACK BREWING CO
Independent Food Producer of the Year
POLLEN BAKERY
Food Trader of the Year
FAT PAT’S
Pub or Beer Bar of the Year
THE MARBLE ARCH
Bar of the Year
SCHOFIELD’S BAR
Great Service Award
HAWKSMOOR
Newcomer of the Year
HIGHER GROUND
Chef of the Year
Shaun Moffat, The Edinburgh Castle Pub
Restaurant of the Year
ERST
OUR SUCCESS AS A DESTINATION IS SET TO CONTINUE WITH THE NEW MANCHESTER ACCOMMODATION BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (A-BID), A GROUND-BREAKING INITIATIVE LED BY THE CITY’S HOTEL AND SERVICED APARTMENT PROVIDERS TO CREATE NEW EVENTS AND ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO VISIT AND STAY.
AVIVA STUDIOS, HOME TO FACTORY INTERNATIONAL
Held every two years, Manchester International Festival presents world-first shows, commissioned and produced in Manchester. MIF23 brought the new Aviva Studios to life, including a spectacular exhibition by Yayoi Kusama and gigs by Angelique Kidjo and John Grant. Over 325,300 people attended the events, generating around £39.2m worth of economic activity. MIF’s new home at Aviva Studios is a unique and invaluable addition to the national and international arts landscape. With its focus on new, large-scale commissions, working with communities, and bringing jobs, skills, training and creative opportunities, it’s already cementing the city’s global reputation for the arts and will strengthen the city’s creative ecosystem, acting as a major centre for future generations of talent. It even featured in TIME magazine's World's Greatest Places 2024 list.
Image: Matt Eachus
St Peter’s Square
The Paulownia Tomentosa trees are a beautiful feature of St. Peter's Square, but did you know they can grow up to 40 feet tall, their heart-shaped leaves can grow up to 40 centimetres long and they’re also known as the 'Princess' or 'Empress' tree. And on top of all that, they’ve been carefully selected to increase biodiversity in the city centre.
Castlefield Viaduct
Manchester's 'garden in the sky', Castlefield Viaduct, occupies a disused 1890s steel viaduct. This whole area is the birthplace of Manchester. It dates back to the arrival of the Romans in AD79, with its Roman Gardens, reconstructed Roman fort. Managed by the National Trust, multimillion pound plans for Castlefield Viaduct continue apace following its successful pilot phase. The idea is to extend the existing stretch of viaduct, with a second entrance towards Mancunian Way to improve access and more paths, viewing spots and planted areas – all in all the vision is for even bigger, bolder and more beneficial green space.
While Hulme Park as we know it dates back to just 2000, the area has a history beyond that. In the park you’ll find an artwork in the shape of a Rolls Royce radiator grill, as it was here that Frederick Henry Royce created his first car in 1904. Hulme Park has been declared the World’s First UFO landing pad due to its three converging ley lines. No aliens though. Yet.
Hulme Park
HULME PARK HAS BEEN DECLARED THE WORLD’S FIRST UFO LANDING PAD DUE TO ITS THREE CONVERGING LEY LINES. NO ALIENS THOUGH. YET.