I can't seem to find the Eastgate tower thread anywhere...

So, what's the latest news on this one?

(perhaps the thread was deleted, if so, a new one should be started - after all it's a biggie!)

Construction is due to begin at the New Year I think.

I've found the Thread 2 now (it's on the next page of this forum) but the link is dead in the Thread Index.

Have they put up any hoardings yet around the site?

Has anyone got any height comparisons between Beetham, Eastgate and 1 Hardman Square? I take it these 3 are going to be the tallest in Manchester before 2010?

Will 1 Hardman Square be taller than the Albany (Crown) tower?

Yes...

I think Albany's around the 130m mark, whilst Hsq is 150m (rumoured taller)

Has anyone got any height comparisons between Beetham, Eastgate and 1 Hardman Square? I take it these 3 are going to be the tallest in Manchester before 2010?

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/richardjamesbrowning/diagramogfkkk.jpg

comparison from www.skyscraperpage.com

Just lookin at that, what a shame about the old 1HS design. Ahh well.

Cheers, Kids in the Riot - lookin good for Mannie. ;)

I didn't know 1HS was gonna be bigger than Albany...do we have any evidence of it manc guy? Thats amazing if its true I never even realized it, always thought Albany would be the 3rd tallest not the 4th

lol, 1hs has always been taller than albany. except now it's going to to be even taller.

Apologies for being a bit thick, but holidays and hackers and stuff have addled my memories of some projects. Where are we up to with 1HS?

well the last we've heard from allied london is that they've extended it so it's over 40 floors, and that they're getting rid of the slopey bit to maximise floor space.

it should look something like this:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/richardjamesbrowning/1hmsnewcopy.jpg

lovely jubbly ;)

According to Skyscrapernews.com the heights for the four tallest skyscrapers in Manchester will be...

Eastgate 180m
Beetham 157m
1 Hardman Square 140m
Albany Tower 131m

skyscrapernews hasn't been updated because the official height of the building hasn't been released yet. jrb and accura went to an open day at spinningfields and spoke to allied london staff who told them it would be over 40 floors which would make it higher than 140m, 180m - 200 more likely.

caw will update the list on ssn when the information is officially released. i assume.

Are there any signs of activity on the Eastgate site at the moment? Hoardings up?

indeed, we dont know the current height of 1HS as its been redesigned (again). 40 office floors will definitely be more than 140m in height.

Beetham, Eastgate and 1HS all above 150m (ie skyscrapers)... that's enough to overtake the City of London! :D

if 1hs gets a move on, it could become the 2nd tallest building in the uk, depending on its height of course.

Anyway, here's some renders of eastgate:

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/331EastgateTower_pic5.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/331EastgateTower_pic1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/richardjamesbrowning/img.bmp

i'll try and find more.

It's going to look great when travelling into Manchester Piccadilly station by train.

Is it on London Road?

it's on ducie st

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/331EastgateTower_pic5.jpg

Not seen that one before .... Wow! Fantastic! Look at the tiddler piccadilly 111 for comparison...

Impressive renders, there seems to be other potential sites for similar developments close by.

Its on Store St really, a bit set back from Ducie St behind The Place hotel, its gonna look enormous from a distance, the ground is higher there than say..where Beetham is, imagine the sight of it on the skyline...can't fricking wait

This 1HS sounds like a beauty, didnt realize it was gonna be so tall, now i remember there was talk on here a while ago about something over 40 floors just cant keep up here :clown:

something like this with the Albany in the background

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/rolybling/with-it-allcopy.jpg

This is the site as it was this morning. Just behind the Palace hotel (on the left in the pic). The site is currently a Car Park. Rolybling, I've got the right spot haven't I?

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/pookey1967/eastgatesite.jpg

No signs of activity then..

This is the site as it was this morning. Just behind the Palace hotel (on the left in the pic). The site is currently a Car Park. Rolybling, I've got the right spot haven't I?

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/pookey1967/eastgatesite.jpg

Yep thats the spot, Im very excited about this building, I think its better in design than Beetham although Beetham is coming on very nicely I just prefer this one.

Yep thats the spot, Im very excited about this building, I think its better in design than Beetham although Beetham is coming on very nicely I just prefer this one.

Cheers RB. I've marked my territory now.
She's gonna be a beaut. I'll be back there often. :angel:

Just spoke to a woman at Inacity about an apartment at Eastgate,they will be released in January,but she will send me a brochure about it.

hope youve got a scanner highriser, hopefully theres some nice renders in it

Went up around Ducie Street, Store Street and that area over the weekend. Could some let me know where this will be...

http://metrolinkpubcrawl.myphotos.cc:8080/Eastgate/05-09-04/index.htm

are some picies I took, I presume it is on this waste land...

http://metrolinkpubcrawl.myphotos.cc:8080/Eastgate/05-09-04/2005_0904_144652.htm

It's on the car park between Ducie St and Store Street right next to 'The Place' converted warehouse.

The car park is your pics is unrelated, not sure where that wasteland is.

that wasteland is right near the underpass under Piccadilly going towards London Road.

That'll be it then.

Won't that look smart on the train into Picc.....Eastgate and Albany, with Beetham, 1HS and Gt Northern in the middle distance.

It'll be interesting to see just how fast Eastgate apartments sell when they're released. There might be a few BBC bods looking for property by January.

There might be a few BBC bods looking for property by January.

I doubt it as the BBC plan is nowhere near finalised, nice thought though.

pic of eastgate site this morning

http://tinypic.com/e196s1.jpg

Looks like they are getting rid of the rubbish under the car park, before they knock it down?

http://tinypic.com/e19728.jpg

Might as well use the other, more info laden thread crush.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=5488909#post5488909