pics from today:
(camera phone)

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0228%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0230%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0226%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0232%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0229%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0231%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0235%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0233%20copy.jpg

some more pics from today and a useless fact- it has 65% fewer apartments than clippers quay tower will have, next door. :)
(290 vs 654)

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0221%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0223%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0220%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0222%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0225%20copy.jpg

http://www.nickgrayson.net/ssc/2008_06_04/abito%20salford%20quays/SP_A0224%20copy.jpg

Good work Comdot!

You say something about a use less fact but I want to know this. What % have been sold because that would be a useful fact?

thanks chogs.
here's a pic off their website.
http://www.abito.co.uk/images/salford_dev_title.jpg
for those who haven't seen, there's mention of this in a bunch of threads on the forum. some good stuff in them.


their website by the way says bolton and preston are future locations. abito are coming to bolton soon. This project is in the early stages of development and further details will shortly be available. If you are interested in this or any other future abito locations please contact us ...and preston same.

You say something about a use less fact but I want to know this. What % have been sold because that would be a useful fact?

no idea but here is a price list with 26 apartments
... http://www.abito.co.uk/salfordplist/
here is a price list for greengate abito also with 26 apartments
... http://www.abito.co.uk/mgreengateplist/

perhaps that just means they have 26 different apartment types, or just happen to have 26 available in both.
i've seen enough people living in the greengate one.
you could email them- info@abito.co.uk

somone on the forum owns one, he may know. :)

thanks chogs.
here's a pic off their website.
http://www.abito.co.uk/images/salford_dev_title.jpg
for those who haven't seen, there's mention of this in a bunch of threads on the forum. some good stuff in them.


their website by the way says bolton and preston are future locations. ...and preston same.



no idea but here is a price list with 26 apartments
... http://www.abito.co.uk/salfordplist/
here is a price list for greengate abito also with 26 apartments
... http://www.abito.co.uk/mgreengateplist/

perhaps that just means they have 26 different apartment types, or just happen to have 26 available in both.
i've seen enough people living in the greengate one.
you could email them- info@abito.co.uk

somone on the forum owns one, he may know. :)

It doesn't really matter I was just wondering. I've heard some bad things in the housing market, lots of empty buildings etc. Beetham is always quoted but a forumer said it was only 75% full but really I think that's quite good considering. I'd say anything over 65% full a year or so after opening with everything sold is a successful development.

You've got a point Andy

Years ago when there wasn't so many new developments these probably would be 100% sold out by now. Nowadays there seems to be a never ending choice of properties on the market in the city. I don't think we'll see many schemes managing 100% sales anymore before the thing is even built.

Agents appointed to manage new Abito block

Stevens Scanlan has been appointed management agent for the Abito development at Salford Quays.

They have been appointed by developers Ask Property Developments Ltd who are building the 10-storey block of 290 apartments at Clipper Quay. The first residents are due to start moving in from November.

The apartments are accessed through a central canopied courtyard which sits above two storeys of car parking and retail areas. It is sited next to the waterfront and a tram station is close by.

Stevens Scanlan manages apartments in 40 developments in and around Manchester city centre and Salford.

http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness.co.uk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080807/FREE/467194824/1114/-/-/agents-appointed-to-manage-new-abito-block

same managers as my place, just up river.

Yes the lying cheeky fuckers ran the Grand also ,, there the reason why i sold and moved .

what did they do to make you want to sell up?

anyone noticed how much of a dramatic impact this is having on the salford quays skyline?

the roof looks about done, from a distance.

Ya I saw the building on tv a few weeks back the roof really does make the building stand out.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/markydeedroppics/Salford%20Quays/066-2.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/markydeedroppics/Salford%20Quays/067.jpg

great pics! i love the sense of drama about these abito projects.

Those pics marky are superb

First photo is a cracker. I really like the roof section, clever addition, is it private gardens on the top?

First photo is a cracker. I really like the roof section, clever addition, is it private gardens on the top?

i think it's just a ground level courtyard with a canopy over it.

Should have a pub up there and then peel the roof back 'when' its sunny.

I pass this development every day on my way to work, and since that very sexy roof has appeared, I thought it deserved a few photo`s..........

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/woody43/manchesterphotos003.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/woody43/manchesterphotos002.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/woody43/manchesterphotos004.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/woody43/manchesterphotos005.jpg

All pics taken at 0720 hrs today

I spotted this on the way home from the quays this evening, had to do a double take, wtf is that? type thing, now I know

This is very distinctive walking to OT from Trafford Park. Is certainly a change from the usual crap roof efforts on most buildings. What lies underneath?

The Quays certainly has a wide range of style built or u/c and overall, although still to uniform in height is looking good.

yea this area is really bulking up, once the recession finishes and we see some sort of upsurge we need a good developer to provide us with a 15om plus tower to just add that edge to the area.

This is very distinctive walking to OT from Trafford Park. Is certainly a change from the usual crap roof efforts on most buildings. What lies underneath?

The Quays certainly has a wide range of style built or u/c and overall, although still to uniform in height is looking good.

if you drive from stretford to say IWMN it really is impressive how the roof canopy greets you as you approach and then cross over chester road. it looks quite impressive from a distance so i think a drive like that is worth it just for the 'WOW' facter.

i wonder how many pads in abito were financed by b&b.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture444766.jpg

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8057/pb190047nv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/602/pb190031de4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3985/pb190048xz1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i'm not sure which is more impressive, the scale or the structural expressionism. :)
thanks for posting these

Manchester Confidential.

Phil Griffin loves Abito

Quayside development is a hit

http://www.propertyconfidential.com/images/090218abito1.jpg

There is a 1200 sq metre sail over Dock 6 at Salford Quays. Which is the biggest sail ever seen on this waterfront. You can’t miss it if you’re approaching Trafford Road Bridge from Chester Road. It is a vast white rigid PVC canopy that encloses the internal court of the new Abito apartment development. First generation Abito is on Greengate by the Irwell in Salford. These are one bed studio apartments in which the house-proud may fold their bed away, with or without duvet. The concept (as it was probably called at the time) was out of the hyperactive brain of highly individual development consultant Les Lang. He got together with Ask Developments and architects BDP to build out his idea. Greengate was a hit, and the new Salford Quays building is a refinement.

These are some of the best apartments I’ve seen at this price

The building is a ziggurat rising to 12 storeys looking onto Dock 6 and La Pinta, houseboat of John Wassal and Liz Pugh who run Walk the Plank, pyrotechnics, theatre and events company. Also, a slightly sinister looking boat that looks as though it might have made its way here from the Mekong Delta, and is centre of operations for Paul Astill, interiors man of the moment, having designed the new Cord and Apotheca in the Northern Quarter. I mention this because I get the strong feeling that something is going to happen down here on the waterfront. Abito is the most original residential development at the Quays. It has loads of character and is a true original. The Quays is beginning to look alternative.

http://www.propertyconfidential.com/images/090218abito2.jpg

Click on link for much better/larger picture. http://www.propertyconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNw86IW7nIaqiNwF6IHqi&realname=Phil_Griffin_loves_Abito

There are 290 apartments, of which 6 have two bedrooms and roof terraces. The one beds are 347 sq ft, and prices start at £90K. They all have balconies. For the record, and for those not hobbled by the credit crunch, two beds are 694 sq ft with the same sized terrace. That’s 1388 sq ft in all, and yours for around £220K. These are some of the best apartments I’ve seen at this price. The put-me-up studios have a vaguely nautical cabin-like feel. The first tenant to move in a short while ago tells me he loves it, “Except I don’t think I could share it with a partner. On my own, it’s perfect. (I notice he leaves his trainers on the doormat outside) And a 4 minute tram ride into town”. From Exchange Quay, which is just across the road.

There are two floors of car parking above ground, which means that even the flats on the lowest level get some elevation. If your balcony looks over the water, you're quids in. As with Abito Greengate, even the balconies get a rhythm going, especially on the long side elevations here, where they are staggered in time with the roof line. You enter the building through enormous bespoke steel gates (actually, bespoke for the Greengate building, but working just as well here). You can take the lift, or climb the double height steps that deliver you into the enclosed courtyard.

If you avert your eyes from the rather unfortunate concierge / sales office (a late addition with none of the building’s qualities) and daft potted palms, you are in a quite spectacular show case of ‘eighties minimalism, coloured lighting a la neon artist Dan Flavin, box like qualities of sculptor Sol LeWitt. The real art rises before you, a brave and very successful installation by Salford student Craig Need. He was runner up in a competition for art at Greengate. Les Lang gave him a direct commission, and a generous budget for his piece here. I looks like a supply line of coloured car doors, tethered to the lift core on wires.

This huge interior space is effectively open air, below the sail canopy. The atmosphere is alfresco. The glass balustraded decks take you to your front door. The whole effect is a kind of understated chic. These are apartments for people who cant walk past Urban Outfitters, or else couldn’t give a toss. I’ve a feeling that one or two of the two bed apartments with their large terraces may in time go to reluctant BBC migrant workers from nearby MediaCity. A caution to any recalcitrant Chelsea fans (or indeed Mark Radcliff, should he ever want to relocate from rural Cheshire): they do have quite generous bonus views of the Theatre of Dreams.

Project architect James Birkin and his colleagues at BDP have successfully refreshed an already impressive offer. What is good at Greengate, is even better at Salford Quays (not that that devalues the earlier development). Abito brings something new to the market. Les Lang’s hunch paid off; small is good. Ask Life has sold upwards of 230 apartments in a chronic market. I’ve a feeling that there are opportunities for some brave new structures down here on the water. Houseboats anyone? A floating market? Wake boarding school? There is room for almost anything below this towering sky.

Finished?

some pics from yesterday.
more here- http://skyscrapernews.com/gallery.php?id=5499&idi=Abito+Salford+Quays&images=all

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5499AbitoSalfordQuays_pic23.jpg

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5499AbitoSalfordQuays_pic29.jpg

http://skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5499AbitoSalfordQuays_pic2.jpg

Hi
New within this thread.
I'm planning to invest within this development.
Seems within a very growing area with plenty of activities.
Any advice / suggestion?
:soon:

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5499AbitoSalfordQuays_pic31.jpg

Has anyone ever been inside one of these flats?

I like the concept, but the rent that is being quoted is ridiculous when you can get so much more for your money in other good spots.

However, am I right in thinking that the two Abitos were built largely out of concrete making them much more insulated than other blocks?

Ello everyone
1st post n first upload, lets see if it works ;)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/3540969056_9663082269_b.jpg

Nice :okay: welcome to the forum

yes welcome to the forum, perspex :cheers:

Has anyone ever been inside one of these flats?

I like the concept, but the rent that is being quoted is ridiculous when you can get so much more for your money in other good spots.

However, am I right in thinking that the two Abitos were built largely out of concrete making them much more insulated than other blocks?

I've been in both Greengate and Salford Quays Abito.

If you like concrete (which I must say I do) then you won't be disappointed. The entrance halls, the stairs, the apartment walls, are all raw unpainted concrete. Salford Quays has more colour to it (tiled floors, more colour), while Greengate feels like you've stepped into some film about the post-apocolyptic future. Obviously it's setting helps this effect!

The actual flats are surprisingly spacious considering the limited dimensions. Tiny appliances though, and little privacy. Very generous balconies. Can't comment on noise because I've only been shown round but they are all concrete shells so noise insulation must be good. This is certainly what various agents told me.

However, am I right in thinking that the two Abitos were built largely out of concrete making them much more insulated than other blocks?

Here's one of Abito Greengate being built. It was taken by someone else but tinkered with by me as part of some crap joke.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i182/macc2001/C4.jpg

Just in case you're wondering the connect 4 pieces aren't real.

Call it CGI graphics (or Microsoft Paint)

^^ did you win?

I've been in both Greengate and Salford Quays Abito.

If you like concrete (which I must say I do) then you won't be disappointed. The entrance halls, the stairs, the apartment walls, are all raw unpainted concrete. Salford Quays has more colour to it (tiled floors, more colour), while Greengate feels like you've stepped into some film about the post-apocolyptic future. Obviously it's setting helps this effect!

The actual flats are surprisingly spacious considering the limited dimensions. Tiny appliances though, and little privacy. Very generous balconies. Can't comment on noise because I've only been shown round but they are all concrete shells so noise insulation must be good. This is certainly what various agents told me.

Thanks. The height of the flats seems a big plus and probably makes them feel bigger too, I suppose.



Just in case you're wondering the connect 4 pieces aren't real.



Really? Your sublime use of MSPaint almost had me fooled. :)

Here's one of Abito Greengate being built. It was taken by someone else but tinkered with by me as part of some crap joke

Crap only in that the arrangement of counters is illogical, the blue player would never have put in that final piece once it was clear the red player had won with a sneaky diagonal four in a row.

Or, if he did he may as well have completed his own vertical four-some, just to make the end-result look more evenly matched.

Unless they slammed it in anywhere in a fit of futile pique.

Can't beat a bit of futile pique.

:lol:

:hilarious

Does anyone know if all work on these apartments is completed? There doesn't seem much life about, are people currently living in them?

Does anyone know if all work on these apartments is completed? There doesn't seem much life about, are people currently living in them?

Yeah, a friend of mine Suzanne lives in there, she says it's pretty empty at the moment but her tip is 'get one with a water view' (think the rest could be a bit crap!)

Em
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This is an interesting situation, with much of the block apparently un occupied..how are the management co covering the daily running costs,ie lift servicing, communal cleaning, paying on site staff etc, (as sevice charge is usually based on full occupancy,and at price per sq meter)at less than full occupancy or owner-ship how is the short fall of revenue form service chage being met?

just wondering, is the building now completely finished off?


pic i took at weeked-
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5499AbitoSalfordQuays_pic1.jpg

Does anyone know roughly what percentage of this block has a view of water? is it basically the back and the higher floors on each side?

just wondering, is the building now completely finished off?


pic i took at weeked-
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/5499AbitoSalfordQuays_pic1.jpg

As far as I am aware, yes the building is now finished.

Abito Salford has been finished for ages. Perhaps even very late 2008. I was shown round it in Feb 2009 and it was completely finished with residents. Concrete paradise it was.

cheers guys i'll move the thread now.

Abito Salford has been finished for ages. Perhaps even very late 2008. I was shown round it in Feb 2009 and it was completely finished with residents. Concrete paradise it was.

What where your thoughts/impressions of it?

I can't comment on abito in Salford Quays but I went around Greengate when it first opened and it seemed to be full of scallys hanging off the balcony. I was impressed by the concept of the apts, but that image just put me off. You get it anywhere I guess. Salford Quays is probably alright though. I'm just sick of all these landlords buying up property and letting out to crappers. You dont need it after working all week....

Again, I've only seen the Greengate Abito too up close, but thought internally that it was stunning. There's a huge concrete central Atrium, the communal corridors have good clean lines and good simple use of materials and the apartments themselves are bigger than I expected them to be. All in all thumbs up!