Now that the credit crunch has hit, it seems a strong possibility that the high rise construction boom that started since the year 2000 has finally come to an end.. and we may not see a similar spat of growth in regional cities for maybe another 10 or 20 years.. or more perhaps.

In light of this, it would be interesting to see what has actually been built or is under construction in respective regional city centres post 2000.

I've made a start on +40m liverpool, sheff, leeds, and brum so far. manchester may take a little longer ;) . any corrections/additions let me know. I think there's a couple missed out from brum.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh78/danlad/buildings/liverpool/construction2000.gif

Birmingham additions...

Snowhill Hotel - 82m U/C
Super Hospital 1 - 63m U/C
Super Hospital 2 - 63m U/C
Super Hospital 3 - 63m U/C
Opal Court - 58m
Aston Uni Campus A & B - 52m U/C
Sirius - 50m
Matthew Bolton College (possibly post 2000) - 40m

Might be possible to add Etna House. Under construction. Must be over 40 metres...

cheers fella. altho to be fair its only city centre stuff.

which ones of them are in the city centre so I can add em

All of them except the hospital towers.

Might be possible to add Etna House. Under construction. Must be over 40 metres...

Yer that's true. It's 37m to top floor and 40m to roof so that one can be added.

Clarence House was completed last year wasn't it?

isnt sirius just the extension of orion. Ie. physically its the same building, just the lower parts. For example Plaza II in Leeds is 103m.. but the other half of it wich adjoins it is 50m. But its not listed twice, even though they were built as seperate phases.

also, etna house is listed at 37m to the roof on skyscraper news. and to be fair it does look small lol

also, aston uni campus isnt in the under construction thread on here, and its not listed as UC on skyscraper news either :dunno:

yea clarance house. i'll change that.

im adding:

snowhill
opal court (even tho i still dont think its the city centre :P)
mathew bolton college (cant find the height but it looks big and imposing)



have u got a link to Aston Uni Campus A & B - 52m U/C

Sheffield


St Paul's Tower: 101m. U/C
Velocity Tower: 92m. U/C
1 Furnival Square: 68m. U/C

Velocity Tower 2: 53m. U/C

Hancock and Lant: 51m. U/C

City Gate: 45m. U/C

V1: 43m. Completed
Metier: 43m. Completed
St Paul's Carpark: 42m. U/C



I've counted Velocity Tower and Velocity Tower 2 as separate buildings because Skyscrapernews counts them as separate buildings, plus Sheffield looks a bit rubbish if I don't.

Mann Island building #1 - 40m Under Construction
Mann Island building #2 - 40m Under Construction
Mann Island building #3 - 40m Under Construction

Not sure they are all really the same height, the office building looks taller, but SSN has them all at 40m.

http://liverpool.gumtree.com/posting_images/29/22177529__1206976354__1__1-ce0e6c8a039d3167734e1af7ebf69ac9.__big__.jpg

Triple post!

Double post!

Mann Island building #1 - 40m Under Construction
Mann Island building #2 - 40m Under Construction
Mann Island building #3 - 40m Under Construction

Not sure they are all really the same height, the office building looks taller, but SSN has them all at 40m.Some may be less than 40m but I believe should be included as a measure of a city's construction activity in that time period. Met Quarter, Arena, Liverpool One, School of Tropical Medicine, Cruise Ship Facility, canal extension, ferry terminal/Beatles exhibit, Hatton Garden/Byrom Street/London Road and a myriad of other developments to numerous to remember and a number of hotels presently under construction, including a Hilton in the city and airport area.

Portsmouth

Spinnaker Tower 170m
1 Gunwharf Quays 100m
Admiralty Tower 70m
Trafalgar Hall 46m

Nottingham

Aspire - 60m
Braidwood Court - 53m (complete refurb)
Cranbrook House - 50m
Marco Island - 48m
Southreef - 46m
Litmus - 43m
Waterfront Plaza - 40m
Jury's Inn - 40m

There are 5 others just under 40m with 4 of them U/C and 1 Proposed.

Some may be less than 40m but I believe should be included as a measure of a city's construction activity in that time period. Met Quarter, Arena, Liverpool One, School of Tropical Medicine, Cruise Ship Facility, canal extension, ferry terminal/Beatles exhibit, Hatton Garden/Byrom Street/London Road and a myriad of other developments to numerous to remember and a number of hotels presently under construction, including a Hilton in the city and airport area.

this is true. There's also the liverpool one scheme. While nearly all of this is under 40m it's still indicative of the construction boom, and it would be disingenuos to pretend its doesnt exist. I'll look at a way of adding all this too.. and drop the height down to 35m too.

this is true. There's also the liverpool one scheme. While nearly all of this is under 40m it's still indicative of the construction boom, and it would be disingenuosx to pretend it doesntx exist. I'll look at a way of adding all this too.. and drop the height down to 35m too.disingenuous - doesn't. There goes that superior Leeds education again.:lol:

Wiggs is a Southerner who moved to Leeds, I believe?

So education in Leeds may not actually be an 'issue'.

It does have one of the largest student populations in Europe, so it must be doing something right.

And wiggs, I'm sure someone will do Manc's list soon, I personally can't be bothered at the moment as it'll be quite a substantial list to compile and I'm off to bed soon anyway, starting work at 5am y'see!

Wiggs is a Southerner who moved to Leeds, I believe?

:yes: lol a london lad originally, came to leeds for uni, and i'm still ere, so it cant be that bad ;)

So education in Leeds may not actually be an 'issue'.

to be fair i dont think education is an issue at all. people will 'chat' on network and forum sites in a way that suits them - a way that usually includes 'textspeak' too. It's worlds apart from writing formally. It's all about context.

On internet 'chat' forums, some people will flag down people's spellings because they are unable to put forward any proper argument relating to the discussion. Check the city bashing thread for examples :lol:

It does have one of the largest student populations in Europe, so it must be doing something right.

that's Leeds *and* Manchester

And wiggs, I'm sure someone will do Manc's list soon, I personally can't be bothered at the moment as it'll be quite a substantial list to compile and I'm off to bed soon anyway, starting work at 5am y'see!

i'm gonna attempt it some time soon just to see how long the list will be lol

to be fair i dont think education is an issue at all.OK! but, why do you keep harping on about highly educated Leedsites are and how poorly educated Scousers are? I am one of those dumb Scousers but I can spell far better than you and, according to your educated self, I suffer from senile dementia, among other things. However, and also according to you, you are presently enrolled in an establishment of higher learning in the mighty city of Leeds. Me? I got a secondary education more than half a century ago in a poor little nondescript village, Liverpool. :lol:

Where have I harped on about th educational standards of Leeds? If you can find me just one sentance where I have said anything positive regarding Leeds' educational standards I'll hapilly delete my profile. I *have* mentioned liverpool's poor educational attainment in the CityBashing thread from sources such as the guardian, and the government. I'm sorry if this (the truth) upsets you, but you really should keep it to the city bashing thread rather than spoil yet another thread.

For Sheffield, St Pauls Place 3 probably can't be counted as under construction yet.

You could try and squeeze Castle Collage into there which is 55m including the wind turbines ;)

Redvers house has undergone a reclad a couple of years ago if you are including refurbishment's?

Also the Moor Markets will be ~45m once they start being built (90% of the building currently there has been demolished so far).

So there's three tenuous additions to the Sheffield list...

Where have I harped on about th educational standards of Leeds? If you can find me just one sentanceX where I have said anything positive regarding Leeds' educational standards I'll hapillyX delete my profile. I *have* mentioned liverpool'sX poor educational attainment in the CityBashing thread from sources such as the guardianX, and the government. I'm sorry if this (the truth) upsets you, but you really should keep it to the city bashing thread rather than spoil yet another thread.:ohno:

Seriously, this 'Liverpool is Shit' 'Leeds is Thick' stuff is really starting to get on my tits...

yeah, get some new material you lot :guns1:

Why has sloyne not been banned or had a warning? he is spoiling every thread in these forums, it's getting very boring.

He has, been brigged.

A few updates for Liverpool, Wiggley -

U/C -

Vermont Tower - 70m - although this tower isn't U/C yet, it is part of a wider scheme that is currently on-site. Although one of the developers has recently hit the skids, everything suggests that the scheme should be unaffected.

Corrections -

1 Princes Dock - to avoid confusion this should perhaps be changed to City Lofts 1, as that is what it is commonly known as.

The Maritime Building - this probably shouldn't be on the list as the developer went bankrupt, and the construction site has been idle for a good 18 months.

I've had the most boring day of my life, so i decided to have a go at Manchester's....

Manchester 40+ built or or U/C since the year 2000.

-Beetham tower - 169m
-Media city building A - 81m
-civil justice centre - 80m
-city park (office) - 78m
-3 hardman street - 75m
-Media city building B - 74m
-Great Northen tower - 72m
-Jefferson place - 70m
-Axis tower - 68m
-the lighthouse - 67m
-millenium tower - 67m
-soverign point - 66m
-imperial point - 65m
-britton house - 65m
-tempus tower - 64m
-skyline central - 64m
-ISIS wharf - 64m
-no1 deansgate - 62m
-city lofts tower - 61m
-Edge b- 60m
-Edge c - 60m
-Chancery place- 60m
-ATS block 1- 57m
-leftbank apartments - 56m
-Nv building 1 - 55m
2 - 55m
3 - 55m

-Imperial war museum north - 55m
-Three piccadilly place - 55m
-Unite tower - 55m
-1 New york street - 55m
-1 marsden street - 54m
-ATS block 2 - 51m
-lowry theatre - 50m
- vallea court - 50m
-3 hardman square - 49m
-university place hall - 49m
-Vantage point - 46m
-Origin block 1 - 46m
-st george's tower 1 - 45m
-century buildings - 45m
-Plymouth grove - 45m
-ATS block 3 - 45m
-Origin Block 2 - 43m
-no.1 hardman boul - 42m
-laystall house - 41m
-the green builing - 40m
-the hacienda - 40m
-vie - 40m
-citygate - 40m
-free trade hall hotel - 40m
-the bailey - 40m
-Bauhaus - 40m
-city inn - 40m
-2 piccadilly place - 40m
-xq7 - 40m
-4 piccadilly place - 40m
-1 spiningfield square - 40m
- st george tower2- 40m

WOW :cheers:

Not many additions to add to this list since last yr - the recession truly bites.

Has anyone any theories on why Mcr has few talls built, despite having twice the development of any other rival city? A look at the proposed/cancelled list shows a sorry tail of failure for Mcr, apart from Beetham. Should Mcr council have rejected the mid-rise dross to force developers to bulid higher, thus giving it a better skyline?

Has anyone any theories on why Mcr has few talls built

Plenty of room?

Not many additions to add to this list since last yr - the recession truly bites.

Has anyone any theories on why Mcr has few talls built, despite having twice the development of any other rival city? A look at the proposed/cancelled list shows a sorry tail of failure for Mcr, apart from Beetham. Should Mcr council have rejected the mid-rise dross to force developers to bulid higher, thus giving it a better skyline?

There wasn't a failure. There were up to 10(?) towers lined up. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your point of view, everything went tits up across the world and across the UK. Hence all tower construction stopped everywhere in Manchester and the UK.

The fact that Manchester managed to get at least one (proper) tower up, should be viewed as a positive. If reports/stories are true, Manchester could be on the verge of adding a second (Intercontinental hotel) tower(no apartments) within the next few years. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=623875&page=10

There are plenty of other proposals either currently being built or ready to start. (Mediacity, COOP, Chethams, Metrolink, etc) Let's stay positive. :)

I'll make a list for Belfast later today, bit too fucked to do it now :D