The Northern Quarter

[Comdot]

is the food sexy then marky?

[GShutty]

Originally Posted by Comdot

is the food sexy then marky?

I don't know about Marky, but I think the foods great! A real Manchester Gem.

[highriser]

When this carpark get developed i hope they relocate this sculpture somewhere else in the NQ

[Comdot]

took a few pics of NQ and surrounding areas- http://www.nickgrayson.net/Gallery/M..._etc/index.htm

lots of pretty basic stuff, like this here


and

i like the way they've given it a shiny new atrium but left the rest of the building untouched. hmm. bit strange.

[macc]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....rthern_quarter

THE first Northern Quarter Festival has been announced for the Spring Bank Holiday.

The three-day MAPS event - short for Music, Art, Poetry and Stuff - promises to warm up the creative heart of the city centre with a fully fledged carnival atmosphere.

Five of Manchester's best-known arts and music co-ordinators have joined forces to organise the event over the weekend of May 23-25.

There will be more than 150 gigs over three days at a range of Northern Quarter venues, as well as poetry readings, comedy and art plus street stalls, buskers and other entertainers.

The festival's aim, say organisers, is to support and promote music, art and creativity while getting the public involved.

They say events will be aimed at both people who work and live in the Northern Quarter and people who have never explored that part of the city centre.

Local artist Stan Chow has created promotional material for the festival, `indie, electro and rock and roll' DJs Up The Racket are providing music, and local shops - such as Mr Scruff's Cup café on Thomas Street - are contributing with special festival offers.

Organisers also aim to fill venues with fashion markets, club dancers, circus acts and face-painters.

With three days and 12 venues full of music, MAPS promises to be one of the year's best truly locally-organised festivals, promoters claim.

Spokesman Alex McCann said: "The entire Northern Quarter will turn into a carnival for three days and nights.

"There will be lots going on outside of the music too - something for everyone, no matter what their age.

"This is the first festival of its kind on this scale in the area and it promises to be lots of fun, if not a huge task to organise."

Organisers say they are working with tourism chiefs to make sure the festival is properly promoted outside the city.

Day tickets and weekend passes are planned for the festival's main events and will be available soon from www.ticketline.co.uk

For more information on the festival check out www.myspace.com/mapsfestival.

[highriser]

Band on the Wall refurb as started .

[man med]

Wont be the same though - when it reopens after all this time

[Chogmook]

But at least it'll be open!

[flange]

Skyscraper may take the place of failed apartments project

60 investors have lost a total of £449,000 on Glassworks scheme

By Simon Binns

A developer wants to build a 20-storey skyscraper on the site of CLH Holding's failed Glassworks residential scheme in Manchester city centre, according to a lender to the original project.

Investors stand to lose almost £500,000 through the collapse of CLH Holdings, based in Bolton. The company was placed into administration in January after it defaulted on a bridging loan payment owed to Cheshire-based Penmarric Plc, controlled by former Bodycote chairman Joe Dwek and his family. CLH Holdings had just one director, Justin Molloy, and Bolton-based Tenon Recovery was brought in to run the business.

However, CLH Holdings had already collected deposits of 7.5 per cent from 60 investors for 72 apartments in the Marshall Street scheme, totalling £449,117. These investors now look certain to lose their money.

Dwek told Crain's that a new buyer was lined up for the site, but it would not see Penmarric recoup all of the £2.4m loan provided to CLH Holdings.

20-storey skyscraper

“It looks like we'll probably lose around 15 per cent,” he said. “But our chances of getting some of the money back are reasonably good. There is an offer in from a large Manchester-based development company which wants to build a 20-storey skyscraper with residential, retail and leisure. They are very keen and are looking to submit plans soon.”

Dwek said that the offer for the site was around the £2m mark, but would not confirm an exact figure. The property had been marketed with Sanderson Weatherall for £1.5m, but in the administrator's document, Tenon had estimated realising £2.2m from the sale of the site.

However, one disgruntled investor, who asked not to be named, complained that the developer and agents had not told him of problems with the site when he raised concerns late last year.

He now stands to lose around £11,000, but larger investors, especially a number based in Ireland, will lose up to £50,000.

The investor, who works in Manchester city centre, decided to buy into the scheme last summer, but was concerned about the slow progress on site.

“I got the impression things weren't going to plan towards the end of last year,” he said. “It was supposed to be finished in summer 2008, but when nothing was happening between August and November, it was obvious something was up. But the agents kept fobbing us off, and told us that the finance was in place and everything was fine, but the developer was just changing contractors. I found myself in a tricky situation in November, as I was told I had to pay another 2.5 per cent on top of the initial five per cent I'd already paid, or my contract on the development would have been defaulted and I'd have lost my money anyway. So I paid, thinking everything was on track.”

The investor now stands to lose around £11,000. “It's obviously money we could have done without losing,” he said. “I know the area and it looked like a smaller development with a bit more potential. I'm really disappointed.”

Dwek said that the original scheme was flawed, but that investors could have taken the decision to abandon their interest sooner. “I think that Mr Molloy didn't really think the scheme through,” he said. “It wasn't really viable for that site.

“I feel sorry for the investors who have lost money, but they had only put a deposit down, and could have walked away at any time and written it off to experience if they felt the scheme wasn't going to plan.”

Tenon Recovery declined to comment and Molloy did not return calls.

http://www.crainsmanchesterbusiness....tments-project

[Chogmook]

Bulking up round the Rochdale Rd Corridor, with Skyline Central & hopefully Sharp St nearby!

[Mez]

Bit disapointed really. I can't ever imagin this end of the City Centre having a bussling, Manhatten feel; so a skyscraper/tower might not be the best.

A dense microcosym of a 'northern quarter' with its own shops, park area might've worked great though for spreading the 'City Centre feeling' outwards from the CDB.

[jrb]

Wrong thread.

[macc]

Any idea what's at 10 Tariff street at the moment? A google search lists "brain cafe" an dsome recording studios.
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N1/4 cafe Bar, Ground Floor, 10 Tariff Street, Manchester, M1 2FF
Application Type Premises Licence (New)
Proposal

Proposed trading hours for the provision of recorded music:
Sun to Wed 1100 to 0000
Thur 1100 to 0100
Fri & Sat 1100 to 0130

Proposed trading hours for the provision of anything of a similar description to recorded music:
Fri & Sat 2200 to 0130

Proposed trading hours for the provision of late night refreshment:
Sun to Wed 2300 to 0000
Thur 2300 to 0100
Fri & Sat 2300 to 0130

Proposed trading hours for the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises only:
Sun to Wed 1100 to 0000
Thur 1100 to 0100
Fri & Sat 1100 to 0130

Proposed opening hours for the premises:
Sun to Wed 1100 to 0000
Thur 1100 to 0100
Fri & Sat 1100 to 0130
End of Consultation Date 24/03/2008

[macc]

Originally Posted by macc

Any idea what's at 10 Tariff street at the moment? A google search lists "brain cafe" an dsome recording studios.
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N1/4 cafe Bar, Ground Floor, 10 Tariff Street, Manchester, M1

Just checked. nothing is there. Its where the old Technics DJ academy used to be.

With love saves the day, moving into Carver's warehouse there's going to be quite a few establishments around the basin area.

[SteKnight]

I passed this development today, but I have no idea what it is (I think it's on Back Turner Street)...any ideas?

[ThomH]

Yes, it's a set of offices aimed at... small funky creative companies (in the N4? No! Never!!).

I seriously looked at taking space there before I went for my present office. I think the developer was a small independent, and interestingly many of the completed offices were up for freehold sale (I think they sold well) as opposed to lease.

The development involved the newbuild element you can see, as well as the refurb and repair of the adjoining weavers houses. All fit out fixtures and fittings were standard N4 (wood floors, exposed brickwork and ducting etc etc).

Cheers

Thom

[SteKnight]

Thanks, Thom. I'll keep my eye on this one; see how it progresses.

[macc]

I think nerd said they demolished some original slum housing for this, which pissed me off. Then the construction company went into administration, threatening to leave it half built. Was it lemonpark? I know they were doing the one next to the frog and bucket. That development is also now moving again, come to think of it.

I didn't realise they were doing up some of the weavers cottages. Not all bad news then.

[highriser]

Its the Margolis building

http://www.brookfinch.co.uk/currentdev.htm

[markydeedrop]

And although not strictly NQ, I'll shove these in here