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Eco - Friendly City apartments and homes

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Property Know Team
on November 22, 2006
in Manchester Property Market
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Looking for a change? How about living in an environmentally friendly village?

Yes that’s right, Manchester City Council are in talks with big developers, regarding an ambitious scheme to build a ‘eco- village’ just outside Manchester city centre, in the heart of Oldham town centre.

There are discussions to build a 10 storey apartment, with more than 121 apartments, and additional penthouses, on a large plot of land, which is currently a used car park. Furthermore, planners are hoping to build many 3-4 bedroom houses near a site at St Mary’s. These challenging plans are the intentions of major players of the construction business ‘Gleeson Homes’. The scheme is part of the council’s housing renewal program. Renewable energy sources will be produced on site through solar panels and wind turbines. They expect the mixture of different types of housing will attract the young professionals and families seeking contemporary modern flats in the city. This is brilliant news; as many of us can save much more on the dreaded utility bills.

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With the current environmental concerns in the UK, and the increase in car ownership, the general public may view this as a possible solution to the problems. As green house gasses can be reduced up to an incredible 70%. However, it may not be attractive nor completely eradicate the pollution and global warming in the long term, but in the short term, these developments may encourage other councils to think carefully about doing their bit to protect the environment.

Initial ideas are to build one bed city apartments at 517sq ft up to 3 bed flats at 1,087sq ft and 4 bed houses at 1,389 sq ft. Although prices are not set in stone yet, construction will begin hopefully early next year.

Source:http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/latest/s/228/228277
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Manchester - Fastest Growing City in the NW!

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Property Know Team
on October 31, 2006
in Manchester Property Market
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Did you know that Manchester is currently the fastest growing city centre in the North West, employing over 1.2 million people and an estimated 400,000 residents. For visitors coming into Manchester you may have noticed parts of the city centre is under construction, the rise of new office blocks and commercial property everywhere.

This is due to a massive regeneration project, which is happening in every quarter of Manchester. In the next 10 years, it is expected that the city will continue to experience considerable commercial development in order to maintain substantial growth. In particular The Great Northern will be home to a new 46,000 square foot casino, expected to be opened in early November 2006, which is operated by the London Clubs International, hoping to attract many visitors to the area.

There are also reports that the local government are discussing plans for a £600 million extension to the present Metro link extending it to Oldham, Rochdale and East Manchester and possibly Disbury, creating easier access to the vibrant city. Other plans are the housing renewal projects such as New East Manchester and the Oldham and Rochdale pathfinder projects, which look set to completely transform these towns, making it more appealing to outside investors, especially with links to the city centre improving rapidly. The next 12 months will see even more active projects.

So Manchester is gradually expanding! We will update you when we find more information about potential expansion plans, that will consequently effect and hopefully cause an increase in property value and activity!