This one is - without doubt - a personal favourite of our Company Director, Euan.

The top photo was taken from the Hilton Manchester Deansgate in early 2007 looking towards what was at the time a series of car parks / low rise workshop units. In the foreground is Deansgate Train Station along with Atlas Bar on the right hand side.

The bottom photo is from 2025 and shows the unreal transformation that has taken place over the past 18 years (the majority of which has taken place in less than 10 years!)

From left to right (all by RENAKER and designed by SimpsonHaugh):

Contour (51 Storeys, 494 Apartments); Deansgate Square (four buildings ranging from 40 to 67 Storeys, 1,508 Apartments); Three60 (51 Storeys, 443 apartments); The Blade (51 Storeys, 414 apartments); and, Crown Street (two buildings comprising 21 and 51 storeys, 664 apartments and 6 townhouses).

Closest to the camera is the under construction 325 Deansgate by Dean Street Developments, a 357 bed aparthotel, also designed by SimpsonHaugh.

The 28 storey Fusion 509 bed student accommodation scheme, designed by Corstorphine & Wright and currently being delivered by Domis Construction and Mayo Civil Engineering Limited is also just visible in the background.