ARTICLE · 06 FEBRUARY 2017

The Manchester Crane Survey 2017

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2016 presented major opportunities for the future prosperity and growth of the city region.

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Sean Beech

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2016 presented major opportunities for the future prosperity and growth of the city region. The handover of the devolved health budget, HS2 commitments and a formal remit for Transport for the North have formed the basis of a renewed regional optimism. But how has this sentiment materialised and driven delivery on the ground into 2017?

Manchester's resurgence - unparalleled scale and volume of construction

The key findings show:

Number of new starts up by 40% from previous high in 2007 levels
An unprecedented 6,963 residential units under construction exceeding former record by 2,994 units
Transformation of the skyline with four residential schemes over 25 storeys under construction and six planned for 2017

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