The city council has granted planning consent for the biggest development in the city since 1973.
It will create six new iconic buildings offering luxury residential and office space, a 200-bed 4 star-plus hotel, a 462-bed student village, retail space and public areas
More information and pictures of what it will look like when finished are here Downing Plaza.
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More information:
- Skyscraper City - Downing Plaza. Plans, sketches and all the information you could want to know at this site.
- Chronicle Live - Boutique hotel on former brewery HQ opens
Thanks for all the pics Steve!
ReplyDeleteIt's always a pleasure to check your site every few days, to see what else is changing back home.
No problem bud. I must get along there soon to get some more snaps as I think the hotel has opened recently.
ReplyDeleteThe fotos are great!! Its fantastic that you update the development of the city very often, if theres a chance i'd like to go along woth you to take photos and learn ur experience too :)
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Thanks.
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Fantastic, such a lot of effort you must have put in to get all these, thanks for the dedication you show to your subject.
ReplyDeleteThanks. It had been a while since I'd snapped this, almost forgot!
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