Tall & Urban News

Plans for a rooftop bar at Gary Neville 's city center development are facing fresh opposition from neighbors, councillors, and town hall staff. Work on the £200 million (US$271 million) St. Michael's development is set to start in early 2022 after experiencing a series of setbacks since the scheme first surfaced many years ago.

The redevelopment of Jackson's Row off Albert Square was finally approved in 2018, following some contraversy. 

The plans were radically redrawn after Historic England criticized the proposal. The green light was eventually given for the revised plans which featured a five-star boutique hotel, office space, bars, restaurants and a public garden.

The first phase of the development—which will see a nine-story office block built at the former Bootle Street police station site instead of the five-star boutique hotel in the original plans—is finally due to get underway in 2022. But residents have objected to the application for an alchohol license, mainly due an anticipated increase in noise levels. 

For more on this story, go to Manchester Evening News.