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We’re excited to introduce Kingfisher, the next chapter of Red Bank Riverside 🌇 The new 30-storey, 322-home development with one, two and three-bed apartments will soon be available for prospective homeowners to buy. The high-spec homes sit on the cusp of City River Park, which will become Manchester city centre’s largest park, immersing residents in nature and connecting them to the outdoors 🥬 Residents will be at the heart of the growing Red Bank neighbourhood, which is already home to a host of much-loved bars, restaurants and micro-producers, including Fairfield Social Club MCR, Half Dozen Other and The Spärrows 🥗 To find out more about Kingfisher and your potential new home, visit: https://lnkd.in/eJHpegx3 #Manchester #VictoriaNorth #Homes #Development #Brownfield #Sustainable #Leisure

Last Thursday, the next phase of work at Collyhurst, part of our ambitious £4 billion Victoria North regeneration project in Manchester, were approved at Manchester City Council’s latest Executive Committee Meeting. With work well underway on the first 274 homes, we’ve been spending time engaging with the local community about how the future phases will impact them. The response has been fantastic and has helped us craft new principles to take us forward, including: 👨👩👧👦 Putting the community at the heart of developing proposals for their neighbourhood 🤝 Retaining the existing community 🏠 Bringing more affordable homes to Collyhurst 💚 Growing a sustainable neighbourhood for existing and future residents With the Council’s approval, we can now move forward with this next phase to ensure we’re delivering for the people of Collyhurst now and in the future. 

Fantastic to see The Spärrows recognised in the The Good Food Guide's Top 100 Best Local Restaurants! Since joining us at Red Bank Arches, we've watched them go from strength to strength and know that they have an amazing future ahead. The team at FEC are looking forward to our next trip already!

Time for a spot of twilight shopping 🌙 The hugely popular Night Market UK is returning to Manchester this Friday at Fairfield Social Club MCR, MeadowSide. Over 50 small local businesses will showcase their finest wares from 6pm to 11pm, from bespoke fashion items and silverware courtesy of Brutal Fashion, to dazzling musical art prints from Lost in Music, and sculptural candles from Urban Botany. To keep shoppers fed and watered, Fairfield Social Club's resident street food purveyor Isit Kitchen will be joined by pizza specialists Killa Carbs in the garden. DJ Clara B will also be taking over the club’s sound system – its sure to be a night to remember! Tickets can be purchased in hourly entry timeslots here: https://lnkd.in/efn7B_Gs

It’s birthday-cake only this week down at Red Bank Arches! 🎂 That’s right, Half Dozen Other, Manchester’s favourite bakery pop-up is celebrating turning one. And what better way to mark the occasion than by opening their first permanent shop to provide bakery fanatics with a regular order of unique, eccentric pastries masterminded by head baker, Mark Wegner, and the exceptional team. The new café will be open seven days a week with plenty of seating available for those wanting to get comfortable and enjoy a sweet treat or a coffee in a beautifully designed space. All the team here at FEC will admit to enjoying a regular trip to Half Dozen Other, so we are excited about this opening in our Red Bank Arches development as anyone else! #Bakery #Manchester

Victoria North: FEC executes £210m contract with CR Construction to deliver latest phase of Red Bank Riverside Far East Consortium (FEC), the developer working in a joint venture-partnership with Manchester City Council (MCC) to deliver Manchester’s transformative £4 billion Victoria North regeneration project, has appointed CR Construction to deliver the next phase of 895 homes at the vibrant Red Bank neighbourhood.   Representatives from FEC and CR Construction were in attendance at a signing ceremony on site on Wednesday 17th July to celebrate this significant milestone in the development process.   FEC secured planning permission in August 2023 for 1,551 new homes, across plots known as NT02, NT03 and NT04, along Dantzic Street, together with a separate outline planning permission for a further 3,250 new homes within Red Bank under its transformative ‘Wild Urbanism’ concept which seeks to prioritise green space, biodiversity and active travel.   CR Construction is currently working on FEC’s neighbouring 634-home Victoria Riverside development which is due to complete in early 2025. Building on the success of this partnership, CR Construction will now deliver the next phase of Red Bank Riverside on plots NT02 & NT03 on Dantzic Street, which will include a collection of three towers reaching 20, 31 and 34 storeys-high, and another mid-rise, nine-storey block set within extensive public realm.   The scheme was designed by HawkinsBrown Architects and Schulze+Grassov in collaboration with Optimised Environments landscape architects.   Works https://lnkd.in/eQ28KsNm

✍️ Pleased to announce we have signed a £210m contract with CR Construction Company Limited to deliver the latest phase of Red Bank Riverside in Manchester.   The contractor will start work on the 895-homes early next year, which is another significant milestone in building out FEC's 4,800 homes masterplan within the Red Bank neighbourhood.    Read the news in full here 👉 https://lnkd.in/emfW2DK6   #VictoriaNorth #Manchester #RedBank #Regeneration #Brownfield #Housing

Wharf Life’s coverage of our first Dragon Boat Festival, has us reminiscing on what was a fantastic day last month. For those who missed it, we brought the community together for an exhilarating dragon boat race, with all proceeds going to the East End Community Foundation’s ‘Life Chances Campaign’. This campaign is dedicated to creating opportunities and making a significant impact in areas of youth unemployment, pension poverty and isolation and digital inequality. As proud patrons of the charity, we are honoured to be involved in the impactful work they do through various fundraising events throughout the year. It also marked the culmination of FEC’s Positive Impacts Week, where colleagues from across the business came together to take small actions that make big differences for our communities. A huge thank you to everyone who participated and helped us raise funds. We can’t wait for the next one! To read more about the event and its impact, check out the article here https://lnkd.in/esGuPckE

Our Red Bank neighbourhood in Manchester is filled with some of the most exciting retailers that the city has to offer 💫 Under the arches, you can find everything from iconic Manchester bakery, Half Dozen Other, to Green Arches bar and brewery, and Michelin Guide-recognised restaurant, The Spärrows, making this one of the most exciting hospitality destinations in the city. But it isn’t just food and drink that’s causing a stir, with exciting independent retailers, like BlackOwned Manchester, and world-renowned fitness concept CrossFit also contributing to the success of this emerging neighbourhood. #RedBank #retail #placemaking #regeneration

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Mayor Andy Burnham and newly-appointed CEO of Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Caroline Simpson to our Collyhurst Village project, alongside partners from Manchester City Council.   Leader of MCC Bev Craig and FEC’s Strategic Partnerships Director Tom Fenton, talked the Deputy PM through the ambitious plans for the area and the importance of embedding the existing community within them, before walking the site and sharing an overview of the entire £4bn Victoria North site.   Once complete, the first phase of the development will provide 274 new low carbon homes – including 130 homes for social rent - alongside enhancements to amenities, public realm and infrastructure, while also retaining and enriching the essence of Collyhurst. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Greater Manchester Combined Authority DEX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED