Transformation of Hulme skyline begins
A £25m programme to improve and modernise 11 multi-storey blocks is starting to change the Manchester skyline.
City South are on track to complete the first four blocks in phase one this summer. Work will then immediately start on the four blocks in phase two. The final phase of three blocks is expected to be complete by 2012.
The over-cladding and over-roofing of these landmark 1960s structures not only radically changes their appearance but dramatically improves their energy efficiency - meaning much lower fuel bills for residents - and makes them wind and water tight.
Eco features that will further reduce the buildings' carbon footprint include solar roof panels that will power communal lighting - City South has obtained almost £100,000 of funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change to install the panels.
Other work forming part of the scheme includes improved entrances, enclosed balconies, landscaping, new windows and internal improvements such as new kitchens and bathrooms.
Brendan Mason, Director of Asset Management of City South Manchester Housing Trust, said: "We're delighted the project is starting to make an impact. The modernisation of these iconic 1960s structures will see them brought into the 21st Century and transformed for the benefit of residents, the local community and the wider environment."
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