Cosmo
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The outside has just been completed today, its the highest apartment block in Europe (I think!), something like 580+ ft, so higher than blackpool tower. There is a massive firework display going on from the top of it now, was wathcing it for ages off my balcony but its just starting to annoy me now!
[Edited on 27-04-2006 by Cosmo]
[Edited on 02-05-2006 by Cosmo]
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Robin
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saw this on the news earlier
the architect has the whole top floor as his penthouse suite
48 floors, 171 metres, 200 apartments + a hotel
Fugly though
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saw this on the news earlier
the architect has the whole top floor as his penthouse suite
48 floors, 171 metres, 200 apartments + a hotel
Fugly though
Imagine the lift journey every day 
Agreed it's ugly, similar being finished nxt door to my work in liverpool on a smaller scale though
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Looks rubbish. Bet the apartments are nice though.
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Cosmo
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its actually not that ugly to be honest. Have been watching it get built for well over a year from the centre contre structure going up to the floors and now just being cased in glass.
I dont think he has the whole top floor, but he has one of the penthouses. I read in one of the local magazines I get here that Phil Neville has bought two of the penthouses and has knocked them through into one huge one!
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might have got the wrong end of the stick on the news
doesnt look to nice from that pic, a bit plain
but still... impressive all the same
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Cosmo
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might have got the wrong end of the stick on the news
doesnt look to nice from that pic, a bit plain
but still... impressive all the same
Yeah, Ive got the view from the other side. Where the floor sticks out (23rd floor) there is going to be a sky bar overlooking Manc, then the apartments are above that.
Will get some pics tomorrow from my balcony, fuckin batteries have gone now during the fireworks 
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R Lee
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I think it's awesome 
I've been watching the progress everytime i go to Manchester.
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Brett
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The damn thing's been refleting sun at me into my office window every evening since i started working here 
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Edd
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people are actually paying to move into tower blocks again??????
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Cosmo
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people are actually paying to move into tower blocks again??????
city centre living is huge, most house prices have stopped rising so much but apartments in Manchester keep on going up and up, and loads more apartments are being built.
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Tom
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Hardly the same as 70's tower blocks that were put up to deal with rising population/dolies
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Edd
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its a step back in time imo
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Tom
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Admitedly I wouldn't like to be spending half my morning in a lift
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Hardly the same as 70's tower blocks that were put up to deal with rising population/dolies
why?? because they are a bit fancier?? lesson should have been learned with cramming people into these
i for one would never pay that amount of money to move into a tower block no matter how fancy they try to make them
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Cosmo
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Hardly the same as 70's tower blocks that were put up to deal with rising population/dolies
why?? because they are a bit fancier?? lesson should have been learned with cramming people into these
i for one would never pay that amount of money to move into a tower block no matter how fancy they try to make them
cramming people in? The majority of those apartments are bigger than a normal house with 2 bedrooms!!
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the majority?
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Tom
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the majority?
Have you seen inside any of them? They are well nice these days mate. get good views if you're high up etc, i wouldn't fancy it myself but i can see why people would if they work in the centre and enjoy socialising there etc.
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Cosmo
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the majority?
Yeah, they arent small flats like I think your thinking they are.
My apartment is nothing like the spec of those, but Ive two big double bedrooms that you wouldnt get in a 2 bed house, a big main bathroom and another en-suite. And the lounge / kitchen area is bigger than you'd ge tin a house. They are designed for professionals so nothing like the old flats built in the 70's!!
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cosmo im just being pedantic i dont doubt they are nice its just i have a hatred for appartment blocks they remind me of junkies and pish soaked mattreses(maybe thats just glasgow) and hearing every movement of your neighbours
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the majority?
Yeah, they arent small flats like I think your thinking they are.
My apartment is nothing like the spec of those, but Ive two big double bedrooms that you wouldnt get in a 2 bed house, a big main bathroom and another en-suite. And the lounge / kitchen area is bigger than you'd ge tin a house. They are designed for professionals so nothing like the old flats built in the 70's!!
get out of you own arse
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Cosmo
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cosmo im just being pedantic i dont doubt they are nice its just i have a hatred for appartment blocks they remind me of junkies and pish soaked mattreses(maybe thats just glasgow) and hearing every movement of your neighbours
can hardly hear a thing in mine unless people are shouting their heads off.
That Beetham tower is amazing though, the facilities you get like a gym, pool, etc. and the use of the bar on the 23rd floor and all that shit.
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Cosmo
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get out of you own arse
Im a student, dont even work. So not up there!! But they are geared to city working young professionals and thats who buys 90% of the apartments in Manc.
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Couple of pics Ive taken from balcony of it, found this one taken on 28th Feb
And just taken these two now...
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I wouldnt like to live that high up 
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