The decision was made in the early 1990s to demolish Hulme's crescent blocks and replace them with low-rise flats and houses. The total amount of public and private money spent on improving Hulme and neighbouring Moss Side between 1990 and 2002 had exceeded £400 million. The area by then had become popular and desirable, containing a mix of council and privately-owned housing.
One part of Hulme, the Birley Fields, has been partly developed for a series of office blocks and partly retained as urban parkland.
The blocks house companies such as Michelin and Laing O'Rourke as well as the University of Manchester/IFL/Server Hotel data centre. In 2009, Manchester Metropolitan University announced plans for the redevelopment of Birley Fields as the site of a new £120 Million campus. The proposed scheme, which will utilise cutting edge environmental technologies, includes new academic buildings, student accommodation and the landscaping of the area will include a new community square. As of December 2010 the project is seeking final planning permission and works are due to start in 2011.
Hulme's proximity to the city centre has meant that it has become a popular place to live for a new generation of city dwellers. The area is popular with young professionals who are attracted by apartment prices that are cheaper than the city centre and yet within a 15 minute walk to the centre of town and the main university campus. Students of the University of Manchester are also choosing to live in many of the student-focused residential developments in the area
It's proximity to the city centre gives easy access to the many bars, restaurants and cultural attractions of Manchester. But local amenities including the Zion Arts Centre, Hulme Community Garden Centre, Hulme Park and the excellant Kim by the Sea give the area a nice bohemian feel at times. And for everyday shopping there is the Hulme Shopping Centre which includes an ASDA supermarket and a little indoor market that is worth a look.
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One part of Hulme, the Birley Fields, has been partly developed for a series of office blocks and partly retained as urban parkland.
The blocks house companies such as Michelin and Laing O'Rourke as well as the University of Manchester/IFL/Server Hotel data centre. In 2009, Manchester Metropolitan University announced plans for the redevelopment of Birley Fields as the site of a new £120 Million campus. The proposed scheme, which will utilise cutting edge environmental technologies, includes new academic buildings, student accommodation and the landscaping of the area will include a new community square. As of December 2010 the project is seeking final planning permission and works are due to start in 2011.
Hulme's proximity to the city centre has meant that it has become a popular place to live for a new generation of city dwellers. The area is popular with young professionals who are attracted by apartment prices that are cheaper than the city centre and yet within a 15 minute walk to the centre of town and the main university campus. Students of the University of Manchester are also choosing to live in many of the student-focused residential developments in the area
It's proximity to the city centre gives easy access to the many bars, restaurants and cultural attractions of Manchester. But local amenities including the Zion Arts Centre, Hulme Community Garden Centre, Hulme Park and the excellant Kim by the Sea give the area a nice bohemian feel at times. And for everyday shopping there is the Hulme Shopping Centre which includes an ASDA supermarket and a little indoor market that is worth a look.
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