Located just north of the city centre across Cheetham Hill Road from Victoria Station and the MEN Arena is the Green Quarter.  It has been described as "a self-contained urban oasis, combining 10 cutting-edge apartment blocks, business accommodation, hotel, leisure and retail facilities set against the precious commodity of lush landscaped open green space."



In 2004 Crosby Homes unveiled plans for the biggest housing development ever undertaken in Manchester. The proposal called for the construction of almost 1,500 high quality one and two bedroomed apartments, supported by a huge commercial development and a 10-storey hotel.    More than half of the area will be public open space featuring lawns, tree-lined walkways, water features and landscaping.

Andrew Brady, Crosby Homes’ Regional Chairman, said: “This is the largest and most exciting project Crosby Homes have ever undertaken, and represents a momentous landmark in the regeneration of Manchester. Over the next five years we will be creating an entirely new prospect from a once-derelict wasteland and, in so doing, opening up a wealth of opportunities for people to live in what will become one of the most thriving and enviable residential areas of the city."

The development of the Green Quarter has gone through a number of phases.  Below are photographs taken in May of 2008 showing the latest construction phase on a piece of land with the River Irk and the railway on one side and Cheetham Hill Road on the other.

At the point at which Cheetham Hill Road turns left to pass the MEN Arena the complex includes two buildings.  They are the black glass Park Inn and oval shaped Peninsula office tower.