Greengate is the area in Salford, just to the west across the River Irwell from Manchester’s Medieval Quarter. Astonishing transformation is taking place as new residential towers are springing up in what was a run-down former industrial area.

0:00 Introduction by AidanEyewitness

It’s just a ten-minute walk from the city centre and yet this area lay undeveloped for decades. Things started happening a few years ago with the construction of the Abito apartment building and neighbouring residential developments. Now things are gathering pace with the construction of Collier’s Yard and the project taken over by Legacie Developments, renamed Embankment Exchange

The contrast with its previous state couldn’t be more extreme. A former run-down industrial area with old industrial units, empty spaces, many used as car parks, showing the vestigates of the industrial revolution. Soon this will be a newly-created residential area of tall buildings full of stylish apartments, many with spectacular views over the Manchester conurbation.

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