Three new towers have topped out in Manchester. And while that might sound like nothing new in the ever-growing city centre, there’s a twist.

The three skyscrapers in Red Bank represent one of the largest affordable housing projects completed in the city ‘in recent years’, according to developers, with 128 affordable properties part of a huge masterplan to shake-up an unloved corner of town. That’s known as Victoria North.

The huge scheme will create 15,000 homes over the next decade in a huge tract of land from Angel Meadow up to Collyhurst, which will also see a new park and high streets built. The first phase of the project will see 4,800 homes constructed in the Red Bank part of the city centre.

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Now, three towers in the Victoria Riverside development have topped out. This week saw the 37-storey Crown View reach its maximum height, following the 26-storey Park View, and 18-storey City View, earlier this year..

City View will be home to 128 apartments, which are all affordable, and will be available via housing association L&Q. The news is a ‘significant milestone’ according to Hilary Brett, development director at developers Far East Consortium.

CGIs of how the Victoria Riverside development will look, part of the Victoria North project in Red Bank which will deliver 15,000 homes over the next decade

She added: “As the tallest tower within Victoria Riverside, it will act as a gateway to the new neighbourhood we intend to deliver in the coming decade. Through a partnership with L&Q, and our wider panel of housing partners, our ambition is to make Red Bank a diverse and vibrant new neighbourhood and we look forward to continuing to deliver on this vision."

Another partner in the vision is Manchester city council, and its executive member for housing said the scheme represents ‘transformation’ in Red Bank, currently home to light industry and woodland. He went on: “This is a once in a generation opportunity and we are seeing its potential being met in the development of Red Bank into a diverse and sustainable community, complemented by quality public realm and attractive green space."