Urban Splash

We're making home ownership easier this month, with the arrival of the Government backed FirstBuy at Chips, New Islington. If you meet the criteria, you will be able to get on the housing ladder with a deposit from as little as £4,480, with prices starting from £89,600. For more details visit our website.

The Urban Splash book 'Transformation' is available to purchase from RIBA now. An illustrated history of our work, schemes and the people behind them, visit our website for an exclusive digital preview. On Tuesday 31st of this month we're hosting a book launch event with RIBA in London, email us if you would like to come along.

A chance to find out more about New Islington school

Working with The Manchester Grammar School, we're bidding to bring a free primary school to New Islington. Want to know how you can help make the school happen? Join us at Ancoats Health Centre, Old Mill Street, from 3-8pm on Wednesday 25th January. For more information, visit the New Islington Free School website.

In more New Islington news a bridge has been installed over the Rochdale Canal, linking New Islington with Ancoats Urban Village. The Gollifer Langston Architects designed structure features holes through which people can see the site. It will be clad then open to the public next month. See pictures of it on our facebook page.

River Cottage Canteen and Deli, Royal William Yard

In the last half of 2011 our commercial team completed deals on 122,000 sq ft of office, retail, industrial and leisure space. Tenants who've joined us include Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, who opened a River Cottage restaurant at Royal William Yard and apparel retailers Vans and North Face, who both opened at Fort Dunlop.

Longlands, Stalybridge

We thoroughly enjoyed the festive season after kicking it off in style with Christmas carols at Longlands in Stalybridge. Read more about it here.
We are very pleased to have been short listed for the Olympic Village scheme.
Take a look at some new pictures of Residence Two at Royal William Yard, our latest commercial offering at the scheme.
We've been short listed for the How Do Top 100 brands award.

Jonathan Falkingham

Meet... Jonathan Falkingham, Chief Executive of Urban Splash. In our new book, an online preview of which you can read here, Jonathan talks about how he met our Chairman and how Urban Splash was born.

31st January: The launch of the Urban Splash book in London. Email us for details.
13th February: TEDx is coming back to Manchester!

For further information on Urban Splash events visit our website.

Below are a list of upcoming tour dates for our projects across the country. Email us at rsvp@urbansplash.co.uk for more details and to arrange your site visit.

Royal William Yard
Thursday 26th January, 11am

Park Hill
Friday 27 January, 12 noon
Friday 17 February, 12 noon
Friday 16 March, 12 noon

New Islington
Friday 2 March, 11am