Central Manchester Development Corporation
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Defunct | 1 July 1996  |
| Headquarters | Manchester, England |
Key people | Dr James Grigor OBE, Chairman John Glestor, CEO |
The Central Manchester Development Corporation was established in 1988 to develop parts of eastern Manchester. Its flagship developments included the Bridgewater Hall concert auditorium. During its lifetime 1.5 m sq.ft. of non-housing development and 2,583 housing units were built. Around 4,944 new jobs were created and some £303m of private finance was leveraged in. Circa 86 acres (350,000 m2) of derelict land was reclaimed and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of new road and footpaths put in place.[1]
The Chairman was Dr James Grigor and the Chief Executive was John Glester. It was dissolved in 1996.
References
- ^ Impact of Urban Development Corporations in Leeds, Bristol and Central Manchester, DETR, 1998.
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