MIPIM 2015: Airport City plans revealed

The 800m Airport City project, like the city of Manchester itself, is one of progress, delivery and confidence in the future.

Thats the view of the woman in charge of the scheme, Lynda Shillaw, who was speaking at global property show MIPIM in Cannes.

At the event Ms Shillaw revealed plans to build the first office element at the site - a 75,000 sq ft building, each floor of which will be able to be split into four.

Construction will start in the summer with the office ready for tenants at the end of 2016.

Bosses behind Airport City said the speculative development will make a "massive difference and said there will be no problem getting both national and international businesses to move into available space.

Ms Shillaw, chief executive for property at Manchester Airports Group (MAG), said: "Its been a busy year on site at Airport City and this year is about to get busier.

"At Airport City north we are in the middle of developing a new Manchester Business District on top of what must be the best transport connected road in the north, if not the UK.

"From the business district you can get anywhere in the UK by train, bus or from the motorway network, with the Metrolink line to the airport also opening last November too."

She added: In 2015 we are going to be developing infrastructures, the first phases of infrastructure to enable fully serviced plots within two distinct zones of Airport City north.

We will also be starting work on the first major phase of infrastructure extending north of the existing airport buildings. We expect to be on site early in the summer.

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MIPIM 2015: Airport City plans revealed