In that case, a review by an independent assessor on behalf of the council found that the delivery of affordable housing on this scheme would not be viable.
James Whittaker, managing director of Peel Waters, said major building projects were an “expensive process”, and adding affordable housing targets can make them tough to deliver.
Manchester has a target to build 36,000 new homes in the city by 2032, with aim to have 10,000 new affordable properties, including 3000 in the city centre.
To help it achieve that, the council will allow luxury city-centre skyscrapers to go ahead – with no affordable housing – and take a payment from the developers.
Those funds are used to help build affordable housing elsewhere in the city, where its cheaper to build new homes.
Mr Howard said he could see the “Manc-hattan high-rise blocks” from his home in nearby Hulme.
“Maybe the city councillors think its a great thing, maybe the business people think it’s a great thing, maybe the corporates who are encroaching on our space think it’s the great thing”, he said
“But from where I am sitting it’s horrendous and I don’t want to live in that environment.”
