Central Manchester Development Corporation
- Central Manchester Development Corporation
Infobox Organization
name = Central Manchester Development Corporation
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formation = 1988
extinction = 1996
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headquarters = Manchester
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language = English
leader_title = Chair
leader_name = Dr James Grigor OBE
key_people = John Glestor
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website = 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 of derelict land was reclaimed and convert|1.3|mi|km of new road and footpaths put in place. ["Impact of Urban Development Corporations in Leeds, Bristol and Central Manchester, DETR, 1998".]
The Chairman was Dr James Grigor and the Chief Executive was John Glester. It was dissolved in 1996.
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