[COM] Holiday Inn Express | Hindley Street | 39m | 11 lvls | Hotel

[noted]

Thanks for the pics. Fits in pretty well and turned out a lot better than I thought it would.

[Llessur2002]

A good result.

I wonder what they plan to do about that annoying little sliver of the old building facade which still exists between this one and their neighbour?

[Brucetiki]

It's no award winner but a nice little density filler imo.

For what is, essentially, Holiday Inn's answer to the Ibis Budget, it's turned out pretty good

[slenderman]

Looks pretty nice, although I'm not convinced about the eastern wall yet. I'll need to take a look at it in the flesh at some stage.

I wonder what they plan to do about that annoying little sliver of the old building facade which still exists between this one and their neighbour?

Isn't that little building a part of the neighbour?

I don't see how it's annoying though. It's a neat little old building, even if it breaks up the two wider buildings.

[Llessur2002]

Isn't that little building a part of the neighbour?

No, not the white building. I love that. I meant the small jagged sliver of material from the demolished building that is still attached to the white building - the edge is still really uneven from where the old facade was chipped away. Just needs someone with a demo saw to come along and neaten it off.

It was certainly like that when I last cycled past a couple of weeks ago and looks like it's still there from the photo.

[rhino]

Lines look clean, but I would have preferred a more arty, olde worlde look for the podium, more in keeping with old Hindley St, which looks like a mad woman's breakfast, design-wise, along this stretch. The height looks good though and I don't mind the tower either.

[crawf]

I agree it's turned out quite nice. 20x better than the horrid LC building.

which looks like a mad woman's breakfast, design-wise, along this stretch.

Perfect summary of Hindley

[Norman]

Two of the three Hindley Street-facing tenancies have been leased, one more to go on that side. I'm not sure where the fourth one is (if there is one).

[Llessur2002]

Cycled past this morning and think it looks excellent - really improves the looks and feel of this area of Hindley Street.

Plus, they've fixed that little sliver of the old building facade so I'm happy

[Prodical]

From last night

[Norman]

All the ground floor tenancies have finally been leased.

[cmet]

All the ground floor tenancies have finally been leased.

To who?

[SRW]

There's a Japanese restaurant Akimitsu that has been open for a while and a Thai restaurant 8020BK opened on the Blyth street side last week. Not sure who has leased the final Hindley Street tenancies or balcony.