“Moss Side is rightly a popular and desirable area”
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Hundreds of affordable new homes are set to be built in Moss Side on the site of a former pioneering nightclub.
Housing association Mossacre St Vincent’s (MSV) has announced plans to build 212 affordable units where The Reno nightclub once stood.
In its 1970s heyday, the Barnhill Street basement club was home to nights filled with rare funk and soul records, imported from America.
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The Reno was even rumoured to have hosted Muhammad Ali and Bob Marley. However, it closed in 1986 and the building was later demolished.
Plans to redevelop the land have been long in the making, but now look set to become reality.
MSV has applied for planning permission to construct six buildings, ranging from three to 10 storeys tall, containing 100 social rent, 28 older person social rent, and 84 rent-to-buy apartments.
How MSV’s redevelopment could look
“Moss Side is rightly a popular and desirable area,” said MSV chief executive Charlie Norman.
“We want to help people to be able to stay in the area in a warm safe home which both promotes their wellbeing and meets their needs, so I am really pleased to see this application finally put before committee and look forward to welcoming the residents once the development is complete.”
MSV said it revised its plans for a 250-home development with blocks up to 12 storeys tall to a ‘less dense’ project following residents’ feedback.
Another view of the new development, seen from Princess Road
Manchester council has a target of building 10,000 new affordable houses by 2032, and The Reno will help meet that goal, executive councillor Gavin White said.
He added: “The Reno site is a landmark project for Moss Side that will create more than 200 genuinely affordable homes in the heart of the community. We know that demand is high for quality, sustainable homes that our residents can afford – and it’s major schemes like this that support Manchester people into great housing that is energy efficient and importantly, economical to run while energy prices continue to rise.”