THE LOCK, MANCHESTER: futuristic 11-storey building like the high hulk of a cruise ship overlooking the railings of the canal. The area around it is landscaped for residents' amenities and is part of massive urban renewal. Concierge on canal side, underfloor heating, stone finish on lower ground to blend with canal bank.
Thirty units available by Easter, two and three-bedroom apartments, priced from €279,213-€652,000 (£195,00-£455,000) ranging 694-122sq m (747-1,318sq ft).
ST GEORGE'S ISLAND, MANCHESTER: a two-acre site over water, due for completion this year. "Modernist" design, meaning steel, aluminium and glass panels as exterior finish. One-bed 47sq m (500sq ft) apartments from €199,460 (£139,950), 64-72sq m (685-777sq ft) two-beds from €248,000-€300,700 (£173,000 to £210,000).
GLASGOW HARBOUR, GLASGOW: Dandara expects Irish investors with Scottish connections or student children attending Glasgow University to pitch for purchases off the plans of studio, one and two-bedroom apartments on the Clyde. The development is re-making a horizon once dominated by massive shipbuilding a nostalgic - and to some bitter - memory of fractious times. Like many port cities, Glasgow is currently in a wave of urban and employment renewal, has a student population of 80,000 and the second highest retail shopping figures in the UK.
Prices from €132,000 (£92,500) for 29sq m (308sq ft) studio apartments to €209,000 (£146,000) for 44sq m (476sq ft) one-beds to €229,000 (£160,000) for 55sq m (596sq ft) two-beds. Completion due 2007.
ST HELIER, JERSEY: The last 40 of a total 237 32-75sq m (347-808sq ft) studio, one and two-bedroom apartments are for sale at prices from €178,500-€370,000 (£125,000-£260,000). They come with two years' rental guarantee of 5 per cent and are in walking distance of shops, the business district and waterfront.
