
One Port Street, Manchester
4 min drive · 13 min walk to Sister (ID Manchester)
RegenerationManchester
The innovation district on the University of Manchester’s former North Campus, the old UMIST site beside Piccadilly, renamed Sister in 2024: workspace, labs, homes and a new civic square, led by the university. The first building is open.
Partly openThe University of Manchester · as at October 2026
Each line as published by the body named, with the date it was published.
ID Manchester was renamed Sister in September 2024: a joint venture led by the University of Manchester to turn the former North Campus into a 4 million sq ft innovation district over 15 years.
The University of Manchester, September 2024Over 1,500 new homes are planned, alongside over 2 million sq ft of commercial, innovation, retail and leisure space and 9 acres of public space including a new civic square.
The University of Manchester, September 2024The refurbished Renold Building, the district’s first, is open and home to over 100 occupiers.
Invest Manchester, March 2026Planning approval has been secured for Plot C: 585,000 sq ft of workspace, leisure and community space across two buildings.
Invest Manchester, March 2026The 3 developments we sell nearby, nearest first. Drive times by road without traffic, and walking times, routed over OpenStreetMap (OSRM).

4 min drive · 13 min walk to Sister (ID Manchester)


8 min drive · 33 min walk to Sister (ID Manchester)
The scheme, our developments and the stations, schools and hospitals round it. Nearest stops: Manchester Piccadilly (300 m), Manchester Oxford Road (550 m), St Peter’s Square Metrolink (600 m), Market Street Metrolink (700 m), as the crow flies.
Status as published by The University of Manchester and the bodies cited; each fact links to its source. Travel times routed over OpenStreetMap (OSRM), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map charted 20 October 2026.
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