existing office accommodation. To the north side of Erie Basin stand the Victoria and Alexandra buildings home to Haelo (Salford's Innovation and Improvement Science Centre). To the south east, the former Colgate-Palmolive factory is underwent a £25m renovation project known as Soapworks and is now the home of TalkTalk Quays Reach has which is located between the Langworthy and MediaCityUK tram stops, houses numerous businesses such NSPCC and Datacentreplus. The Salford City College FutureSkills building is also situated on the same road. Residential Some of the first developments in Salford Quays were residential, initial builds consisting of traditional low-rise flats and town houses in Grain Wharf and Merchants Quay. As the area prospered, more high-rise buildings were constructed to increase housing density on the limited pier space. Because of the premium on space, flats have been constructed on the opposite side of Trafford Road to the Quays. Low Rise Merchants Quay was one of the area's earliest residential developments, constructed in the mid-to-late 1980s. The development is on East Wharf South between piers 6 and 7. Merchants Quay consists of terraced town houses and mews properties, with four low rise apartment blocks. The development which consists 100 residential properties is bordered on its southern side by South Bay (Dock 6) and by the St Francis, St Louis, and St Peter basins to the north, Dock 7, provides habitat for fish and waterfowl and is popular with anglers. However, in recent years unresolved litter problems have blighted the quality of the water and pedestrian access in this area. Properties on the western edge of the pier overlook the Imperial War Museum North and Lowry Bridge over the Quays turning circle; the largest expanse of water at Salford Quays. The development is linked to Pier 7, the business-orientated Waterfront Quay on the north side of the basins on East Wharf North. There is an abundance of flora and fauna in the area with swans, geese and gulls overwintering alongside kingfishers, coots, ducks, herons, cormorants and other birds. Bats and foxes can be seen at dusk. Again, unresolved litter problems have blighted this area. On the other side around Clipper's Quay and across the water on Trafford Wharf, several major building and many of the paths are now derelict and litter strewn because neither the local councils (Salford and Trafford) nor the private owners or resident businesses will accept responsibility for maintenance or