▁complex ▁back ▁into ▁use ▁by ▁converting ▁it ▁into ▁fl ats ▁and ▁a ▁hotel . ▁The ▁conversion , ▁including ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁demol ished ▁Beng al ▁Street ▁block , ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁start ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁or ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁take ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁emer ged ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁market , ▁developer ▁In part ners hip ▁wanted ▁to ▁am end ▁planning ▁consent ▁for ▁the ▁development , ▁replacing ▁plans ▁for ▁fl ats ▁in ▁Old ▁and ▁De cker ▁M ills ▁with ▁office ▁space . ▁ ▁Manchester ▁Life ▁Development ▁Corporation ▁– ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁Manchester ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁Ab u ▁D hab i ▁Group ▁- ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁They ▁employed ▁Fe ild en ▁C leg g ▁Brad ley ▁Studios ▁to ▁renov ate ▁the ▁existing ▁historic ▁buildings ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁turning ▁‘ the ▁first ▁industrial ▁neighbourhood ▁in ▁the ▁world ’ ▁into ▁a ▁l ively ▁resident ial ▁neighbourhood . ▁▁ ▁Wing ▁Mill , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new - build ▁block , ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁mill ▁buildings ▁were ▁converted ▁into ▁ 1 2 3 ▁apart ments ▁and ▁a ▁town house ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁engine ▁house ▁building , ▁set ▁around ▁a ▁cour ty ard ▁garden . ▁ ▁Working ▁conditions ▁Like ▁many ▁fact ories ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁the