Bosses at Salford University said the proposal could undermine their own plans for a new student village
Student property developer Manor Property Group says its new Manchester project will create up to 180 permanent jobs in the city.
The eight storey Manor Point development, which includes 676 student apartments, retail and office space at Coupland Street in Hulme, would also generate more than 300 construction and supplier jobs during the build phase.
Manor Property Group, which is based in Leeds, has applied for full planning permission for the brownfield site, which it bought for £36m last year …