Liverpool’s property market has been booming over the past few years, with more people than ever before looking to live, work, and invest in the city. To meet this demand, Liverpool has seen an abundance of ambitious property projects, with the latest addition to this list coming in the form of a 28-storey apartment block, which has just been given approval from Liverpool City Council.
The city councillors gave the go ahead on the £64 million project, which will be part of a wider £1 billion masterplan delivered by Davos Property Developments. This structure also feeds into a wider workstream that is focused on developing clusters of tall buildings in Liverpool, which will evolve the city’s iconic skyline and architectural identity.
The project will be overseen by developers Beetham Davos, with their founder Hugh Frost highlighting how ‘Liverpool is a global brand and people want to see a skyline to match its status.’
Seeing such an ambitious project obtain approval from Liverpool City Council means good things for architecture jobs in Liverpool, but also for property jobs in Liverpool once the structure comes to fruition as well.
The 28-storey building will take up 250,000 sq ft and will comprise of 255 apartments. There is set to be 127 one-bed flats, 123 two-bed flats, and 5 three-bed spaces. Residents will also benefit from a gym, workspace, and lounge, as well as indoor and outdoor spaces on the top floor to take advantage of the views.
Liverpool City Council Cabinet Member for Growth and Economy, Councillor Nick Small, stated that ‘today’s approval is a huge step forward for Liverpool’s continued regeneration journey. The King Edward Triangle is a once in a generation opportunity to reshape an underused part of the waterfront, and this pathfinder building is the first visible sign of this transformation.’
Small also went on to highlight that this development ‘demonstrates the confidence investors and developers continue to place in Liverpool’s future.’
Liverpool-based architecture firm Brock Carmichael will facilitate the project, with Managing Director Chris Bolland emphasising how ‘[the planning committee’s decision] provides the springboard for the whole scheme and gives an added boost to our work on the wider masterplan.’
Such an ambitious project is a welcome addition to Liverpool’s continuously growing property and architecture industries. It will be exciting to see this extensive structure come to fruition and how these taller buildings will continue to shape and evolve Liverpool’s architectural identity going forward.
