336-home Liverpool BTR completes
Contractor GRAHAM has completed Ridgeback Group’s 22-storey Pall Mall Press.
Designed by Falconer Chester Hall, the 336-apartment Liverpool scheme comprises a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments across two blocks.
It will be managed by Ridgeback’s in-house operating platform, Ila.
“The project is a testament to the dedication and expertise of the entire team,” said Peter Reavey, regional director at GRAHAM.
“This prestigious development not only enhances Liverpool’s skyline but also provides modern and sustainable living spaces within a thriving new community. It has further expanded the BTR offering that we have provided in Liverpool.”
The development is the largest residential scheme to complete in Liverpool since Moda’s The Lexington at Liverpool Waters in September 2021. Pall Mall Press has been in the pipeline since 2017 when Anwyl won approval for a £60m development on the site, which is located opposite the long-awaited Pall Mall commercial scheme.
Ridgeback bought the Pall Mall Press site from Anwyl Construction in 2021.
Seamus Keane, development director at Ridgeback, said: “We are delighted with the progress GRAHAM and the wider team have achieved in reaching this milestone.
“It is a testament to all the hard work by the project team in delivering 336 new homes for our residents, as part of the vibrant community of Liverpool.”
Ridgeback is also delivering a 358-apartment complex off Swan Street in Manchester.
Falconer Chester Hall designed the scheme. Credit: Matthew Nichol Photography
We want wildlife and greenery not concrete and glass monstrosities.
By Bixteth boy
Real quality this, well done to all involved. Just look at all that space to the left of the second pic. Time to get things going!
By Anonymous
More of the same of this kind of development please.
If you want wildlife best to live in the countryside.
By Liverpool4Progress
Lovely looking building this ,and now need Pall Mall offices and hotel to sit across the road from it.
I think Ridgeback have completed 2 schemes in Liverpool now, and would really like them to take on the Norton site in the Baltic which has planning permission.
By Anonymous
Really high quality development and great addition to the skyline.
By Anonymous
This is a great building. The idea that a small patch of grass that was temporarily created over a former railway station was some kind of sacred grove was clutching. This is the centre of the city centre. We want the big buildings to be here! Well done all involved!
By Urbanite
@Bixtheh – If you want wildlife and greenery move to the countryside this is a city centre and one of the largest in the country and more of this type of development is much needed.
By Flip
Liverpool has massive potential
By Anonymous
This has been a huge success, Liverpool city centre needs more of this investment please and taller. More dense urban neighbourhoods help maintain footfall for local businesses, reduces car use and provides much needed homes and tax receipts. Fingers crossed this spurs the council and investors to work together for bigger and better projects and help this part of the city centre spread and become more vibrant, especially if the site across the road is finally developed in to much needed dense A grade office space and help increase the number of much needed higher paying jobs and income. Liverpool needs to start thinking like a big city again.
By GetItBuilt!
It’s too tall
By Anonymous
Actually @Bixtethboy – we do want concrete and glass buildings. We’re a city, not a small town. Liverpool has plenty of greenery for wildlife. We have the most parks outside of London, which rightly are protected. But this is the city centre and it should be equal to Manchester in terms of development and opportunity. Lets think logically here please
By Anonymous
@bixteth no we don’t we want high rises / economy and population!
By Anonymous
I think it’s time a lot of posters realised that Bixteth Boy only uses this forum to wind people up with their negative views.
This development stands out positively with its eye-catching design and materials.
By Anonymous
Nah BixtehBoy, we want people and lots of them. If you don’t like living in a city centre, then move. Though I expect a field of Cows would be a bit too much for you.
By JB
Thanks for stealing my daylight – now clean up Pownall Square.
By Local ground dweller
Totally in scale and character with the housing development to the right. And not overlooking it at all. If you want a blueprint for a new prison, there it is before your eyes.
By Dave Downey
Who are these readers who want tall, taller, tallest and big, bigger, biggest buildings in our city centers and why? Guess!
By Anonymous
Quality
By John Lynn
That’s interesting, I’ve heard that Liverpool has the most listed parks/cemeteries outside of London but not actual parks. It doesn’t feel like we have that many.
By Anonymous
Well anonymous they are civic mind people from all walks of life that want the best for the city and its residents, unlike the NIMBYs who only think of themselves.
By JB
I think The Guardian did an article on the 10 major cities in the UK with the greatest amount of Green space. Both Liverpool and Manchester hardly produced stellar performances finishing 10th and 8th respectively. Of course city boundaries and the way they have grown and developed means this doesn’t tell the whole story.
By Anonymous
The lack of engagement and honesty from Graham during the construction has made it a nightmare as a neighbour. Very little thought of the local community.
By Mark
To Blixteth boy – Bio Net Gain – any new development has to put aside land for nature conservation – however creating a wildlife corridor (apart from the existing Seel Street to concert square) is a feasible in any plan, its up to council, planners and developers to come up with it. Manchester has put in place simple SUDs enhanced green embankments – these work and enhance the visual, eco and material lifespan of the area. Not seen anything like this in Lpool they are still on slash and burn mentality
By Anonymous
A few more similar to this dotted around the area and it’s heading in the right direction. We’re a city, not the countryside. Get them built!
By LC
Why are we pretending that Liverpool had more parks than it does?
By So odd
@ Anon 9.49am, while in no way denying that Liverpool has an unhealthy population it does have a fair amount of greenspace and greenery even in city centre. I can think of St John’s Gardens, St Nicholas Church, Bombed Out Church , Chavasse Park, St James Cemetery, etc.
Not forgetting of course we have the river, however there are opportunities to provide small parks and tree-lined squares but this council would not look after them.
By Anonymous
In the comments there’s some negative views about this development – which is outrageous really. The city is lagging behind and you have people saying it’s too tall or there should be greenery. My god, are you serious? Liverpool stays a backwater because of numpties like you. What’s needed is more developments like this, not just on Pall Mall, not just Leeds Street, but all over the city centre. And by the way Bixtethboy, as others have pointed out, if you want wildlife and greenery, go to the countryside.
By David