Liverpool skyscraper masterplan features arena and 2,750 homes
Fresh details of Davos Property Developments and Beetham Group’s eight-acre waterfront mixed-use scheme have emerged with a vision for an events and cultural venue and 200,000 sq ft of offices.
A report to Liverpool City Council’s cabinet to be discussed next week reveals the latest thinking around a masterplan for the King Edward Triangle Industrial Estate ahead of a formal submission of the plans later this year.
A 25,000 sq ft “destination arena” is among the most eye-catching elements of the proposal.
Beetham and Davos has already made public their intention to build a variety of tall buildings on the site, including the city’s tallest at c.60 storeys, as well as a high-end hotel.
The report puts more flesh on the bones of the proposal, which is arguably Liverpool’s highest profile regeneration project.
The 2,750 homes figure mentioned in the report is an increase on the 1,200 units the site is earmarked for in the Liverpool Waters masterplan.
Meanwhile, 400 hotel rooms, 200,000 sq ft of grade A office space, and 250,000 sq ft of commercial leisure, retail, and food and beverage accommodation is also planned, according to the report.
Around 400,000 sq ft of public realm, including an ambitious project to build over the Strand to better connect the city centre to the site, and 1.8m sq ft of covered parking, are also mentioned in the report.
Liverpool City Council is also seeking cabinet approval for a land deal for another chunk of the site. A plot off Great Howard Street is earmarked for sale to the developers to unlock the project and avoid “significant detrimental impact” on the delivery of the wider site, the report states.
Hugh Frost, founder of Beetham, said: “We’re pleased with the council’s continued support and guidance for the project.
“This transaction, if approved, is another piece of the jigsaw. We aim to deliver a world class project and it is important that we continue to move at pace.”
The original story stated that the arena would span 250,000 sq ft. However, this was reported based on an error in a council report. The size of the arena will be c.25,000 sq ft.
