Russells lines up Municipal Buildings hotel

Liverpool City Council is to add further funds to help the remediation of the city centre site, set to host up to 400,000 sq ft of commercial space and public realm.

The German operator has confirmed it will be opening its first hotel in Liverpool in 2021, a deal first revealed by Place North West this summer.

The 50-metre pool at Wavertree Aquatics Centre which has been closed since April, is set to reopen in February following a £500,000 investment by Liverpool City Council.

A team of Mason Owen, WYG, and contractor Graham has handed over the £10m aparthotel to operator Quest, the Australian company’s first site in the UK.

The city council’s plan to support the delivery of up to 2m sq ft of commercial space over the next decade is set to be signed off next week.

The communications giant has shortlisted three options for a 100,000 sq ft base in Liverpool with a decision due to be made by the end of the year, Place North West understands.

The agent’s summer report details the waning use of fractional sales in Liverpool, while highlighting a build-to-rent development pipeline worth more than £600m.

The developer has completed the latest speculative phase at Stonebridge Business Park in Liverpool, adding 52,000 sq ft of industrial space at the 30-acre site.

After securing planning permission in September, developer Crossfield is to start on a £9m housing scheme off Aigburth Road in Liverpool by the end of the month.