As the region’s property community draws up plans for a phased move out of lockdown, the process of making a safe return to the office is being approached with caution, according to managing directors across Manchester and Liverpool.
Developer Peel L&P has submitted an application for a 278-apartment scheme at Princes Dock, with contractor Vermont lined up to start the delayed project in August subject to consent.
The Greater Manchester and Liverpool mayors said town centre regeneration plans could take a different course in the wake of the pandemic, and pressed the Government to deliver adequate funding to help the region emerge from lockdown.
The 126-room aparthotel in the grade two-listed Lewis’s Building would be expanded to occupy two more floors, under proposals from the property’s owner.
Proposals for a 420-unit student housing block at the former Hondo supermarket site on Upper Duke Street, and a seven-storey apartment block on Roscoe Street, are set to receive consent this week.
Plans to convert disused offices into 14 apartments in Liverpool city centre have been approved by the council.
The joint venture between developer Bruntwood and fund manager Legal & General has completed its acquisition of a 25% stake in the company that operates Liverpool Science Park.
An application to build a six to eight-storey development across four blocks, incorporating a hotel and 114 apartments, has been submitted to Liverpool City Council.
The football club's plans to further increase the capacity of its stadium by expanding the Anfield Road stand have been shelved for “at least 12 months” due to coronavirus.
The Speke-based housing association will progress plans to build 48 homes on derelict brownfield land off Laurel Road in Fairfield after securing consent from Liverpool City Council.
