Starlight rounds off 278-home Lighthaus tower
Delivered by Vermont Construction and X1 Developments, the 31-storey build sits on Princes Dock within the £5bn Liverpool Waters regeneration area and will offer a range of BTR apartments.
Liverpool’s Lighthaus offers 278 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, many with views overlooking the River Mersey.
Features within the tower include a panoramic sky lounge, a gym, communal lounges, co-working spaces, and a concierge service.
Starlight Investments, a Canadian firm, supported the project with a £45m advance in 2023.
A rooftop terrace is the building’s statement amenity. Credit: via Crestview
Jonnie Milich, head of UK residential services at Starlight, said: “Built-to-rent in the North has entered a new phase.
“Lighthaus shows what the next generation of rental living looks like, with well-designed living spaces, professional management, and access to lifestyle amenities people expect.
“The pre-leasing response demonstrates a strong demand for this kind of offering in Liverpool and across the region.”
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Raj Mehta, president of global markets at Starlight, added: “Delivering new homes at scale requires genuine collaboration between public and private sector partners.
“Lighthaus reflects that collaboration in action. It contributes to housing supply, supports local employment, and strengthens the wider community.
“We are grateful to Liverpool City Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for their leadership and continued support in helping bring this vision to life.”
Chris Capes, Liverpool Waters development director at Peel Waters, said: “This achievement reflects our long-standing partnership between Peel Waters with X1 Developments and Vermont Construction, whose expertise has been instrumental in delivering exceptional results.
“Beyond creating a stunning new residential tower, this development has generated a fantastic pipeline of opportunities for local people throughout the build; from full-time employment to apprenticeships and placements for students at the onsite City of Liverpool Construction Academy.
“Lighthaus demonstrates the strong appeal of Liverpool Waters as a destination for international investors, reinforcing the confidence in our vision.”
Mark Connor, chief executive of Vermont, added: “This project underscores Liverpool Waters growing reputation among global investors and Peel’s ambitious plans for the development of Liverpool’s waterfront. This is just the beginning of its exciting transformation.
“Lighthaus has delivered more than just an impressive BTR residential landmark for the area – it has also allowed Vermont and its supply chain to develop local skills and training opportunities through employment and apprenticeship programmes thanks to the City of Liverpool Construction Academy.”
Any chance of Starlight proposing another high-rise? Of course this was stalled/delayed previously and they jumped on board. As far as I know the only real high-rises planned are in the TJ Morris cluster otherwise it’s sort of mid-rise 20 or so floors.
There’s lots of schemes from Davos that seem stuck with Planning, plus the Carpenter scheme at King’s Dock St.
By Anonymous
Would be a real benefit for the city if Starlight and other investment companies continued interest in supporting future developments. Did any news come out of the PNW Liverpool Development event on Tuesday in terms of potential new projects?
By Anonymous
When is an article coming out regarding development in Liverpool City Region update .
Any more news regarding KE development from Hugh Frost and did the likes of Liam Robinson get a lot of questions directed at lack of construction taking place in the city which has resulted in an extremely dire and depressing year for construction cranes to be seen operating in the city , also the lack of planning applications coming forward to planning committee meetings
By Anonymous
What an awful and soulless bunch of buildings.
By Anonymous
This could and should have looked so much better. Very bland and uninspired. Still…small mercies.
By Anonymous
another dull looking box to match all the other dull looking boxes
By Anonymous
@ Anon 9.56am, use your imagination.
By Anonymous
Look great on the magnificent water front. Talls where appropriate look brilliant by an extense of water. Needs to be a decent river or bay though not a trickle.
By Anonymous
The waterfront doesn’t save it unfortunately. Very bleak, cheap and nasty looking.
By Anonymous
Matter of opinions …and some on these website comments have agendas and are simply biased.
By Anonymous
I thought it was Salford waters until I read it was Liverpool.
By Bixteth Boy
The waterfront will be destroyed by this bland unimaginative architectural garbage
By John
They do look like soulless boxes but at least they’ve been built and are self funded.
By Anonymous
X1… Please.. it was a mess on Salford quays for years because of them
By Anonymous
Give me these so called soulless high-rise boxes anytime rather than the utterly bland ugly semi-detached council houses that were built in the inner-city in the late 1970s and afterwards. Walking up Park Lane and through parts of Chinatown, for example, is an embarrassment that such unimaginative dross should be inflicted on us.
By Anonymous
I think the people complaining about cheap and soulless looking architecture are dreaming of a time we could actually design and build beautiful buildings. Those days are gone. what they teach in architecture school is this. Architects don’t see a problem, they know that this is want we want. Either that or they don’t care and just go for the cheapest bang for their buck. Yeah…it’s the second one isn’t it.
By Pugins Ghost
Dreadful cut and paste architecture designed down to a price and made to fill a hole in the scenery.
By Anonymous
@ Anon 8.42am, the architect is well respected but obviously not to your taste, but like any building there’s always a budget, and that will dictate the materials used for building. I wonder if you would express your remarks face to face with the architect who after all is a trained professional and maybe could explain fully the background to this project.
By Anonymous
Anon 11.44 well respected these days in architecture doesn’t count for much and i’d love to. Please arrange as soon as you can. Be prepared for a queue around the block though judging from the rest of the comments on here.
By Anonymous
Unimaginative!
By Anonymous