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Kings Waterfront

Kings Waterfront is the largest development on the Liverpool waterfront. It combines avisitor destination of international quality - the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre - witha mixed use development of residential, hotel, office, retail, leisure, community and openspace uses. Liverpool Vision and its partners English Partnerships, Northwest DevelopmentAgency and Liverpool City Council are jointly promoting its development. The developmentframework is provided by a masterplan, prepared under the direction of the project partners,with input from extensive local consultation, including major public exhibitions and designworkshops.

The centrepiece of the scheme is the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre - ACC Liverpool - designedby award winning architects Wilkinson Eyre. It comprises a 10,600 capacity arena, an auditorium with acapacity of 1,350, a multi-purpose hall of 3,725 sq metres, total exhibition capacity of 7,000 sq metresand 18 additional meeting rooms.

On 12 January 2008, over 10,000 people attended the official opening of the new Liverpool Echo Arena,with the spectacular launch of Liverpools Capital of Culture celebrations. The box office has reportedanother sell out event Wrestlemania in April and healthy sales for events including X Factor Live and GirlsAloud. The MTV European Music awards will be held at the arena in November 2008 a breakthrough eventfor the city.

The BT Convention Centre has 160 events booked ahead of its opening in Spring, including the BritishCouncil of Shopping Centres Annual Conference in November, an event which attracts 3,000 seniordelegates.

The two hotels being built at Kings Waterfront development are well advanced towards opening in thefirst half of the year.

The UKs first Staybridge Suites hotel will comprise 132 fully equipped and spacious one-bedroom andstudio suites for extended stay business travellers those who usually stay five or more nights. The 310-room Jurys Inn is also making rapid progress. Both hotels are already reporting healthy bookings as theyaccommodate conference bookings for 2008 and beyond. Jurys Inn is due to open in April 2008, withStaybridge Suites following in July.

Construction of 96 apartments by developer Artisan on the southern and eastern elevations of the multi-storey car park is well underway. 40 per cent of the units have been designated as affordable housingand will be released for sale early in 2008. Completion is scheduled for summer 2008.

Developer halo Seddon has completed construction of a Pavilion building on the piazza and is progressingwith fit out. Pizza Express will be the sole operator of the 5,000 sq ft unit.

Site infrastructure - basically the road network, utilities and landscaping was completed on target inOctober 2006 by contractor Birse Civils. The multi storey car park was opened on schedule in November2006.

In June 2007 Alfred McAlpine installed a new pedestrian bridge across Dukes Dock providing an importantadditional pedestrian route to and from the site.


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Hope Street Quarter

Hope Street is at the heart of the city's main cultural, spiritual and educational quarter. It ishome to a number of attractions and institutions of both local and international significance -such as The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA),the award winning Hope Street Hotel and a growing number of fine restaurants - all set in aunique and distinct historic environment linked by the two landmark Cathedrals.

The opportunity to promote and better integrate the area into the life of the city, and to realise its

considerable economic and creative potential, are vital components in the city's renaissance. Publicrealm improvements along the length of the street, completed in the summer of 2006, have alonesignificantly lifted the quality of the surroundings.

The area is also subject to a number of significant new developments including the recently completedVisitor Centre at the Anglican Cathedral, plans for the expansion of LIPA, the redevelopment of theEveryman Theatre and investment in the Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt to create a new visitor experience.Liverpool John Moores University's Design Academy at the northern end of Hope Street, currently underconstruction, will deliver a new high quality, contemporary building to the area and has also provided theimpetus for the creation of a new public park on the land between their building, the Cathedral and theScience Park Buildings.

Businesses in the area are keen to promote the Quarter, being justifiably proud of what it has to offer.Liverpool Vision is working with these businesses and other stakeholders to help them develop thepotential of the area. The new public realm provided an excellent backdrop for the Hope Street Festival,

organised by local businesses and organisations and set to be an annual event. Celebrated in September2006 both on the street and within many of its buildings the festival has also spawned a monthly Farmersmarket.


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Pier Head & Mann Island

To many people, the image of the Pier Head is the reflection of Liverpool to the rest of theworld. It combines three of the city's best known and architecturally most importantbuildings - the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building, and the Port of Liverpool Building,collectively known as the Three Graces - with striking views of the river.

The Pier Head is also a focal point for Liverpool's history, particularly as a place of embarkation foremigrants to the New World, and its vital role in both World Wars.


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However, over recent years the Pier Head has underplayed its potential, and a number of initiativesproposed by Liverpool Vision's Strategic Regeneration Framework to promote its revitalisation are nowbeing advanced.

The most challenging of these is the development of Mann Island, combining a new Museum of Liverpool,which will showcase Liverpool's history in a striking new building designed by Danish architects 3XN, and

a mixed-use development which will include leisure space, residential apartments and offices, and majornew public spaces. In addition British Waterways canal link project will pass through the site, animatingthe public spaces.

In June 2005, Liverpool City Council endorsed a Planning and Development Brief prepared by LiverpoolVision in collaboration with the two landowners, National Museums Liverpool and Northwest RegionalDevelopment Agency, incorporating a masterplan prepared by EDAW. This provides the framework forthe development of the site.

The Museum of Liverpool will have a total floorspace of 9745 sq m with galleries on four floors, 80 percent of the building will be public space.

NWDA's chosen developers are Neptune Developments and Countryside Properties who have employedarchitects Broadway Malyan to design the striking mixed-use scheme comprising three buildings. Theyinclude 376 apartments with underground car parking, 114,000 sq ft of office space, and 76,000 sq ft of

leisure and retail on the ground and first floors.

The Mann Island development will generate 750,000 net additional visitors to the waterfront and directlyand indirectly over 800 new jobs. The construction of the museum is due to start on site early 2007 andthe building will be complete late 2008. The mixed-use development will commence construction in April2007.


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Baltic Triangle

The Baltic Triangle is an historic port area bordered by Rope Walks, the Paradise StreetProject and Kings Waterfront. Currently it contains a large number of small businesses, andhas benefited from investment in recent years with the opening of two new hotels and themore recent start on site of a number of residential developments.

In May 2005, Liverpool City Council, in partnership with Liverpool Vision, appointed consultants to providean action plan and implementation framework for the area. A key challenge will be supporting theinterests of existing businesses whilst realising potential for new mixed-use residential and commercialinvestment.

The The Baltic Triangle Planning Framework, as it is now known, was approved by Liverpool City Council,and is now in its final phase of public consultation (February - March 2007), where comments and viewsfrom the general public and business alike are being encouraged. The Planning Framework willcomplement policies contained within the Liverpool Unitary Development Plan (adopted November 2002),

as well as taking account of more recent national, regional and local policy considerations.

New developments have seen the former JP Lamb site under construction in a 40m redevelopment for330 residential apartments along with approximately 25,000 sq ft of commercial floorspace. While theformer Heaps Brice Mill, immediately adjacent, has been granted planning permission for a 36mrefurbishment to alter and extend the warehouses and erect 2 new blocks which will provide 355residential apartments and is due to start in the summer. These developments, together with thosealready on site or recently completed, will largely complete the regeneration of the northern end of theBaltic, which is now characterised by high quality, high value, high density residential accomodation.

Another development of interest in this area will be the construction of a 110 bedroom 3* plus hotel onthe former Porter Bros site. The Project will involve retaining the Porter Bros business on site, along with227 residential apartments and associated car parking in a project costing some 25 million in total.

The south of the Baltic Triangle area contains many small to medium size businesses - the retention of

which is important to the local economy. The Baltic Triangle Planning Framework recognises theirimportance but also identifies the areas potential to become a vibrant mixed use area including newresidential development and enhanced public realm alongside existing and new businesses. Moreover,


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the potential of the area as a focus for the creative industries is highligthed.

The Creative Industries sector is broad, and can include anything with an arts and cultural background,including the highly sophisticated world of information technology. Companies already established andtrading in the area include the A Foundation, Liverpool Biennial Arts and Cultural Organisation, Arena ArtsOrganisation, as well as The Picket music and performance venue. Thought is being given to how thecluster can be helped to consolidate in the area with provision made in particular for more affordable

workspace.

Within the south of the Baltic Triangle the Buddleia Project is on site and making good progress. Thisproject by Novas Ouverture is converting a listed building into a training and resource facility targeted atthe black and ethnic minorities and costing some 12 million.

Interest in the area as a base for creative industries has also resulted in a proposal for a music recordingstudio and associated workspace in the same complex of warehouse buildings. Its delivery willcomplement the Buddleia project adding to the areas vibrancy and vitality.

The vision for the Baltic Triangle is for a vibrant mixed-use quarter featuring refurbished historicwarehouses and striking contemporary architecture, blending the existing business community with newdevelopment all within the setting of a significantly enhanced public realm. The area is also an importantlink between Kings Waterfront and the city centre, which will be developed with a strategy for enhancedpublic realm.


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Commercial District

Liverpools commercial trading district was established in the 19th Century, with the principalexchanges - Corn Exchange (Dale Street) and Cotton Exchange (Old Hall Street) located here.

For many years Liverpool has suffered from a shortage of high quality commercial space, now LiverpoolVisions ambitions to create a 21st century business environment are becoming reality.

Schemes at Princes Dock, 101 Old Hall Street, City Square and Temple Square have all delivered highquality office accommodation and once the final 6,000 sq. ft in City Square has been let all the buildingswill be fully occupied.

One of the UK's largest speculative office schemes outside of London, 20 Chapel Street (formerly Unity)was completed in December 2006. The scheme comprises 150,000 sq ft of grade A office accomodationand the first letting in the building was announced in January 2007.

Close by English Cities Fund is developing a 300,000 sq ft scheme at St Pauls Square. This developmentrepresents the first phase of the Commercial Quarter Masterplan centred on Old Hall Street and the landadjacent to Pall Mall to the rear of Mercury Court.

The scheme will create three high quality A grade office buildings capable of accommodating 2,500employees, together with residential, retail/restaurant uses and a multi-storey car park all arrangedaround a major new public square.

The first phase of the development, comprising 126,000 sq ft of office space, 398 space multi-storey carpark, 50 residential units and the new open space, is now on site with completion due May 2007. The

office element of the first phase has been pre-let to law firm Hill Dickinson.

As a result of this early pre-let, work has now started on site for Phase 2, which will provideapproximately a further 132,000 sq ft of office space. Phase 2 is due to complete April 2008 and in

January 2007 a 42,000 sq ft pre-let to solicitors DWF was announced.

Detailed proposals for the final phase of approximately 100,000 sq ft office accomodation are nowunderway with a planning application expected to be made in April 2007.

In October 2005, Liverpool Vision obtained Outline Planning consent for a new Commercial Quarter in theheart of Liverpool City Centre. Proposals for the major new development will see the creation of 1.5m sqft of high quality commercial space, new public spaces, and associated car parking on the site boundedby Leeds Street, Pall Mall, Tithebarn Street and Old Hall Street.

The proposals are as shown in the Commercial Quarter Masterplan and these proposals have now been

incorporated into a Supplementary Planning Document for the area which can be viewed under the keydocuments/masterplans section of this website.

The owners of part of this site have selected a development partner to bring forward proposals for thesite based on the approved masterplan and it is expected that more detailed proposals for the site willemerge throughout 2007.

Further information on the commercial office market in Liverpool can be found in the Commercial OfficeMarket Review 2006 (click link below)


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Great George Square lies at the heart of the Chinatown district and is the area's principalarea of public open space. In recent years the condition of the square deteriorated to theextent that it was rarely used.

Public funding was secured to redesign and improve the square working with the local population. Theproject, predominately funded through the Liverpool Vision initiated Environmental ImprovementProgramme, is now complete and provides a high quality space used by visitors to the area and residentsof all ages.

The Great George Street area is a distinct housing neighbourhood within Liverpool 1 on one of the maingateways to the City Centre opposite the Anglican Cathedral. It currently comprises post war socialhousing that has become unpopular due to its poor design and layout.Selective demolition is being carried out and the City Council is working with Maritime HousingAssociation and Urban Splash to provide a high quality mixed tenure mainly residential development.

The proposal will benefit both local residents and new occupiers with the provision of new social housing,private housing for sale and rented and shared ownership.


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Castle Street (Live Work District)

renewal as city living becomes ever more popular. Victorian office buildings are beingconverted into apartments with commercial uses in their ground floors. These areinterspersed with high quality new developments for both residential and office use, creatingthe quality mixed-use environment this area has always had the potential to deliver.

An excellent example of the mix of uses and blend of historic and contemporary architecture now typicalof the Live Work District is Temple Square between Dale Street and Victoria Street. This development

incorporates new and refurbished office floorspace, apartments, leisure uses and a new public square atits centre.

Notable amongst developments recently completed or on site are the refurbished Westminster Chamberson Dale Street which now provides commercial and residential floorspace, the creation of Eden Square onHatton Garden adjacent to the City Bridewell and Magistrates Court and the conversion of the Council'sMunicipal Annexe into a boutique hotel.

Public realm improvements delivered as part of the City Centre Movement Strategy (CCMS) arecomplementing development and feature lighting of key buildings has taken place. The network of smallstreets runnign through the area between Chapel Street and James Street have been upgraded, usinghigh specification granite paving and kerbs. The environment of the area has also started to improve as aresult of measures to deter through traffic.


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