Quote Originally Posted by Kev View Post
A KEY landmark building, compulsorily purchased by Liverpool Council three years ago to be redeveloped for 2008, will remain derelict for at least another year, it emerged last night. Read
Apologies if this is treading old ground but... Frenson? Let me get this right, they bought loads of the Ropewalks area from LCC and let it rot to the point of collapse as a gamble that developers would one day come in and pay top dollar for the land plots. Smart move. And now they have the cheek to say LCC are not acting in the spirit of compulsory purchase?

It's a shame about the scandinavian hotel building staying as is, the other two corners of the junction (the 'banksy' pub and the chinese accountant) could do with coming back into use but this will probably make that unlikely for a good while yet. It creates a real gap between Berry St and Nelson St, indeed if it weren't for the arch...