Central Village Liverpool City Center

[Kev]

Cheers Paul

[skgogosfan]

Can't wait to see this approved and started. Come October there'll be a lot of workmen looking for new jobs after finishing the PSDA,so this would be very handy. I wanna see Lewis's fifth floor too.

Dave.

[Kev]

Plans to turn a Grade II listed building in Liverpool city centre into a four star-plus hotel have been given the go-ahead.

Extra floors will be added to the Watson building, which is on the site of the former Rapid Hardware paint shop, to create 180 bedrooms.

The building is a "key element" in a city centre redevelopment project, a spokesman for developers Merepark said.

Two months ago plans were agreed to redevelop the nearby Lewis's building.

Ian Jones, director of Merepark, said: "The Watson building is a key element within the Central Village project, which will form one of the largest regeneration schemes in Liverpool."

The scheme forms part of a ?160m redevelopment in the city.

Liverpool City Council agreed that developers Merepark and Ballymore could transform the iconic Lewis's building into a mixed use scheme including leisure and retail facilities.

BBC Liverpool

[RoddersUK]

Millennium & Copthorne Commits to Liverpool Scheme



MILLENNIUM & Copthorne Hotels is to open two new hotels in Liverpool?s Central Village development, the joint venture between Merepark and Ballymore.

The two establishments, which will create in excess of 400 new hotel rooms in the city, will be prominently located within the ?160m development. Designed by Woods Bagot, the hotels will be aimed at corporate, meetings and leisure customers and will feature conference facilities, function space, a gym/spa, with bars and restaurants for both residents and public use. The hotels are scheduled to open in 2011.

Merepark and Ballymore will begin work on the first phase of the Central Village later this year. The project also includes an additional ?70million development by Merepark and Capital and Counties to transform Lewis?s department store into 140,000 sq ft of retail and leisure, a cinema, another hotel and serviced apartments of 140 rooms, on a new public square.

www.bflmagazine.co.uk

[Kev]

excellent news

cheers

[Kev]

Work to start in May!

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[Liverpool Daily Post]

THE next phase of Liverpool?s regeneration could move forward today if crucial elements of a ?160m scheme are given planning permission.

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[Kev]

LIVERPOOL'S £200m Central Village redevelopment will create up to 3000 jobs over the next three years, its developer has said.



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[Kev]

THE developers behind Liverpool’s largest regeneration scheme said it would create up to 3,000 new jobs.



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[Kev]

TWO of the UK’s leading restaurant chains have signed up to be part of Liverpool’s £200m Central Village scheme.



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[y2kinder]

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to share these images I took today of the Central Village construction site.
I live at the Tea Factory on Wood Street so I have a really good view of the site from my balcony and an even better view from the roof.
As you can see on the top left of the Lewis building image, work has started and a big chunk has been taken away! I thought the building was listed? Or maybe just the front?I dunno...
I cant wait for more work to begin!

[Kev]

Hi y2kinder, cheers for the pics, keep us informed how things look

[Chris J]

Some shot's of Central Vilage from April, I've a lot from last Sat to edit & post to Flickr & will post here....

[Kev]

Wow! Thanks Chris for your fab views! Keep 'em coming

Haven't had any activity on these development forums for a while!!!

Kev

[urchin]

Any idea what it will look like?