Ha ha! Fine pictures there Kev.
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Ha ha! Fine pictures there Kev.
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A computer-generated graphic shows the appearance of South John Street when the development is completed in 2008.
The infrastructure of the two-level parade of shops is well under way as contractors forge ahead on the showpiece development.
South John Street was previously off the beaten track, sandwiched between the old Chavasse Park and the rear of the now demolished Moat House Hotel and the old Paradise Street Bus station.
It was used as a short cut for people going to Lord Street from the Albert Dock.
In its new life, it will be a hectic area of shops and businesses, in a street with the new John Lewis store at one end, and Debenhams at the other.
With more than 55% of the retail properties already reserved in what is being marketed as the Liverpool One development, Grosvenor will have no trouble finding occupants for space in Europe's biggest retail development.
Visitors to the recent topping out parade on the roof of the John Lewis store had a bird's eye view of the new shopping street unfolding in front of them.
The Grosvenor Project is now more than half complete and is on target for opening during the first half of 2008 when Liverpool becomes European Capital of Culture.
The million square feet of extra retail and leisure space in the city centre is expected to attract thousands of new visitors to Liverpool, not only from across the North West, but farther afield, thanks to economy flights from Europe to Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Grosvenor's project director, Rodney Holmes, said: "South John Street will provide exciting shops on two levels, a new heart for the city.
"Flanked at either end by the new John Lewis store and Debenhams, this two-level shopping street will create a very strong retail pitch, which will attract typical high street retailers.
"This will be the heart of the new shopping area, with two levels of shops at upper and lower levels, similar to what is seen in the city of Rotterdam. South John Street will become a very exciting space, with vertical movement linking it to the new Chavasse Park and the nearby leisure facilities."
Although open to fresh air and daylight, the canopies along South John Street will provide shelter from the elements."
City council leader, Cllr Warren Bradley, was impressed when he viewed the street's emerging new look.
He said: "The Paradise project is helping transform the heart of Liverpool which will make it one of the premier retail and leisure destinations not only in the UK but in Europe by the time we are Capital of Culture in 2008."
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Here's a few pictures taken at various times since very early on that remind us all how much progress has been made on this huge development, images courtesy of Iain Jones :)
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(*Wolf whistles) Thats nice, cheers Paul.Quote:
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It's brilliant isn't it this area is going to be amazing when it's done.:celb (23):
Wow! That looks good ! :celb (23):
The former home of BBC Radio Merseyside is being demolished as part of Liverpool's Paradise Project.
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The radio station was housed in the building on Paradise Street from 1981 to 2006, before it moved to new premises on Hanover Street in July.
The move was prompted by a £920m project to redevelop the area between the Albert Dock and Paradise Street.
A Radio Merseyside competition winner will press the button which will start the demolition.
The project centres on a 42-acre site which will modernise the city centre on the former site of Chevasse Park.
Project leaders Grosvenor are creating new look streets, squares and public spaces, working with the protected historic buildings and existing shopping districts.
The BBC began broadcasting in Liverpool with 6LV, which began in 1924 in a studio above a cafe in Lord Street.
It was chosen to be the fourth of a network of relay stations created by the BBC.
Radio Merseyside was born in 1967 as one of a series of eight local stations set up in various parts of England.
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Picture Gallery of the demolition: Here
I am unimpressed. A glass block of no merit except the corner chamfer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
5/10 Could do a lot better.
THE company building the £920m Paradise Street project has asked Liverpool council for more time to complete Europe's biggest retail development.
Developers Grosvenor last night said it would ensure the key retail area, including the anchor John Lewis and Debenhams stores, would still open in the first half of 2008.
But a last-minute hitch involving a partnership deal for two iconic buildings along The Strand will make it difficult for that part of the development to be finished by a January 4, 2009, deadline.
Last night, Grosvenor's project director Rodney Holmes, said the company intended to pull out all of the stops to complete all building work in 2008, when Liverpool celebrates being European Capital of Culture.
Under the original contract between the council and Grosvenor, the company is not legally obliged to open any of its development before 2009.
Following the award of the Culture title, Grosvenor decided it wanted to complete as much of the scheme as possible in the first half of 2008. The alternative would be for a huge hoarding to encircle the entire site as the celebrations took place.
As part of the contract, a crucial document which gives Grosvenor a lease covering the development site is due to be released by the council a year after the completion of the work.
Delicate negotiations are now taking place for that lease to be granted earlier, linked to the completion of the main retail core of the scheme.
Cllr Peter Millea, the city council's executive member for regeneration, said senior councillors and town hall officials, supported Grosvenor's request.
But he admitted there was some resistance to extending the time for completion of the two buildings on The Strand. It is understood the opposition is coming from consultants working on the legalities of the scheme.
Said Cllr Millea: "We are supportive, but there may be a few people who need convincing."
Riverside MP Louise Ellman said: "The Grosvenor scheme is crucial for Liverpool and if there are any hiccups at all I am willing to do everything I can to help.
Nothing must get in the way of this project."
It is understood that Grosvenor's main board, as well as the main financial backers for the scheme, view the earlier release of the lease as a reward for the race to finish the main core of the scheme in time.
One source close to the issue told the Daily Post: "To people in Liverpool, the completion of the Paradise Street scheme in time for the Culture year is seen as
critical. But the financial parties in London take a view that the development will be here for 250 years, so why will an extra year's construction work make any difference? The view is that a slight variation in the original contract will act as a quid pro quo , making it beneficial for both sides."
Grosvenor was seeking a development partner for two iconic buildings along Strand Street, one of them designed by celebrated architect Cesar Pelli.
One is a four-star hotel, the other apartments. Just two weeks ago, talks with a potential partner collapsed. It has left Grosvenor to carry out the scheme on its own.
Planning permission has yet to be granted, with issues raised by heritage bodies to be overcome.
Grosvenor's Rodney Holmes said even so the exteriors of the buildings would still be finished by the end of 2008, but more time would be needed to fit them out.
That will take the scheme beyond the current deadline.
Mr Holmes said: "Everyone agrees we are doing our best to finish the majority of the scheme in time for 2008. I am confident the council and Grosvenor will reach a satisfactory agreement over the proposal we have made. The next few days will be critical in this matter."
Sewerage relocation work in the Hanover Street and Paradise Street areas, and the need to construct underground flood relief chambers, have added to an already heavy construction programme.
Grosvenor calls for 'Plan B' to provide speedy access to city centre
EXECUTIVES at Grosvenor have asked Liverpool City Council if it has a "Plan B" for its delayed proposals to widen Hall Lane.
Following the collapse of the Merseytram scheme, Grosvenor sees the widened Edge Lane corridor as a key access route to the enlarged Liverpool city centre.
The council has put crucial plans to widen Hall Lane on hold to allow plans to be drawn up for a new Royal Liverpool University Hospital in Prescot Street.
Grosvenor project director Rodney Holmes said: "The Hall Lane improvement is vital as part of the M62 route into Liverpool city centre. There has to be a Plan B in place."
City council regeneration member, Cllr Peter Millea, said government financial support for the Hall Lane relief work would remain in place for two years.
The council is awaiting details of a master plan from the board of the Royal Liverpool around January for the new hospital.
"The council believes that a major quality hospital is important for the people of the city. If the hospital plans do not proceed, we will continue with our original plan for Hall Lane.
"If the hospital goes ahead with its scheme, we will have to devise a new route for the road scheme. We are working with the hospital to make sure there is a Plan B."
Having to re-route the Hall Lane relief road could mean a delay of up to two years in a new route being completed. It will depend on whether the land needed is in public ownership.
A spokesman for the RLUH confirmed plans for the hospital are expected early in 2007.
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European Capital of Construction 2008 :rolleyes:
Ah well, I'll only be 22 when this is finished.:Colorz_Grey_PDT_16:
I'll be happy to see it completed (Howie - fifty years older than the forum) :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Max
They better not start messing with the Pelli tower I wont be happy if they do,that's my favourite part of the whole scheme.:PDT_Xtremez_12:
They might even drive a canal through it, who knows....or put a Waky Warehouse in the exposed dock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul D
They just better leave it alone.:angry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
Of the 700 workers on paradise project.
The most they have had on there is about 350 workers, and the 70% might be from merseyside but they don't live on merseyside, they are just renting the place they are staying.
I was working on the project for a year before me and another 50 lads got layed off :mad: last month, out of the 50 lads there were only 4 foreginers.
And last week over 70 lads were layed off and again only 6 were foreigners.
If you go on site you will see for yourself. in my oppinon i find this a health and saftey issue as most can't speak english as i found out when i was asking some of the were they were from all i got for an answer was "ehh ehh"
And very few are from liverpool when i read the article about the 700 workers i like :wtf: were did they pull that figure from so i just thought i would let you know the real issues abut the project.
and dont even get me started about the raise they renaiged :Colorz_Grey_PDT_24: on wich no one has had and been fighting for for over a year.
Why do you think they opened up the border,to let in cheap foreign labour who will work for peanuts and not complain,it's a disgrace IMO.:disgust:
the funny thing is the foreigners on site are all on same pay as the very few local lad.:disgust:
But the foreigners work harder for longer... Were you on an hourly rate Skoob ?
it worked out weired there were all these kinds of bonuses "incentives" they said, like performance attendance punctuality.
but foreigners work the same hours 7am till 6pm but they didn't work any harder some of the so called joiners on site don't know how to even do a stop-end but they are still there while i'm not:sad:
Maybe then its the fact that foreign workers are un-unionised ?
there is a few that are in the union i think its more pc wich is a shame that we should suffer for what some pc thinks is wright and wrong.
I know more often than not, a firm from outside the region comes to do a job with their own staff... but todays sites are different.. they are full of EU allsorts..
So why would an employer not prefer local employees ?
well this company has got bad connections with liverpool anyway :Colorz_Grey_PDT_24:
What..Laings has ?.. Is Laings still Irish owned ?
and o'rourke both still irish owned
The shame .............
Jimmy Larkin, Skooby.. do you know the name ?
heard of him cant remember were ragged troused philanthropists comes to mind dont know why.
;) CLICK
BARCLAYS Bank is to close its three Liverpool city centre branches and relocate them to a new £2.5m centre in the Grosvenor retail development.
The Derby Square branch of the Woowlich Building Society, which Barclays now owns, will also move to the new purpose-built premises.
The move will mark the end of an era for the magnificent Martins Bank building in Water Street which has provided banking services to people in the city centre since 1932.
The other two branches to close will be a small one in Bold Street and Whitechapel, currently Barclays busiest Liverpool outlet.
The bank's corporate team, currently based in Moorfields, will be unaffected by the move and will remain there.
Barclays promises there will be no job losses among the 60 staff at the four current sites who will all move to the new headquarters, situated next to the planned Debenhams store in Lord Street, when it opens in spring next year.
Craig Hudson, area director for Barclays' retail operations in Liverpool, told the Daily Post there may even be an increase in staff numbers.
He said: "This move will benefit our customers. Footfall to the Martins Bank building has decreased over the years and the premises is no longer really suitable. The Whitechapel branch is extremely busy but is just too small.
"We are planning to keep the four cash machines on the exterior of the Whitechapel branch because they have been identified as some of the busiest ATMs in the country.
"There is no prospect of any jobs being lost as a result of this move, in fact it's possible we may look to expand the numbers." Martins Bank building is a Grade II-listed property completed in 1932. It was designed by renowned architect Herbert Rowse, whose contribution to Liverpool's architecture includes the Philharmonic Hall and the nearby India Buildings.
Barclays took over the building in 1969 when it acquired Martins Bank.
The premises were acquired by the Carroll Group in 1989 for a reputed £11m but were sold on to present owner Castlewood in 1995 for just £5m.
The upper floors have other commercial tenants, including accountants Deloitte, but it is not clear yet what use the bank space will now be put to.
Mr Hudson added: "We will be working hard with our landlords, property agents and the local authority to find the best solution for the branches we are leaving behind."
tonymcdonough@dailypost.co.uk
This also got approved yesterday.:PDT_Aliboronz_24:Quote:
Grosvenor, developing the £920m Paradise Street Project, wants to build an 11-storey building housing a 226-bed luxury hotel and 47 apartments alongside Chavasse Park. The scheme has been inspired by the famous Royal Crescent in Bath.
The man behind the Liverpool One development talks exclusively to the BBC about how the project is progressing.
Duke of WestminsterQuote:
"I guarantee it will be ready"
Read the interview here.
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Wow,I'm seriously getting excited now.:celb (23):
Look's very nice, is that the dock with the water in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
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looks brilliant, new liverpool:celb (23):
See they've retained original features of the old park, the sandy colored path!! :PDT_Xtremez_12:
Wow ! This is fantastic. :)
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Originally Posted by Kev
It's just a water feature I think.