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Originally Posted by naked lilac
Its Liverpool city council policy as far as I know - no new developments to be named after living people.
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Originally Posted by naked lilac
Its Liverpool city council policy as far as I know - no new developments to be named after living people.
Does Bruce Forsyth count? He really has been dead for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by SteH
Wow.. can't the artistic deserving "living" people, enjoy a builiding? Sounds a bit strange that decision of the council.. but, okie dokie~ Thanks for letting me know that.. I rest my case:PDT11Quote:
Originally Posted by SteH
Whats the latest with the central village?
there's images here http://centralvillageliverpool.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by jay2410
and this site gives updates on all the building going onhttp://www.liverpoolvision.co.uk/news/news.asp
£180m Liverpool Central Village scheme set to start in autumn
WORK ON the first phase of the £180m Central Village scheme over Liverpool’s Central station is set to start in autumn. Read
I assume they mean outside of London :DQuote:
"Central station is the third busiest underground station in the UK, but it’s a little hole in the ground at the end of a little shopping mall. We’re going to drive sun and light into the station."
Would sincerely hope so, otherwise they must hide all those extra commuters very well.
I'm still concerned about the disappearance of the shops on Newington. I'm not against, big towers, flats for the wealthy and globalised architecture per se. But I am against the conspiracy of big developers and retailers to reduce the individuality of cities in order that their 'anywhere' products will be a much easier sell... and their half-baked ideas that removal of smaller buildings and local shops can't be avoided.
I work in a field related to the development industry and have been in meetings with a number of these big cheeses and can confirm that many of them have a very personal contempt for small businesses and their customers. I can't say for sure that this contempt leads to the behaviour I described above but I suspect that it does.
How about we call them McGough and Henri (I know, McGough isn't dead) or Jay and Silent Bob... those would be awesome names for towers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterways
How about....'Scholes' & 'Neville'....two people that really love the City!!:rolleyes:
http://liverpoolcentralvillage.com/
Still waiting for this scheme to begin......
Proposal submitted for city hotel
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The four-star hotel would cost £50m to develop
Plans have been submitted for a luxury four-star hotel in Liverpool next to the former Lewis's department store.
Developers Merepark are hoping to transform the Watson building and a neighbouring store on Renshaw Street in the city into a 180-bed hotel.
They say that an international operator has been secured for the project, which would cost about £50m.
In February plans were unveiled to turn the nine-storey Lewis's building into a £105m "leisure destination".
If planning permission is granted later this year, a hotel, cinema, bars, restaurants and shops will be built within the Grade II premises.
The plans, which could create up to 1,000 extra jobs, also include a new open pedestrian street which leads out onto a new plaza and connects into the Central Village development in the city.
It's good too see Merepark are still buying up property around this development,this will be amazing when it's finished,Liverpool's going to be transformed beyond recognition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
Frustrated Rapid puts premises up for sale
May 14 2008 by Barry Turnbull, Liverpool Daily Post
THE frustrated boss of city centre store Rapid Hardware last night hit out at developers who have failed to table an offer for the DIY firm’s premises.
Managing director Martin Doherty has become fed up of interested parties simply "sniffing around" and has decided to put the city store on the market.
The company has to sell the red-brick row of knocked-through shops before it can move into John Lewis's store, in Church Street. John Lewis, in turn, is moving into a new building in the soon-to-open Liverpool One shopping scheme.
In the meantime, Rapid’s nearby former paint store, which was sold to Merepark last year, is to form part of a four-star hotel development in neighbouring £160m Central Village scheme.
Mr Doherty said: "We have had discussions with a number of people about various schemes such as a student village.
“Merepark have been sniffing around but haven't come up with a concrete offer so we need to look at our options and will be going to the market shortly."
Merepark bought the paintstore and were thought to be interested in the rest of the site, which is expected to be valued at tens of millions of pounds.
Ian Jones, director of Merepark, said: “I can confirm we are in discussions with Rapid Hardware over its Renshaw Street site. We can not comment further at this stage.”
A city retail property agent said: "It is a big site, so anyone wanting to redevelop would have to weigh up the costs very care- fully. It would be no use knocking down and replacing with similar buildings, for value you would need to build tall."
Rapid's properties extend along Renshaw Street and into Bold Street. The company declined to detail the value of the site.
Yesterday, Merepark and joint venture partner Ballymore submitted plans for extend a Grade II listed building into a four-star hotel. The Watson building, formerly part of Lewis’s on Renshaw Street, and the neighbouring former Rapid Hardware paint shop, were acquired by joint venture vehicle Central Regeneration.
The 70,000 sq ft Watson building will be extended onto the site of the former paint shop to form a 170,000 sq ft, 180 bedroom, four star-plus hotel designed by international architects Woods Bagot.Š An intern- ational hotel operator has already been secured.
The scheme’s approval would secure a further £50m investment for the city centre.
Mr Jones added: “Working closely with our architects, Woods Bagot, we have developed a scheme which responds well to the local surroundings and provides another dynamic link to Central Village.
“Sustainability is at the centre of our vision and we’re confident that this proposal, combined with our plans for the Lewis’s building and Central Village, will result in an exciting mixed-use quarter that brings new purpose and opportunity to the city.”
Cheers Paul :PDT11
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.
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
Millennium & Copthorne Commits to Liverpool Scheme
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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
excellent news
cheers
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Work to start in May!
Read...:PDT11
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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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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THE developers behind Liverpool’s largest regeneration scheme said it would create up to 3,000 new jobs.
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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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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!
Hi y2kinder, cheers for the pics, keep us informed how things look :)
Some shot's of Central Vilage from April, I've a lot from last Sat to edit & post to Flickr & will post here....
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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5029/...1232c2a60a.jpg
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Wow! Thanks Chris for your fab views! Keep 'em coming ;)
Haven't had any activity on these development forums for a while!!!
Kev
Any idea what it will look like?
Hi Kev,
Glad you like my pics & thanks for your nice comments.
I'm a keen Amateur Photography, I like taking pics of Demolition of building & there re birth. On a trip to Liverpool last year I noticed there was so much development going on that I decided to try and follow it so I make 1 or 2 trips a month to capture these developments.
I've 100's of these development pics. I put quite alot of these on Flickr & on Skyscraper Forum, and now on here.
Check my signature.....[COLOR="Silver"]
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Like this... http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images...ower2_pic2.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by urchin
or this http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images...ower2_pic3.jpg
or this http://www.skyscrapernews.com/dump/water.jpg
or this http://www.skyscrapernews.com/dump/newington.jpg
A lot more Info here on a Skyscraper Forum thread http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...4&postcount=27
Looks great!:nod:
something like this -Quote:
Originally Posted by urchin
With its first tenants lined up, and building well under way, can the new Central Village development save the Ropewalks from its recent, turbulent history? David Lloyd looks at the blueprints.
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That is simply amazing! It nice to see that part of the city being developed at long last and any improvement to Central Station is welcome - it's a hovel.
We've seen how Liverpool ONE gets so busy and buzzing at the weekends and if they can recreate this here too then it will transform this part of the city centre. I'm a bit worried Bold Street might lose it's character though.
The area is really beginning to take shape and will certainly be another great area for Liverpool City Center!
Pics people :PDT_Piratz_26:
Urgghh... Opinions like this really annoy me - they're only half way through building the car park, they've not even started anything else, yet the story is just another moan!Quote:
Originally Posted by sevenstreets
I for one am very pleased with this development! I have lived on Wood Street and worked in Clayton Square for the past 4 years and since Liverpool One opened, this part of town has been DEAD!
This development will bring life back into the area, and I'm pleased that this will be right on my doorstep. I was very jealous of friends when they moved into One Park West and had everything there, now I can enjoy this new part of the city.
The somewhat classy character that Bold Street had in the 60's has already completely gone...:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by goldenface
Liverpool Central Station to close for Multi-million pound transformation
Liverpool Central Station it was announced today, will close next year between April & August to make way for vast improvements.
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Set to include platform expansion, retail expansion and a new glass ceiling and walls, the busiest underground station outside London will become a vibrant exciting entrance to the RopeWalks area and the new Central Village scheme.
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For more information about the Central Village scheme see www.centralvillageliverpool.com
The number of platforms needs to be increased because it's long been a hazard simply because of the size.
Lime Street is not as busy as Central and it has nine platforms. Thousands of people living above and increase in shoppers visiting the new stores, can only add to the current issues which make it hazardous.
They would be wise to consider doubling the amount of platforms at least it as the footfall will increase significantly when this development is completed.