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