Liverpool City Council have appointed a specialist team to redevelop eight acres of the city’s waterfront, Place NorthWest reports. The designs will be undertaken by Architect BDP and the development manager is Faithful+Gould. The King’s Dock sites will be transformed into residential and commercial mixed use areas.
Councillor Sarah Doyle, Cabinet Member for Development and Economy, said: “This site marks the final chapter in the regeneration of the King’s Dock site and as such is a unique opportunity for Liverpool to create a world-leading waterfront development, rooted in quality and defined by sustainability.”
She added: “The regeneration of Kings Dock over the past 15 years has been of the UK’s great urban success stories and the creation of the ACC Liverpool complex has generated billions of pounds for the city’s economy and showcased Liverpool to the world, be it the MTV Music Europe Awards in 2008, to Eurovision this May.”
The developers have pledged to retain many of the heritage features of the dockland area, and also to conserve and enhance the biodiversity of the waterfront.
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said: “There’s a reason that hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to Liverpool’s waterfront every year – because there’s nowhere else that can match its diverse mix of culture, entertainment and leisure experiences.”
He added: “Even though it’s already a massive contributor to our region’s visitor economy, the council’s ambition for the future of King’s Dock is testament to the strong recovery the city’s tourism sector has made in the wake of the pandemic and associated lockdowns.”
The dockland area has already undergone a massive redevelopment programme, with thousands of new homes, hospitality venues, and other commercial spaces created.
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