Green light for first tower on £1bn Liverpool scheme

Demolition works beginning this spring will likely be adopted by development of a 28-storey residential tower on the regeneration web site’s first plot.

A demolition contractor will likely be appointed imminently whereas the Enquirer understands talks are actually set to begin with a shortlist of contractors for the primary tower.

Hugh Frost of developer Beetham Davos stated: “It appears like we’ve pushed a giant inexperienced button marked ‘go’.

“The tower is fully-funded by the venture shareholders and we are going to now transfer ahead at tempo.”

The broader King Edward masterplan would see a cluster of tall buildings, with a acknowledged ambition of ‘pushing the boundary’ of the town’s coverage on constructing top together with a 60-storey tower.