Post by Kev on Apr 14, 2004 3:40:13 GMT -5
PLANS to transform Merseyside's former Fire Brigade headquarters into an exclusive housing development have been revealed.
Downing Developments wants to turn the site, at Hatton Garden, into 127 luxury apartments.
It has submitted an application to Liverpool City Council and a decision is expected next month.
Sally O'Brien, director at Downing, said: "It's amazing to think that, only four years ago, Hatton Garden was considered a peripheral location.
"Since then, it has been transformed into a thriving community with some very high-quality developments."
The frontage of the former fire station, which is a Grade II listed building, will be kept while the inside will contain about 20 of the planned flats. The rest will be new-build properties.
The 3,386 sq m site, which is in a conservation area and next to a world heritage boundary, will also house commercial units.
And the plans include three levels of underground parking, creating a total of 131 spaces
The application for planning permission also includes a full landscaping scheme consisting of surface paving, benches and landscaped areas
If permission is granted work will begin in summer and is expected to take 24 months to complete. The company behind the plans is owned by property investor George Downing.
The property tycoon has homes in Merseyside and Gibraltar and the development is just part of his impressive portfolio of property in the city.
Two years ago he bought the Port of Liverpool Building, one of the Mersey waterfront's most distinctive landmarks, for £13m, from Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.
Other dealings include No 1 Old Hall Street and office buildings within New Zealand House, in Water Street, and Graeme House, in Derby Square, where the tenants include several Government departments including the Inland Revenue.
Ms O'Brien added: "We're excited at the prospect of making another major investment in Liverpool during the lead up to our year as European Capital of Culture.
"By that time, we predict that overall the city will have gone up another few notches and will be back in its rightful place among the UK's top four cities."
From The Liverpool Echo
Downing Developments wants to turn the site, at Hatton Garden, into 127 luxury apartments.
It has submitted an application to Liverpool City Council and a decision is expected next month.
Sally O'Brien, director at Downing, said: "It's amazing to think that, only four years ago, Hatton Garden was considered a peripheral location.
"Since then, it has been transformed into a thriving community with some very high-quality developments."
The frontage of the former fire station, which is a Grade II listed building, will be kept while the inside will contain about 20 of the planned flats. The rest will be new-build properties.
The 3,386 sq m site, which is in a conservation area and next to a world heritage boundary, will also house commercial units.
And the plans include three levels of underground parking, creating a total of 131 spaces
The application for planning permission also includes a full landscaping scheme consisting of surface paving, benches and landscaped areas
If permission is granted work will begin in summer and is expected to take 24 months to complete. The company behind the plans is owned by property investor George Downing.
The property tycoon has homes in Merseyside and Gibraltar and the development is just part of his impressive portfolio of property in the city.
Two years ago he bought the Port of Liverpool Building, one of the Mersey waterfront's most distinctive landmarks, for £13m, from Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.
Other dealings include No 1 Old Hall Street and office buildings within New Zealand House, in Water Street, and Graeme House, in Derby Square, where the tenants include several Government departments including the Inland Revenue.
Ms O'Brien added: "We're excited at the prospect of making another major investment in Liverpool during the lead up to our year as European Capital of Culture.
"By that time, we predict that overall the city will have gone up another few notches and will be back in its rightful place among the UK's top four cities."
From The Liverpool Echo
