Introduction |
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Contemporary Liverpool |
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Liverpool Renaissance |
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Liverpool People |
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Living in the Region |
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Economic Indicators |
Visitors
to the new Liverpool are amazed at the transformation of the city. Once
derelict docklands are now home to award-winning retail and leisure amenities,
waterfront apartments, family housing, marinas, hotels, offices and restaurants.
The magnificent city centre architecture - a testament to the city's heritage - has been retained and is being creatively restored and converted to create modern city living and office space. Developer interest in the city is at its highest for over a century. Liverpool's world famous waterfront is one of the most outstanding in Europe and is in line to become a World Heritage Site.
With a masterplan for the city centre co-ordinated by Liverpool Vision - the first Urban Regeneration Company in Britain - creative developers are restoring the best of the past to meet the needs of the future. Stunning new developments include the Paradise Street Development Area with 1 million sq ft (93,000 sq m) of prime retail development and a state of the art, multi-purpose arena and conference facility at Kings Dock.
Liverpool will soon have a retail, office and leisure offer which rivals anything in the UK.
Renaissance is not just confined to the city centre. The Speke Garston Development Company have created superb business space at Estuary Commerce Park and Boulevard Industry Park, adjacent to Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the stunning new Marriott South Liverpool Hotel.
With high quality infrastructure, speculative office developments, design and build opportunities and hectares of land - Speke Garston is an outstanding gateway to the city attracting significant investment from blue chip companies including DHL, Chiron Vaccines, Halifax Bank of Scotland and Jaguar.
£3
billion (4.8 billion euro) of construction projects are planned throughout
the city region over the next 5 years - in retail, office, leisure, schools
and hospitals. Developers and investors include the
Beetham Organization,
David McLean,
Grosvenor,
Henderson Global Investors, Iliad,
Land Securities,
Neptune Developments,
Peel Holdings,
Pillar Properties and
Urban Splash. Liverpool is one of the most competitive locations in the UK for businesses seeking an investment location, with prime office rents in Liverpool up to a third less than other UK cities.
(Source: DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, Autumn 2001)
Rental and capital values for retail, office and residential space are on the increase, creating a healthy growth environment for investors.
