Plans have been submitted for a new 15-storey, £50m apartment block in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle complete with shops, hundreds of homes and views out over the Royal Albert Dock.
Elliot Group has submitted the planning application to Liverpool Council for the Duke's Village development on Bridgewater Street, formerly the base of electrical wholesaler Eyre & Elliston.
The group, led by founder Elliot Lawless, acquired the site in November 2019, and hopes to build a 232-unit residential development with eight ground floor commercial units totalling 12,000 sq ft.
Mr Lawless said: “Our aim is to develop a high-end, institutional-grade [private rented sector] scheme that maximises the site’s waterfront views.
“The area is crying out for more commercial space, too, so we hope to be able to plug some of that gap."
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Mr Lawless said the project is "a natural next step" in the company’s evolution, continuing its "migration" away from the fractional sales model - when off-plan buyers' deposits fund a significant amount of the development.
He added: “The site offers amazing views north west to the Pier Head and over the Royal Albert Dock and Queen’s Dock.
"There’s water, heritage and hills whatever way you look and all the buzz of Baltic on the doorstep. Our aim is to capture this in our design and the building’s fenestration.”
The 173,000 square foot building has been designed by the Liverpool studio of Falconer Chester Hall. Scheme architect Robert Brym said the waterfront location offers "considerable potential".
It will include four parking spaces and 232 cycle bays.
Mr Lawless said he hopes the application will be heard in early February and, if it receives planning permission, work will begin in Spring 2021.
