Plans have been approved by the council for a new city centre boutique hotel with stunning views across St John's Gardens and the Walker Art Gallery .
Promenade Estates has welcomed the planning approval from Liverpool City Council to convert its listed headquarters on Queen Square into a 43-bedroom facility.
It means the building, designed by renowned Liverpool architect Alfred Waterhouse, will be converted, with hotel guests set to enjoy views across the gardens, gallery and St George’s Hall .
Daniel Hynd, managing director of Promenade Estates, welcomed the news, saying: “We’re going to add something special to Liverpool’s hotel offer in a location and a building that are second to none.
A first look inside the Dixie Dean Hotel on Victoria Street:
“This is a very special location that benefits from great infrastructure and heritage on its doorstep. As investors in all the hotels we’ve developed we’ve got a great feel for the Liverpool market and look forward to taking the project forward."
Number 2 Queen Square was formerly the regional headquarters for Pearl Assurance, and adjoins the city’s Marriot Hotel and a multi-storey car park, both of which Promenade developed in the mid-nineties.
The hotel is the fifth in the region to be developed by Promenade.
Dr Duncan’s pub, which is on the ground floor of the building, will be unaffected by the new development.
The building’s original refurbishment was carried out by the Liverpool studio of Falconer Chester Hall, which has been retained to design the new hotel.
The redevelopment follows a spate of recent disposals by Promenade, including the fully-let Marine Point development in New Brighton to Aprirose, the Ramada Plaza leisure scheme in Southport to Bliss Estates, and a major waterfront residential scheme overlooking Liverpool’s Albert Dock to Vista Fund.
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