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Plan for 'New Chinatown'
in
Liverpool...
A NEW plan for a key gateway site in
Liverpool's Chinatown has been unveiled. The 'New Chinatown' scheme would
see around 800 residential units including apartments and town houses built on
the Great George Street site, along with 200,000 square feet of commercial
space.
It is being developed by North Point Global (China Town Developments Limited)
the development-arm of established local construction firm PHD1, which has
concluded a deal to buy an interest in the site which was held by Urban Splash.
The site, close to the Anglican Cathedral and runs up to the Black-E community
arts Centre, has lain derelict for many years. A listed building which houses a
bridal shop on the site will be retained.
Deputy Mayor, Councillor Ann O'Byrne, said:- "This is a key site in
Chinatown right on a main route into the City Centre and has fantastic
potential, particularly as it lies so close to the City Centre and the Baltic
Triangle.
PHD1 have come up with a really exciting project which will completely transform
this patch of land and will be the catalyst to breathe new life into the wider
area.
They have devised some extremely innovative ideas around developing links with
China and the universities to create a substantial numbers of new jobs and bring
a completely new commercial and retail offer to the area.
We are already working with Liverpool Mutual Homes on developing new homes on
Duncan Street which will further contribute to the renaissance of this part of
the City. I would like to thank Urban Splash for working closely with us
and PHD1 to see these development plans progress."
Consultation is getting underway with the local community, with a
2 day public
exhibition at Studio 2 Parr Street on Sunday, 12 July and Monday. 13 July
2015, from
11am to 8pm.
In addition, the development team will be holding a series of face to face
meetings with local community groups and businesses and distributing 10,000
copies of a bi-lingual consultation newsletter to homes and businesses in the
area.
Under the proposal, the site will be developed in 3 phases, with a planning
application for the 1st phase expected to be submitted during the summer.
Project Director for the scheme Antonio Garcia from BLOK Architecture
commented:- "We are delighted to have been selected to take this exciting
site forward. From the very outset we viewed this development as an historic
opportunity to be the catalyst for the regeneration of Chinatown.
We are offering a dynamic mixed-use scheme that will bring people and business
to the area and make it an international quality destination.
One of the most important elements of our vision, which we have developed with
our Chinese investors, is the creation of up to 200 new Chinese businesses with
the potential to create over 1,000 jobs. We view this as one of the most
important and potentially transformational development opportunities in
Liverpool."
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