Late kick-offs
Estates Gazette
20/2/2010
Extra time A victory for Everton and Liverpool remains elusive as both clubs see dreams of new stadiums stuck on the bench. By David Quinn
Even by the usually slow standards off complex regeneration projects, the development of new stadiums by Liverpool and Everton football clubs has been remarkably sluggish. And there are few concrete [...]
Liverpool and Everton stadiums
Liverpool
Back to the bad old days?
Estates Gazette
21/02/2009
Take-up declines: Hopes that the private sector would take office space on the back of Capital of Culture status have not materialised, and agents are once again looking to public-sector requirements. David Quinn reports
Say it quietly, but 2009 is feeling a bit like 1999 in Liverpool. Take-up is sluggish, [...]
Urban Splash profile
Going straight?
Estates Gazette
17/11/2007
Ahead of the pack Urban Splash is not going mainstream. On the contrary, the rest of the property industry is catching up. David Quinn reports.
Urban Splash has never been a classic property company. Renowned for unusual conversions andcutting-edge architecture – and setup by a man who made his name selling posters to students [...]
Liverpool One – development
Composed complexity
Estates Gazette
07/10/2006
Despite financial pressures, Grosvenor’s massive £1bn redevelopment of Liverpool city centre is beginning to become visible. David Quinn reports
From a nearby roof top, the last few empty buildings on Paradise Street are dwarfed by the white, dusty presence of one of the largest building sites in Europe.
But Grosvenor’s £1bn [...]
Liverpool Garden Festival
Rumble in the jungle
Estates Gazette
30/07/2005
Developers Langtree and David McLean are plotting one of the biggest garden makeovers ever. David Quinn reports on plans to revamp Liverpool’s Garden Festival site as a major mixed-use waterfront park
Passing through the huge iron gates into the site of Liverpool’s 1984 International Garden Festival is like wandering [...]
Liverpool tall buildings
Towering confusion
Estates Gazette
18/06/2005
Developers of tall buildings in Liverpool believe the city’s approach to planning is inconsistent, and a recent spat at the top of the council has not encouraged potential investors, reports David Quinn
Potential developers of tall buildings inLiverpool have a right to feel a little confused about the city’s rules on planning. Many [...]
Peel Holdings profile
The ship comes in
Estates Gazette
20/11/2004
With assets totalling £2.5bn, Peel Holdings is busy planning for the future of the Manchester Ship Canal. By David Quinn
The office of Peel Holdings, one of the UK’s largest landlords and property developers, is perched in what a helpful assistant calls “Peel Dome”, high above the consumerist temple that is [...]
Liverpool retail
Clean-up job
Estates Gazette
15/06/2002
With some seriously big-name retailers looking at space-strapped Liverpool, whoever wins the right to develop at Chavasse Park should cash in. But first, planners must sort out the mess. David Quinn reports
Liverpool’s agents are fed up. The cause of their woe is planning battles that are delaying retail development in the city.
The city [...]
