Developer owned by Home Bargains billionaire Tom Morris unveils plans for another multi-million pound mixed-used development that will be close to the new Liverpool Baltic station. Tony McDonough reports
Davos Property Developments has submitted plans for a multi-million pound mixed-used development in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle.
This is the third proposed development unveiled by Davos, owned by Home Bargains billionaire Tom Morris, in the last few weeks. In April it proposed a £10m scheme for the Baltic Triangle and a luxury homes development in south Liverpool.
Mr Morris is also behind the £1bn King Edward scheme close to Liverpool waterfront and the commercial district. It will include a cluster of 10 residential towers and a hotel. The main tower will exceed 60 storeys, the tallest in the city’s history.
This latest project will see 199 homes along with co-working space, ground floor commercial units and residents’ amenities, such as a gym and rooftop terraces. It will be located close to the new Liverpool Baltic Merseyrail station
It is the first scheme to take advantage of the so-called ‘development dividend’ that often comes from being close to a transport hub. Costing £100m the new station is expected to open before the end of 2027.
Designs for the Davos project have been designed by architects from the Liverpool studio of Falconer Chester Hall which draw on the “industrial vernacular” of the area, with its vertical proportions, deep window reveals and iron detailing.
Project architect Robert Brym said: “This is an imaginative development that provides a pleasing contemporary take on the best of the Baltic’s industrial architecture.
“The buildings in the area show themselves through their detailing and we are doing the same here.”
This development, rising to 13 storeys, includes a mix of apartment types, including townhouses. Most apartments will have private balconies. A shared external rooftop terrace on the 11th floor will offer views across the Mersey to the Welsh hills.
“A key appeal of the site is its proximity to Baltic station, which connects the area to the entire city-region via its metro network,” added Robert. “It’s the first example of the development dividend that the station is expected to deliver.”
The site, approximately 125 yards from Baltic station, is bounded by St James Street, Greenland Street, New Bird Street and the former Lee Floorstok warehouse. It was cleared in 2018 and has been used as a surface car park.
The unit breakdown for the building is 89 one-bed dwellings and 110 two-bed dwellings and townhouses. Additional uses occupy the following:
- Upper-ground floor: commercial units totalling 1,970 sq ft.
- First floor: gymnasium occupying 872 sq ft.
- Second floor: co-working space occupying 872 sq ft.
Among the wider professional team advising on the scheme are Savills (planning), CHBS (energy), Garry Miller Heritage Consultancy, Orion Fire, Futureserve (building services), Prime Transport Planning, Hydrock (drainage) and GIA (daylight and sunlight assessment).
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