Liverpool’s waterfront has long been defined by historic architecture such as the Royal Liver Building and a series of dockland regeneration projects over the past two decades. A new proposal suggests the skyline may soon take another step upward.
Liverpool’s waterfront has long been defined by historic architecture such as the Royal Liver Building and a series of dockland regeneration projects over the past two decades. A new proposal suggests the skyline may soon take another step upward.
Developers have unveiled plans for a 70-storey tower as the centrepiece of the proposed £1 billion Kings development, a cluster of ten residential towers planned for land near Princes Dock on Liverpool’s northern waterfront.
The scheme is being brought forward by Davos Property Developments alongside Beetham Davos and has backing from retail entrepreneur Tom Morris. It would transform the existing King Edward industrial estate into a high-density mixed-use neighbourhood connecting the city’s business district with the waterfront regeneration already underway at Liverpool Waters.
When built, the tower would become the tallest structure in Liverpool. Current plans indicate a building of roughly 70 storeys rising to around 727 feet, significantly higher than the city’s existing tallest building, the 40-storey West Tower.
Designs prepared by the architecture practice SimpsonHaugh show a mixed-use tower combining hospitality and residential space. The lower portion of the building would house a five-star hotel occupying the first 23 floors with around 212 rooms, while the upper levels would include more than 560 apartments. Shared amenities are expected to include restaurants, leisure facilities, meeting spaces and a rooftop terrace with views across the River Mersey.
The tower forms part of a broader masterplan covering roughly eight acres of land north of the Pier Head, an area that sits close to several recent waterfront developments. Early visuals suggest a group of high-rise buildings arranged around new public space and improved links between the commercial district and the docklands.
The wider project reflects the continued evolution of Liverpool’s waterfront economy. Over the past decade the city has seen sustained regeneration along the northern docks, including residential towers, new cruise facilities and the construction of Everton FC’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. Local authorities have also proposed a development corporation to accelerate investment across more than 170 hectares of brownfield land in the docklands corridor, signalling the scale of future expansion planned for the area.
For international observers, the Kings proposal shows us how regional UK cities are using large-scale mixed-use projects to extend their commercial centres and increase residential capacity near established employment districts. Liverpool’s historic port landscape has been reshaped several times over the past century. Projects such as this indicate that the city’s skyline and waterfront economy are likely to continue evolving over the coming decade.
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