Projects

Circus and The Department, Liverpool

Augur Group, with its JV partners, acquired the freehold of the iconic Lewis’s Building and adjoining land holding in central Liverpool.

The scheme has now been incorporated into the Knowledge Quarter and adjoins Liverpool Central Station. In collaboration with Liverpool City Council and Network Rail, the planned development will encompass the 400,000 sqft Grade II listed Lewis’s Building and its retained iconic facade as well as the surrounding land to deliver a new residential, hotel and leisure destination in the heart of the city, to be known as ‘Circus’.

As part of the regeneration project, Augur is working alongside Network Rail and Mersey Travel to enable expansion of the station to accommodate growing passenger numbers at one of the busiest stations in the UK.

On completion, in addition to Lewis’s, Circus will offer over 255,000 sqft of, leisure and residential space.

Included in the acquisition was the 126 room Adagio Hotel, 70,000 sqft of Grade A refurbished office space over four floors and a 26,000 sqft PureGym on the lower ground floor.

Heritage works and enhancements to the exterior of the Lewis’s building and the reception area of the office building and improvements and expansion of the Adagio have recently been completed.  Planning applications have been made for the remaining vacant space in the Lewis’s Building for hotel and leisure uses.

Further information can be found on the dedicated websites www.thedepartment-liverpool.co.uk and www.circusliverpool.co.uk