Designs have been unveiled for a 70-storey mixed-use skyscraper that will anchor the £1bn “Kings” development on Liverpool’s northern waterfront, just north of Pier Head.
At 221.5m (around 727ft), the building would surpass the current record-holder, West Tower, and reshape the city’s skyline. If completed as proposed, the tower could even become the tallest building outside of London, beating Manchester’s Deansgate Square South Tower.
The scheme is being brought forward by Davos Property Developments in partnership with Beetham Davos, with architecture by SimpsonHaugh.
The skyscraper is the centrepiece of the Kings development, a £1bn masterplan that will transform an eight-acre site on the edge of the city centre into a high-density, mixed-use urban district. Across the 10 planned buildings, Kings is expected to deliver around 2,750 apartments, 200,000 sq ft of Grade A office space, a 25,000 sq ft events arena, and approximately 250,000 sq ft of commercial, leisure, retail, and food and beverage space.
The tower is planned as a premium mixed-use building combining a five-star hotel with high-end residential apartments, all managed under a single hotel operator. Current proposals indicate the hotel will occupy the lower portion of the building, with around 212 guest rooms over roughly the first 20–23 floors.
Architects SimpsonHaugh have drawn inspiration from Liverpool’s industrial and maritime heritage, creating a contemporary design that aims to feel rooted in Liverpool history while still reading as a bold, international statement.
