Worthington Properties has announced plans to return Liverpool’s iconic North Western Hall to its original use as a hotel.
The developer has appointed leisure consultants Jenics to secure a hotel operator for the Grade II-listed building, which was formerly the North Western Hotel – one of the founding family of “grand railway hotels”, which also included the Midland in Manchester, St Pancras in London and the Balmoral in Edinburgh.
In recent years, the building has served as student accommodation after being bought by John Moores University in 1996.
It is anticipated the site will return to its former hotel status by mid-2019 and will attract interest from budget and apart-hotel operators, as well as full service providers.
Jeremy Collins, director at Jenics, said: “The plans for accommodation are suitable for all types of operators, with room numbers ranging from 180 for full service and up to 230 limited service budget providers.
“As a purpose built hotel, retuning this iconic site to an hotel operation is an efficient refurbishment exercise that adds to the cost effectiveness and speed of delivery of the site.
“With the property in excellent condition and a supportive city council behind the proposals we are expecting high levels of interest.”
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