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Tower Building

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtLiverpool, United Kingdom

Reinhabited office-to-housing/retail conversion completed 2006; Grade II* listed, adjacent to Albany Building (0.3km). · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: …converted into apartments and units for commercial and retail use record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …converted into apartments and units for commercial and retail use newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …converted into apartments and units for commercial and retail use newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtWikipedia no source
StrategyReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New useshousing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there nowconverted into apartments and units for commercial and retail usenewtypes-extraction reported

History and original facts

NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Tower Building was originally an office building completed in 1910 and was converted into apartments and commercial/retail units in 2006.

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Planning

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Before and after

Before: the mall

ArchitectWalter Aubrey Thomasquote

After: the retrofit

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Site context

Other atlas sites nearby5 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Albany Building (0.3 km); St John's Market (0.9 km); Wapping Dock Warehouse (1.1 km); Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse (1.6 km); Littlewoods Pools building (5.3 km)computed

Summary, model-written

Converted from office building to housing and retail (completed 2006).

Why. Reinhabitation strategy applied; Grade II* listed building with historic significance (original 1910 steel-frame office, opposite Royal Liver Building).

Where it stands. Located in Liverpool city center, 0.3km from Albany Building (same reinhabitation strategy, built).

For a planner

  • Grade II* listed status requires heritage-sensitive adaptation.
  • Adjacent to other reinhabited assets (Albany Building, Wapping Dock Warehouse).

For a developer

  • Mixed-use conversion (housing + retail) confirmed successful post-2006.
  • No current occupancy or financial data provided.

What we do not know yet

  • No data on current tenant mix or occupancy rates.
  • No details on conversion costs or timeline beyond 2006.

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Background

Tower Building is a Grade II* listed apartment block in Liverpool, England. It stands with its longer front on the east side of the Strand, and extends round the corner into Water Street. The building is located directly opposite the Royal Liver Building, which was designed by the same architect, Walter Aubrey Thomas. The structure was originally designed for use as an office building, and is one of the earliest steel-framed buildings in England. It has been converted into apartments and units for commercial and retail use. Earlier buildings on the site have been a sandstone mansion, and a later fortified house known as the Tower of Liverpool.

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Timeline

  1. 1910 construction completed
  2. 2006 converted into apartments and commercial/retail units

Sources

  • Tower Building, Liverpool · CC BY-SA 4.0
    3 quoted sentences
    Tower Building
    The present building was designed in 1906 by Walter Aubrey Thomas, and its construction was completed in 1910.
    In 2006 it was converted into apartments, and into units for commercial and retail use.

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