Wolstenholme Square is a multi-million pound mixed-use development in the Ropewalks comprising residential units, a hotel and 10 commercial units. Tony McDonough reports
Agents at Worthington Owen have been tasked with finding independent leisure and retail operators for Elliot Group’s Wolstenholme Square development in Liverpool city centre.
Wolstenholme Square is a multi-million pound mixed-use development in the city’s Ropewalks comprising residential units, a hotel and 10 commercial units ranging in size from 474 sq ft to 2,314 sq ft.
Worthington Owen, which is agent for a number of prominent Liverpool sites including No 4 St Paul’s Square, has been instructed to seek independent leisure and retail operators to complement the creative businesses sought for the development’s ground floor space.
Andrew Owen of Worthington Owen said the focus is on “ensuring the best possible mix of businesses so that the development stays busy from dawn until dusk”.
He added: “Ropewalks is finally fulfilling the potential we all knew it had. The boundaries of Bold Street, Berry Street, Hanover and Duke Street are now more or less taken care of and Wolstenholme Square represents a unique opportunity to push in to the heart of the Ropewalks.”
The scheme, which includes 445 studios and apartments, will see a new pedestrian route lined with retail units which will link Wolstenholme Square with Seel Street. There will also be a number of units facing the revamped square itself, with their size determined by end-users’ requirements.
The square, including its famous art installation, Penelope, is being completely refurbished with the help of Jorge Pardo, who designed the playful sculpture as part of Liverpool’s 2002 Biennial.
“Our aim has always been to create the most desirable and relaxed public spaces in the city,” says Elliot Lawless of Elliot Group. “The final piece in the jigsaw will be having creative, innovative independent operators to bring it all to life and I’m delighted to have Worthington Owen on board to help with that ambition.”