A large new hotel in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle is a step closer after work began on site.
Located on Norfolk Street, the 304-room facility will tower over the city's famous tech and leisure quarter and Queen's Dock, with the development led by the Elliot Group.
It will be run by EPIC Hotels, with Newry Construction having on Thursday begun initial site clearance works.
The name of the new hotel is yet to be revealed.
Alongside the large hotel, there will also be a mid-rise tower offering 56 apartments.
Founder Elliot Lawless said: "We’ve submitted a planning application to vary some of the façade treatments and the basement but we’re cracking on with the initial ground works in the meantime.
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“It’s good to be working with EPIC Hotels again. They really understand the dynamics of the Liverpool market and their product offer is exceptional. Baltic has been crying out for a hotel of this scale and quality to serve the area.”
On Thursday, men were pictured on site working on the development and operating heavy machinery.
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The hotel is one of three the developer is progressing, having announced plans last week to vary planning applications to include hotel offers at its Aura development, on site in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, and its Park Lane scheme overlooking the Royal Albert Dock.
The group says it chose the Baltic Triangle as it's the hub of the city's growing technology scene and a "focal point" for leisure, employment and residential development.
The group says the development takes the value of Elliot Group schemes on site or in planning up to £1bn.
The company has live projects in Salford, Liverpool and Gateshead, with Newry also on site at The Address, the final building in Elliot Group’s £100m Wolstenholme Square project.
