Property agents named for Brewery Village

PROPERTY agents GVA and Colliers International have been appointed to the Cains Brewery Village scheme in Liverpool.

Cains first unveiled the plans for a food market, boutique hotel and apartments last year as a rescue plan for the brewery when it was struggling with low margins from supermarket contracts, but since then it has been wound up with debts of £8m.

Sudarghara and Ajmail Dusanj, who own the site have permission to turn part of the grade II-listed headquarters building on Grafton Street into a 100-bed boutique hotel, art house cinema, food market and restaurant.

The plans, drawn up by Falconer Chester Hall, include a craft brewery and a second phase of apartments on an adjacent site.

Jason Sibthorpe, head of retail at GVA, said: “It is fantastic to be involved in one of Liverpool’s most important regeneration projects. Once complete, the development will create a vibrant urban village which will not only act as a major tourist attraction for the city but also underpin the wider regeneration of the Baltic Triangle development area, creating a destination for creative and independent minded companies and individuals to thrive.
 
“Cains Brewery Village presents an exciting opportunity for retail and leisure operators to join a thriving urban village environment. We have no doubt that we will receive a great deal of interest in this development from national and independent operators alike.”

Andy Delaney, director of development consulting at Colliers, said: “Brewery Village sits within a fast evolving regeneration area. Its proximity to Liverpool One and the waterfront, coupled with the high profile of the site and the landmark nature of the buildings make this a highly attractive development opportunity. We have had an encouraging level of interest already and we anticipate that this will increase further as economic recovery gathers pace.”