The project, developed in partnership by Grosvenor Estates and the City of Liverpool, aimed to establish a new urban grain with pedestrian space surrounded by a mixture of different uses and activities.

Site 3, a three-storey specialty department store is located on the eastern side of the development.

Site 3 also includes the remodelling and refurbishment of two Grade ll listed former warehouse buildings into two separate retail units on College Lane.

The site forms the apex of a triangular urban block formed by the junction of two very different urban contexts: Hanover St and College Lane. Along Hanover Street, the scale of the facade and roof lanterns creates an appropriate response to the contemporary scale of this street, continuing the height set by the Stanley Buildings to the south.

Along College Lane, the form of the building sets back to create a series of faceted terraces, which respect the neighbouring Grade I listed Bluecoats Chambers and adjacent listed warehouses.

The introduction of a pedestrian route from Hanover Street to College Lane provides permeability through the block and maintains the previous historic connection of the warehouses to Hanover Street.

The project was opened in 2008 to celebrate Liverpool’s year as European City of Culture.