Empty offices above Moorfields station will be converted into 136 studio apartments aimed at first time buyers and young professionals.

Applicant Rich Link Investments will transform 2 Moorfields, Liverpool City Council approved the scheme during a planning meeting. New apartments will be built across five floors of the building and communal facilities or residents.

According to the application the upper floors of the building were originally earmarked for office space under the city’s Unitary Development Plan but the conversion presents “an efficient re-use for this former office building, which has been vacant for a number of years.”

Architect Falconer Chester Hall designed the scheme for the 30-year-old red brick building. Managing Director, Adam Hall “This is a very recognisable red-brick building which will benefit from a sympathetic conversion into apartments ideal for those looking to live close to their place of work or city centre amenities.”

“The development will also add extra benefits for local businesses by bringing in new economically active residents.’

The apartments were approved on the condition the developer contributes £2,000 per home for open space provision in the local area and planted one tree per five homes once the work gets underway.

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