Liverpool Mutual Homes has selected Willmott Dixon for an £8 million contract to transform a tower block into apartments in Liverpool.

The construction firm will overhaul the 15 storey Marwood Tower into apartments for over 55s. The landmark is situated between Great Homer Street and Kirkdale Road and its revamp is part of the wider Project Jennifer development along Great Homer Street.

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The Marwood Tower scheme, designed by John McCall Architects, forms part of the new Liverpool Housing Partnership forged between Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Mutual Homes, Redrow Homes and Willmott Dixon to deliver 1,500 new homes and bring a further 1,000 back into use across the city. It will see 57 flats completely refurbished and 24 new apartments built to provide a mixture of one and two-bed properties.

A new arc around the base of the tower will be built that includes a courtyard garden and a community consultation exercise is taking place to decide the designs and features. The old and new buildings will be linked by covered walkways that open in the centre of the courtyard.

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