Sarah Townsend
The university has almost finished its long-awaited redevelopment of a 3.5-acre gateway site next to Liverpool Lime Street station into a students’ centre and sports building.
Main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction has reached practical completion on 280,000 sq ft of new facilities, which are expected to be open in time for the 2021/22 academic year in September, subject to Government Covid-19 guidance.
Liverpool John Moores University sought to regenerate the site of the former Royal Mail sorting office in Liverpool City Centre through its £64.5m scheme, which won planning approval in 2018 after a previous deferral by the council.
The completed project comprises a five-storey Student Life Building on the corner of Copperas Walk and Skelhorne Street. This will house a range of student-facing services including an advice and wellbeing centre, career advisory services, a student union, general teaching and common learning space.