128 Oliver St - The Guild Hall

The Guildhall offers a unique redevelopment opportunity conveniently located in the heart of Birkenhead Town Centre, just off the High Street. The property comprises a large building of traditional brick construction and stone dressings with accommodation arranged over all four floors. The part-basement is utilised for storage and the ground, first and second floors provide the other commercial accommodation. The property is located on Oliver Street, a commercial service road accessed from Claughton Road via St Johns Street. Claughton Street is accessed from Exmouth Street (A5029) within Birkenhead town centre. The property enjoys good road links to the surrounding network and also lies a short distance from Hamilton Square, The Birkenhead Tunnel, Bus Station, Conway Park and Birkenhead Central railway stations. Oliver Street runs parallel to Birkenhead’s main shopping area known as “The Grange and Pyramids” which is home to a number of national, regional and local occupiers. The Guild Hall does have the benefit of an access route from the rear of the property which leads directly into the main shopping area. Birkenhead is located on the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool. The town forms part of the Metropolitan borough of Wirral. The town is connected to Liverpool via the Mersey Tunnels, Merseyrail and the Mersey Ferry links. Additional links are provided via Junctions 1 and 3 of the M53 motorway. Public transport links are located at the town’s railway stations and bus station. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon at Speke. Birkenhead is also part of the Port of Liverpool. Over the next few years, Birkenhead promises to be one of the most exciting areas for future development and regeneration in the whole of the UK. Wirral Waters is described as the largest and most exciting regeneration project in the UK. It promises to "transform over 500 acres of the Birkenhead docklands into an internationally recognisable destination where innovation, sustainability and industry thrive and 25 miles of coastline stretches from your doorstep, where over 20,000 permanent new jobs will emerge, where wide open spaces meet world-class culture, and global companies trade alongside new waterfront housing". For more information on these exciting redevelopment plans, please Google the following terms: "Birkenhead Central: https://haveyoursay.wirral.gov.uk/birkenhead-central-phase-2" (If you would like a copy of the Wirral Council "Birkenhead Central Masterplan Report" dated 3rd October 2024, please contact the vendor). "Birkenhead Regeneration Plans" "Wirral Council buys The Pyramids and The Grange Shopping Centres" Wirral Council has just purchased The Grange and The Pyramids shopping centres as part of its Birkenhead 2040 plan to revitalise the town.(announced 16 May 2023). Canada Life has forward funded £75m Birkenhead offices development, (the development of Wirral Growth Company’s two new Grade A office schemes in Birkenhead, investing £75m. This development is approx. 150 metres from the Guild Hall. October 2023: 150,000 sq ft of Wirral workspace now completed and handed over. Morgan Sindall Construction has handed over two office buildings in Birkenhead to the Wirral Growth Company, a major milestone in the regeneration of the town centre. The offices, totalling 150,000 sq ft, make up the first phase of Birkenhead’s transformation, which is being led by a JV between Wirral Council and Muse. Designed by AHR Architects, the offices were forward funded by Canada Life Asset Management to the tune of £75m. Wirral Wikipedia; Peel Holdings £4.5 billion Wirral Waters Development: Wirral Waters Website - "The largest regeneration project in the UK"; "Wirral Council Launches £1 billion Development Plan with Muse Developments/Morgan Sindall Plc"; Wirral Growth Company; Wirral Council to buy Birkenhead's Europa Buildings. (Wirral View. November 2017); "Wirral Council partners with Muse Developments; Developer secures consent for 200 bed £12m, student accommodation complex in Birkenhead". (Liverpool Business News. March 2018); "Peel announces major milestone for Wirral Waters (875 new homes get the go-ahead)". March 2018; "This is what Birkenhead town centre could look like after £1bn Wirral Masterplan" (Liverpool Echo. July 2018.); "Wirral Council to acquire Birkenhead Market and Vue Cinema for £7.5 million and £2.5 million". (Place North West. February 2019); "Wirral Council plans for £7 million Cinema site". (JMU Journal. February 2019.); "Legal agreement will kick start regeneration of town centre. Legal agreements signed between Wirral Council and Muse Developments forming a new joint venture called Wirral Growth Company". (The Business Desk. March 2019); "Contract signed to establish Wirral Growth Company"(Insider Media. March 2019). For further information about the Regeneration, and about the property, or for a copy of the Revised Birkenhead Masterplan from WBC dated 3 October 2024 - "Birkenhead Central: https://haveyoursay.wirral.gov.uk/birkenhead-central-phase-2" - please contact the seller.