00:00A contractor has been appointed to build the first tower in Liverpool's £1 billion King's
00:06development. Construction firm Graham will deliver the 28-storey building, which has
00:12planning permission and will contain 255 apartments for rent. The homes will have one or two bedrooms
00:20with shops and resident facilities planned. The site on Gibraltar Row has been cleared.
00:26The tower is the first stage of a larger regeneration scheme, planned to include more than 1,000
00:32homes across nine buildings. A proposed hotel could reach 70 storeys, but the wider master
00:38plan still needs planning consent. An application is expected to go to Liverpool Council.
