Hall's Homes UK — Regeneration Watch · Kings Waterfront · Liverpool
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Regeneration Intelligence · King’s Dock, Liverpool

Kings Waterfront

A proposed £1.2bn transformation of King’s Dock by Beetham and Davos — around 2,750 homes across six buildings and a 70-storey tower that would be Liverpool’s tallest. At public consultation; no homes on sale yet.

£1.2bn Proposal ~2,750 Homes Planned Consultation · May 2026 No Homes on Sale Yet
Developers
Beetham + Davos (JV)
Homes planned
~2,750
Site
8 acres · 3 zones
Flagship
70-storey tower
Consented already
One 28-storey tower
Status
Application expected 2026
Quick verdict — who should track this Our independent take · Confidence: High (proposal stage)
🟢 Worth tracking for
  • Owners and buyers of nearby waterfront stock
  • Investors watching Liverpool’s southern waterfront
  • Future buyers of branded residences
🟡 Keep in perspective
  • Still a proposal — planning, funding and partners unresolved
  • Build-out would span a decade+
🔴 Not for
  • Anyone wanting to buy here now — nothing is for sale
  • Short-horizon investors
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What is Kings Waterfront?

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Kings Waterfront is the proposed £1.2bn transformation of King’s Dock — the stretch of Liverpool’s waterfront around the arena, just south of the Albert Dock — by a joint venture of Beetham Group and Davos Property. The plans, which opened to public consultation in May 2026, propose around 2,750 homes across six residential buildings on an 8-acre site arranged in three zones: homes to the north, leisure at the centre, and offices bridging toward the business district.

The flagship is a 70-storey SimpsonHaugh-designed tower — which would be Liverpool’s tallest building — combining around 400 hotel rooms with 500+ branded residences, alongside 150,000 sq ft of offices, 160,000 sq ft of retail, leisure and food space, and an arts venue. One 28-storey tower already holds planning consent; a hybrid application for the wider scheme was expected later in 2026, with the developers still seeking partners for the build-to-rent, branded-residence and hotel elements.

Why it matters: alongside Liverpool Waters to the north, this would put the city’s two waterfront flanks under billion-pound regeneration at once — a major long-term signal for Liverpool’s waterfront market, whatever the final form of this scheme.

What’s confirmed

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DetailInformationStatus
SchemeKings Waterfront — £1.2bn proposal, King’s Dock, Liverpool waterfrontVerified
DevelopersBeetham Group + Davos Property (joint venture)Verified
Homes proposed~2,750 across six residential buildings on 8 acresVerified
Flagship70-storey SimpsonHaugh tower — 400 hotel rooms + 500+ branded residences; would be Liverpool’s tallestVerified
Already consentedOne 28-storey towerVerified
Mixed use150,000 sq ft offices · 160,000 sq ft retail/leisure/F&B · arts venue · startup spaceVerified
StatusPublic consultation opened May 2026; hybrid application expected later 2026Verified
Funding & partnersSeeking partners for BTR, branded residences, hotel and officesMonitoring
Timeline & tenureNot confirmed; no sales or pricing existMonitoring

What this means for buyers

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You cannot buy at Kings Waterfront, and no pricing exists. If marketing material invokes this scheme to sell you something today, what’s actually for sale is somewhere else — treat it accordingly. The proposal is at consultation; planning, funding, partners and phasing all sit ahead of any sales launch, and large waterfront schemes routinely change shape between proposal and delivery.

What the proposal does change now is context. £1.2bn of intended investment beside the Albert Dock strengthens the long-term case for the southern waterfront — relevant if you own or are weighing existing stock nearby. For buyable Liverpool waterfront today, our Liverpool Waters profile covers completed stock from around £120,000; our Property Intelligence hub tracks the rest of the city’s pipeline as it verifies.

What we’re watching
Kings Waterfront is a Monitoring profile — nothing is on sale, so these are the milestones that would change our coverage.
The hybrid planning application
Expected later in 2026. Its scope, affordable-housing position and determination timeline are the first hard tests of the proposal.
Funding partners
The developers are seeking partners for BTR, branded residences, hotel and offices — commitments here decide whether and how fast anything builds.
Tenure mix & any for-sale element
Whether homes are BTR, branded residences or open-market sale decides if this ever becomes a buyable scheme — and would trigger a full buyer-guide upgrade of this profile.

Also researched by Hall’s Homes UK

Kings Waterfront is the southern flank of our Liverpool research — see the buyable Liverpool Waters to the north, or browse everything in Property Intelligence.

Frequently asked questions

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Can you buy a home at Kings Waterfront?

Not yet — the scheme is at public consultation (May 2026), with a hybrid application expected later in 2026. One 28-storey tower is consented, but nothing is on sale or priced, and any launch is years away.

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What is Kings Waterfront?

A £1.2bn Beetham + Davos proposal for King’s Dock: ~2,750 homes in six buildings on 8 acres, a 70-storey SimpsonHaugh tower (Liverpool’s tallest, with 400 hotel rooms and 500+ branded residences), plus offices, leisure and an arts venue.

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When will it be built?

Unconfirmed. Application expected later 2026; determination, funding and phasing follow. Schemes this size typically build over a decade+ once started. We review quarterly.

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Is it a good investment?

Nothing exists to invest in yet. The proposal strengthens the southern waterfront’s long-term case — context for nearby stock, not an opportunity itself. Be wary of marketing that suggests otherwise.

Kings Waterfront is a Monitoring profile — details will change as the scheme moves. We re-verify quarterly; follow Hall’s Homes UK to catch updates as the application lands and partners are confirmed.

Sources & verification
  • BDC Magazine / trade press — £1.2bn proposal detail, consultation launch (May 2026), developer JV, tower and mixed-use elements
  • Kings Liverpool — scheme marketing site (masterplan presentation)
  • Liverpool City Council planning record — 28-storey consent (reference to be added at next review)
Hall’s Homes UK has no commercial relationship with Beetham Group, Davos Property or any agent. This profile is independent research; confidence labels reflect verification status at the last review date. Property Intelligence profiles are reserved for independent analysis — we do not take developer payment to appear or rank.
Review history
v1.0July 2026 — First profile published (consultation open; nothing on sale)

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