Alexandra Tower is a residential tower located in the Prince's Dock area of

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. It was constructed between 2005 and 2008 and upon completion became the sixth tallest building in Liverpool. The tower has a total 27 floors, with 201 apartments, reaching a height of . In March 2010, a decorative glass panel shattered and fell from the building onto the ground below. The cause is not known, although it is thought that temperature fluctuations caused by overnight freezing and subsequent heating during the day may have been responsible. To date only some safety scaffolding remains in place to catch any falling debris. Following the issues with the glazing, the developer Millenium Estates Ltd went into administration and was taken over by Zolfo Cooper (Alix Partners). The building was deemed as unsafe and was applied with a Section 77 (dangerous buildings act) due to the issues with nickel sulphide inclusions in some of the glass. In 2015, the building was acquired by Colin Wright in a company called Mersey Investments ltd. (IOM). Colin who is a Dubai based developer (of Macintyre Asset Management / Macintyre Group) acquired the building and proceeded to resolve the glazing issues, removed the Section 77 and completed the unfinished works inside the building.

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Image:Cargo vessel Doris T. enters Birkenhead Docks (geograph 3146510).jpg, A view towards the entrance to the

Great Float The Great Float is a body of water on the Wirral Peninsula, England, formed from the natural tidal inlet, the Wallasey Pool. It is split into two large docks, East Float and West Float, both part of the Birkenhead Docks complex. The docks r ...

, from one of the upper floors of Alexandra Tower. Image:Seacombe Ferry, River Mersey (geograph 3146440).jpg, A view of

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Ferry Terminal, as seen from one of the upper floors. Image:Wallasey Town Hall and Egremont Promenade (geograph 3146475).jpg,

Wallasey Town Hall Wallasey Town Hall is a municipal building on Brighton Street in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Wirral Council, is a Grade II listed building. History In the early 20th century, Wallasey urban distr ...

and

Promenade, viewed from an upper floor. Image:New Brighton Lighthouse and Liverpool Bay (geograph 3146485).jpg, Looking towards New Brighton and

Liverpool Bay Liverpool Bay is a bay of the Irish Sea between northeast Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea. The bay is a classic example of a region of freshwater influence. Liverpool Bay has historically suffered from redu ...

, viewed from an upper floor.

References

External links

Millennium Estates homepage

AFL Architects homepage
{{Liverpool B&S Buildings and structures in Liverpool Alexandra Tower