Housing Secretary Steve Reed visited the Gateway site on Leeds Street
Housing Secretary Steve Reed visited the Gateway site on Leeds Street
16:10, 28 Jan 2026Updated 16:10, 28 Jan 2026
A £200m scheme to deliver more than 650 apartments on the edge of Liverpool city centre has reached a key milestone. Two years after first breaking ground, Legacie Developments has held a topping out ceremony at its site on Leeds Street.
Once complete, the scheme, known as The Gateway, will provide 656 apartments across four towers, connected by a landscaped seventh-floor skybridge – the first of its kind in the city. The development will feature a garden spa, complete with an infrared sauna, swimming pool, ice bath, oxygen chamber, and experience showers.
There will also be two gyms on site, two resident lounges complete with a cinema room, landscaped gardens, a coffee shop, convenience store and other commercial amenities. The topping out – the final piece of steel installed at the top of the structures – was marked last week with a visit from Steve Reed MP, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, alongside Steve Rotheram, mayor of the Liverpool City Region.
The project will form part of the city’s Northern Quarter, adjacent to the business district. Legacie said the complex will be on a similar scale to the firm’s Parliament Square development on the edge of the Baltic Triangle.
John Morley, Legacie chief executive, said: “The topping out of The Gateway marks a major milestone in both the realisation of our original vision for the site and the wider regeneration of the Pumpfields district.
“Legacie will be leaving a lasting legacy on this key growth corridor.
“The Labour government has stressed the need for the built environment sector to drive forward regeneration and continue building. As an industry, we need to back the government to ensure that we are continuing to shape places and generate growth.”
Mr Reed added: “When I said build baby build, this is exactly what I meant.
“I am so proud to visit a scheme like The Gateway – it’s a project that will transform landscapes and support communities.
“The Gateway serves as a reminder of our need to support builders to boost our economy and help us achieve our ambitious target of building 1.5 million homes across England.” The scheme has created more than 200 jobs in the construction phase with dozens of apprenticeships.
Mr Rotheram said: “After years of dither and delay under the Tories, we’ve got a Labour government that’s serious about getting Britain building again – and across the Liverpool City Region, we’re ready to play our part.
“Since I was elected, we’ve delivered more than 32,000 new homes with ambitions for plenty more to come.”
