.....QM2 - Liverpool Visit - Poor View from building?

Whilst the visit yesterday of the QM2 (Queen Mary 2) was a delight for the city, and crowds into the thousands, for those living in Alexandra Tower, Princes Dock, the view from the apartments was not quite the 'river view' we have been expecting of a 'prestigious' building on the waterfront.

Since the building was occupied circa Sep 2008, it may come as a surprise to many, (not the residents however) that the featured, floor to ceiling windows have not once been cleaned. The net results is that, those with river views from the end of the building opposite to the car par, and directly facing the river, a build up of sand, and dirt has collected, thereby obscuring the view, which for many, was one of the main reasons for moving into the building.

The hoist that operates the window cleaning mechanism is German made and as such, needs work doing to it to make it operable and safe for cleaners to use. Then, a cleaning company need to be appointed, and have staff adequately trained to in health and safety and to use the hoist.

The cost of this has been estimated at up to £15,000 and between the building management company (Thompson and Moulton), the receivers, and the bank(Barclays), this is not deemed to be high on their agenda.