The city centre is constantly changing - with new shops, restaurants and building projects reshaping how Liverpool looks.
The changing face has left it almost unrecognisable from years gone by - and even more exciting developments are in the pipeline.
While an increasing number of cranes dotting the skyline are for the booming student accommodation industry, there's plenty to look out for whether you live, work or socialise in the city centre.
From huge high-street shops moving premises to all the biggest new developments - it is always evolving.
We've rounded up some of the biggest city centre game changers which will alter the face of Liverpool.
The biggest Lush store in the world
On Church Street, work is underway to transform the former Dorothy Perkins store into a flagship branch of the ethical cosmetics store Lush.
The Dorothy Perkins and Burtons stores were closed last October by owner Arcadia and the large building in the heart of Liverpool has been empty ever since.
But builders moved in to the shop at the end of last year to start renovation work.
Now Lush, renowned for its ethical manufacturing and huge range of vegetarian-friendly beauty products, looks set to be the new tenant.
Staff at the current store, on Whitechapel, have been excitedly informing customers of the store move - which seems set to take place later this year and would make Liverpool home to the biggest Lush store in the world.
The Fabric District
You've probably never given the grey streets behind TJ Hughes much thought – but the area could soon become a hip district to rival the Baltic Triangle and Bold Street.
That's the vision of a group of people from the Fabric District, the name they've given to the area between Islington and London Road.
The face of the area could be completely transformed if the Fabric District plan, driven by people including Jason Abbott and Richard Jennions, becomes a reality.
The Fabric District team also wants to see new venues and restaurants open as the area gets busier and becomes a whole new quarter, connecting the city centre to Islington and to Everton beyond. They even want the area to have its own "Bold Street", while several housing schemes are already planned.
It sounds ambitious. But then once you'd have said the same about the Baltic Triangle, which a decade ago was also a post-industrial backwater with just a few hidden secrets.
Jason Abbott is transforming a building owned by his family into a new bar and events space for the area called Tapestry.
Former Liverpool ECHO building set to become hotel
The old ECHO building could be turned into a hotel with a "sky bar" on the top of the tower.
Staff will soon move to a new city centre home at 5 St Paul's Square, just across the road from its current base in Old Hall Street, which it has occupied since the 1970s.
Plans have now been submitted to Liverpool Council by ECHO’s parent company Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales to show what a hotel in the building could look like.
The plans, designed by Corstorphine + Wright architects, show that much of the building would be converted into a 207-bed hotel, with the rest of the space becoming offices.
At street level, there would be three retail units facing Old Hall Street, with a gym in the podium of the building.
The tower is the joint tenth-tallest building in the city and the sky bar, with an outside terrace, would boast stunning views across the Mersey and the city.
A brand new Taco Bell on Bold Street
American fast food chain Taco Bell is preparing to open its first of four Liverpool outlets.
The initial branch will open on Bold Street, with further branches expected for New Mersey Shopping Park, in Speke, and Liverpool Shopping Park in Edge Lane.
The site of the expected fourth restaurant has yet to be announced - and it would seem the first branch is about to open to the public.
A spokesman for the Mexican-style fast food company told the ECHO the first eatery would open 'in the new year', while this week advertisements for job roles at Liverpool Taco Bell have appeared online.
Taco Bell’s spokesperson confirmed the first branch will open in the near future.
Changes to the India Buildings
Building work has begun to turn most of the huge historic India Buildings into a new “super hub” for HM Revenue and Customs.
Some 3,500 staff will be based there after moving from other offices in the region.
The HMRC deal was announced last year, when it was also revealed that Legal and General had bought the building for a reported £130m.
Workers in Liverpool's business district may have noticed the arcade through the arcade is now closed to the public.
Changes to the India Buildings could include exciting new bars and restaurants, as well as a new home for HM Revenue and Customs staff.
Brian Rabinowitz, of building manager Shelborn Asset Management, confirmed they were speaking to food and drink businesses about both the Post Office unit and the former Lloyds banking hall next door.
More offices on Castle Street
There are so many exciting changes coming to Castle Street that it's hard to keep up - the street is a great place to grab a break from shopping or stop off for drinks and something to eat after work.
Formerly an area of the city centre known for its banking, Castle Street has become a foodie's paradise, with new bars and restaurants opening at an incredible rate.
But there are still a few empty units on the street - one of which is soon to be occupied by offices for delivery and tracking company DX.
The unit was formerly occupied by healthy cafe SkinniMalix but it's been empty ever since the business stopped trading at the end of 2013.
A new store in the old BHS building
The former BHS store in Lord Street closed in August 2016, leaving a big hole in one of the city’s most important shopping street.
H&M has been linked with the vacant store but owner Vabeld has not yet confirmed a tenant for BHS. Vabeld has already won planning permission to rebuild the frontage of the shop.
Last month, shoppers could see building work going on behind the grey boards blocking off the old facade, as the old store is stripped out to make it more attractive to potential tenants.
While there are no clear plans for the store yet, a new tenant would drastically transform the face of one of Liverpool's biggest shopping street.
Despite uncertainty over the future of the store, the frontage of the building has recently been transformed as part of a campaign for cancer charity Clatterbridge.
Paul Curtis, the artist behind the famous Liver Bird Wings in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, designed a mural with the the distinctive three C logo of the charity fighting off cancer cells in a modern artwork that has been stopping shoppers in their stride.
The fundraising drive is part of an appeal to raise £15m towards the building of the new Clatterbridge hospital in Liverpool city centre and towards improvements to Clatterbridge’s Wirral site.
Demolition of the ECHO Arena car park
A multi-storey blaze ripped through the ECHO Arena car park on New Year's Eve, destroying 1,400 cars and killing two dogs.
More than a month after the dramatic inferno, Liverpool council is still unable to make a decision on how the building will be demolished.
Speaking in the days after the fire, Mayor Joe Anderson said it is likely the car park will need to be demolished after the devastating fire left it crumbling and unstable.
With the ECHO Arena hosting large-scale events and huge acts from around the world, the future of the building will have a dramatic impact on how the city centre looks.
Speaking to the ECHO after the fire, Mayor Anderson said: "We're still not sure but we are receiving advice that it's unlikely the building will be salvageable."
He added: "If it has to be taken down we want to get on with that fairly quickly because we've got the Arena to operate. That holds 1,600 cars so we need to find provisions for around that many cars.
"Hopefully we can do that because we own the site around it and we'll be putting temporary car parking in that site."
Liverpool City Council is currently awaiting full reports on the future of the building, which will help the authority decide if and how the car park will be demolished.
Liverpool’s Municipal Buildings set to become luxury hotel
Liverpool’s famous Municipal Buildings is now standing empty – but plans are being prepared to turn the building into a hotel.
The building was sold to Singapore-based property firm Fragrance Group last year, with the council saying it was likely to become a four-star hotel.
Since the sale, Fragrane has been tight-lipped about any plans for the building - but the ECHO understands a local architecture firm is working on the development.
Any plans to transform the Municipal Buildings would need to work closely with heritage watchdogs, as the historic property is Grade II listed.
The ECHO understands that behind the scenes, Liverpool-based architects Falconer Chester Hall is talking to officials from Liverpool council and Historic England and working on a planning application.
Neither Fragrance nor Liverpool-based architects Falconer Chester Hall are yet prepared to comment on their plans.
Footlocker to take over the old HMV site
Liverpool ONE's branch of HMV closed its doors and re-located to a smaller store recently, in a massive downsize for the music retailer.
The chain previously traded from a huge unit on the corner of South John Street and Wall Street and was one of the shopping centre’s flagship stores.
Since the business downsized the huge glass-fronted unit has remained empty - leaving a big hole in Liverpool ONE's offerings.
However Footlocker have revealed plans to open a store on the site, which covers two floors and is one of the biggest spaces available in Liverpool ONE.
Footlocker already has a store in Liverpool, based on Church Street, close to where Clayton Square is based, but its new site is set to offer limited edition collections and as it will be a flagship store it will also be one of the first to receive ranges.
The brand is yet to reveal exactly when it will be opening its huge space, but with HMV having opened the doors of its new site last month, the space is now available for work to start immediately.
It has now been revealed the new store will open in June this year.
