Blacklight Capital Partners’ Limelight purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has been shortlisted across two prestigious awards programmes.
The Limelight scheme has been shortlisted for Residential Project of the Year at the North West Regional Construction Awards and in the Residential Category at the Tall Building Awards 2025.
Located in Liverpool city centre, Limelight includes 535 PBSA bedrooms across two connected blocks, with a design that reflects the site’s heritage in the rag trade and slate industries.
Both awards celebrate innovation, design quality and impact within the built environment, with the Limelight scheme being recognised at both regional and national levels.
“We extend our congratulations to our client Blacklight Capital Partners and the full project team for their work in bringing Limelight to life.”
Statement, Falconer Chester Hall
The property continues to experience strong demand, with 99% occupancy since fully opening in September 2024. Pre-letting momentum also remains strong, with 76% of beds pre-let for the upcoming 2025/26 academic year. The scheme offers defensive characteristics, with 71% of occupants being domestic.
Limelight benefits from incorporating sustainable design principles, creating energy efficient accommodation that contributes to reducing carbon emissions from construction through to operational management.
It is equipped with discreetly located solar panels, low energy lighting throughout, a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS), and a highly insulated building fabric. As a result, it has achieved an EPC rating of B, EWS1 A1 rating, and has achieved a BREEAM rating of Excellent.
Limelight is the second PBSA scheme that Blacklight has developed in the city, with its first, the 999-bed Aura, being sold in 2022 to Tristan Capital Partners for £110m. A third scheme, also in the Knowledge Quarter, is currently being progressed by the company. The Limelight development was brought to market by Savills last month.
