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Henderson Global Investors has been granted permission for the redevelopment of 55 Temple Row, Birmingham B2. The developer plans to create a new landmark building comprising 16,196 sq m (174,334 sq ft) of office accommodation and 1,661 sq m (17,879 sq ft) of street level retail/restaurant space. Demolition of the existing building is expected to take place in October 2009, with construction start on site scheduled to begin in March 2010. Completion is anticipated in December 2011. - (07-01-2009)
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Wragge & Co has confirmed its pre-let of 23,226 sq m (250,000 sq ft) of office space at No 2 Snow Hill, the second phase of Ballymore's 92,902 sq m (1,000,000 sq ft) development. The law firm will take occupation of 11 floors of the 14 storey building in 2011. Completion to shell and core is expected in mid 2010. - (22-04-2008)
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Kenmore Property Group has been granted planning permission by Birmingham City Council for a 29-storey tower at 1 Snow Hill Plaza. The Scottish property developer is expected to start work in early 2009 on its 66,890 sq m (720,000 sq ft) scheme in Birmingham city centre, with completion expected in 2011. The new tower will be the largest in the UK outside London. The £230m development will include 40,000 sq m (430,000 sq ft) of offices, 1,486 sq m (16,000 sq ft) of leisure and retail space and 175 car parking spaces. - (05-03-2008)
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Calthorpe Estates has begun demolition of the existing 17 storey tower at Edgbaston Galleries, Hagley Road, in central Birmingham. The 39,437 sq m (424,500 sq ft) development will include 14,800 sq m (159,300 sq ft) of Grade A office space. The first phase is due for completion in 2010. - (27-02-2008)
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Outline planning consent has been granted for Calthorpe Estates £110m mixed use Birmingham development, to be known as "Edgbaston Galleries". Following demolition of the existing Edgbaston Shopping Centre, a 39,437 sq m (424,500 sq ft) scheme will be created, which will include a 4,794 sq m (51,600 sq ft) foodstore, 5,295 sq m (57,000 sq ft) of retail and leisure space, two hotel buildings and 14,800 sq m (159,300 sq ft) of Grade A offices. The development will also offer 800 car parking spaces. Calthorpe hope to make a start on site this year, and estimate completion in 2010. DTZ are letting agents. - (30-06-2007)
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Construction of Calthorpe Estates's £40m Birmingham office scheme, to be known as Calthorpe House, will start this year. Demolition of existing buildings on site has now been completed, making way for a 9,476 sq m (102,000 sq ft) office building, which will provide floorplates of up to 2,044 sq m (22,000 sq ft). Completion is anticipated for mid 2009. DTZ are letting agents. - (30-06-2007)
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Frontier Estates has just launched Temple Point, the refurbishment of the former Windsor House in Temple Row, Birmingham. The project reached practical completion in late June 2006 and provides 6,218 sq m (66,930 sq ft) on eleven floors. The letting agents are Knight Frank and GSD. - (19-07-2006)
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George Wimpey City has gained planning consent for a £30m scheme in central Birmingham. The mixed-use project in the Chinese Quarter in Bromsgrove Street is close to the Bullring complex. It will include 183 apartments and 1,100 sq m (12,000 sq ft) of commercial
space. The scheme was designed by Cardiff-based architects Powell Dobson. - (13-07-2006)
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Enabling works on Miller's Arena Central development will begin this autumn with construction getting underway during mid 2007. The development will provide approximately 45,650 sq m (500,000 sq ft) of office and residential premises. - (29-06-2006)
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Miller & Sir Robert McAlpine have been shortlisted to build Birmingham Development Company's 42,000 sq m (450,000 sq ft), 17 storey Cube building in Commercial Street, Birmingham, as part of Birmingham Mailbox. The final landmark phase of The Mailbox has been designed by Make. Construction is to start in late 2006 for 2008 completion. DTZ and GBR are agents for the offices in the scheme. - (24-05-2006)
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The Saxan Securities development on the corner of Church Street and Cornwell Street in Birmingham could get underway in early 2006. The building is to be forward funded by Standard Life which is said to have placed the 14-storey 11,519 sq m (124,000 sq ft) building under offer at around £58m in December 2005. - (06-01-2006)
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Birmingham City Council has given the go-ahead to a £5m refurbishment by Nurton Developments of the 42,000 sq ft Cannon House, Colmore Square, which Nurton bought in June 2004 for £43m. The design includes replacing new front elevations and the creation of a new 5-storey showpiece glass entrance atrium. Cannon House is being marketed by joint agents Grenville Smith & Duncan and GVA Grimley. - (28-11-2005)
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Birmingham Properties Group, the private developer, is due to complete the refurbishment of its five storey, 1,275 sq m (13,723 sq ft) office building at 172 Edmund Street in March 2006. The agent is Knight Frank. - (21-11-2005)
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134 Edmund Street is understood to have been sold to Royal London for about £37m, at an initial yield of around 5.7%. The vendors were Royal Bank of Scotland, Countrywide and Chase Commercial advised by Knight Frank. CBRE advised Royal London. The building was completed in October 2004 and provides about 7,432 sq m (80,000 sq ft) of office space. - (11-07-2005)
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After several years of doing nothing, something appears to be happening on the planned redevelopment of the former Science Museum on Newhall Street in Birmingham. Plans have been announced to turn the site in the Jewellery Quarter into a £65m ‘Urban Village’ that will cover 25,826 sq m (278,000 sq ft) that will include approximately 3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft) of offices. The site will be developed by RO St. Bernards, a joint venture between St. Bernards Property and RO Developments. - (02-06-2005)
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