37fl (111m) MIXED-USE: Exchange Square, Phase 2
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USE: The final phase of Exchange Square will see the erection of a landmark 34-storey residential block for Grainger, a 15-storey Premier Inn hotel, along with commercial and a ‘New City Public Square’.
With construction already underway, both the residential and hotel elements share a bold unifying podium plinth that will be home to 7,500 SF of commercial, concierge, a social hub, and a car park for c63 vehicles and c154 cycles.
Pre-let to Whitbread PLC on a 25-year lease the 15-storey hotel will see the introduction of a new 6K SF Bar + Block restaurant at ground-level overlooking the site's new half-an-acre public square. The 34-storey residential tower, pre-sold to Grainger PLC for £77m, will feature a mixture of studios, one-and-two-beds, duplexes, and a solitary two-bed penthouse suite at the building’s peak.
Rooftop terraces are to be provided on communal first & 31st floors, with spaces also on the 33rd.
DEVELOPER: Nikal Ltd
(https://nikal.uk.com/)
ARCHITECTS: Stephenson Studio
(http://www.stephenson-studio.com)
HOTEL OPERATOR: Premier Inn (Whitbread PLC)
(https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/home.htm)
(https://www.whitbread.co.uk/)
RESIDENTIAL FUNDER: Grainger PLC
(https://www.graingerplc.co.uk/)
GROUNDWORKS & CIVIL ENGINEER: Foran Construction
(http://www.foranconstruction.co.uk/)
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR: McAleer & Rushe
(https://www.mcaleer-rushe.co.uk/)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Curtins
(https://www.curtins.com/)
SERVICES ENGINEER/AGENT: ARUP
(https://www.arup.com/)
PLANNING CONSULTANTS: Williams Gallagher
(https://www.williams-gallagher.com/)
PLANNING APPLICATION NUMBER:
2019/03336/PA (Full Planning)
(https://bit.ly/2qQZ32O)
TARGETED COMPLETION: 2023
Latest construction photo:
28th January 2023
Photography by Jon Bostock
Construction Timeline:
4th September 2021, the central core of the main rise nears it's full height.
5th October 2021, the view of the core from Perry Barr
11th December 2021, the core from the Library of Birmingham
30th December 2021
19th February 2022
16th April 2022
14th May 2022
17th July 2022
20th August 2022
17th September 2022
8th Octoner 2022
5th November 2022
Latest construction photo:
20th November 2022
Photography by Daniel Sturley
See the full construction photo gallery here: Exchange Square Phase 1 and 2