Plans Lodges for 48-Storey Residential Tower

2/12/22

Plans have been submitted for a residential-led development in Birmingham featuring hundreds of homes and a 48-storey tower.

Hub Group has lodged its proposals to develop land at 2 Snowhill Plaza, formed in partnership with pan-European real estate investment manager MARK.

The scheme would provide 462 build-to-rent homes, as well as new public realm, ground-floor commercial space and on-site residents' amenities.

Brad Burridge, senior development manager at HUB, said: "We are really pleased to have submitted plans for our second project in Birmingham which, if approved, would provide hundreds of design-led homes within a striking landmark building, as well as new green space, opening up this key part of central Birmingham.

"Our aim is for 2 Snowhill Plaza to provide high-quality homes in the midst of one of Birmingham's busiest commercial districts, giving residents easy access to all that the city has to offer."

Designed by multidisciplinary architecture and urban design practice Metropolitan Workshop, the proposal for 2 Snowhill Plaza would replace a vacant commercial property.

Nick Kemp, senior architect at Metropolitan Workshop, added: "Our team took their inspiration from Birmingham's bold post-war architectural heritage, such as Alpha Tower by R. Siefert & Partners and Colmore Row by John Madin.

"The proposed building would create a valuable new pedestrian connection between Snow Hill and Weaman Street. Our design distributes the internal and external amenity spaces across four different levels of the building to provide residents with easy access to a wide variety of communal functions."

Source: Insider Media