Constructor secures £20m contract to build Birmingham tower block
CONSTRUCTION company Wates has signed a £20.2m contract to build a new high rise residential development in Birmingham city centre.
Work on Regal’s Left Bank residential tower in Broad Street will begin this month.
The scheme, which broadens the contractor’s Birmingham-based project pipeline, will see Wates create a new 22-storey building, comprising 189 apartments, as well as ground floor retail space and public realm.
The appointment follows Wates’ selection to deliver Ardstone Capital’s new speculative Grade A office development at Phoenix House on Newhall Street where building work is expected to complete by the end of the year.
Designed by Glancy Nicholls Architects, the new 11,905 sq m Left Bank development, which occupies the corner plot on Sheepcote Street, is expected to be completed by summer 2018.
The scheme adds to Wates’ portfolio of projects across Birmingham, which has recently included the development of Eastside City Park and the fit out of Gowling WLG’s new premises at Two Snowhill.
Wates said the scale of investment being experienced in Birmingham was a strong indicator of growing developer confidence and it demonstrated the city’s important to both the regional and national economies.
Phil Harrison, managing director, Wates Construction Midlands and North, said: “Wates’ presence in Birmingham has seen us lead some incredible projects over the years and our appointment to the new Left Bank development once again brings to the fore our team’s market leading expertise.”
