The White Lion: 14-storey PBSA & a Retrofit to a Grade II building!

A significant retrofit to a heritage gem along with a 14-storey student infill building are planned at 34 Horse Fair.

The White Lion is a development from Scarlet's (Properties) Ltd. and has been designed by Glancy Nicholls Architects. The team seeks to introduce 182 ensuite student studio bedspaces into the emerging cluster.

A 14-storey infill block would be built behind The White Lion Public House, a Grade II-listed late-19th-century building that will be retained and retrofitted into the development.

The rejuvenated building will offer student amenities and ancillary staff facilities, including a welcoming new entrance and reception and a basement cinema room.

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Attached to the building's rear, which would see modern additions removed to facilitate it, would be a 14-storey red brick building containing ground-floor amenities, 86 cycles, and studio bedrooms (14 per floor).

Its rooftop would accommodate air-source heat pumps, a generator, solar panels, and lift overruns.

LUNA Students, part of Torsion Developments, is on board to operate the building, with amenities set to feature a range of lounges, laundry & post rooms, staff showers, offices, and an external courtyard.

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The application can be viewed and commented on here. The application number is: 2024/02669/PA.

The White Lion, images from Glancy Nicholls Architects.

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Maple House: Major 383 PBSA retrofit on the cards!

A significant retrofit and extension are planned for the 1968-built Maple House at 150 Corporation Street.

Set within a conservation area, plans will introduce 383 ensuite student studios and clusters to the site, while the building’s structure will be reused and extended upwards.

A five-storey increase, taking Maple House up to 10 storeys tall, will see the building incorporate a green roof and PV panels, backed up by a high-quality new modern facade.

The facade will be made up of distinctive terracotta fins with bronze aluminium and glazing.

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A reconfigured ground floor will see Tesco retained & new frontages introduced, including study areas, lounges, an eating area, a games room, and a gymnasium.

The building will ultimately introduce 207 ensuite studios & 176 six-, seven-, & 10-bed clusters, along with 164 bicycle spaces within two-tier cycle racks and a retained basement car park.

These plans are being brought forward by 'Linden Hill - Capital Assets - SPW Ltd' following an extensive pre-application process, with designs from ECE Westworks.

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Maple House, images from ECE Westworks and Google Street Maps.

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Cortland Broad St. - May 24' Completion Update

With the finishing touches being applied to Cortland Broad St., a part 6-35 storey BTR development, here's our final update from a site that started in October 2021.

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October 2021:

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Drone photography by Stephen Giles. CGIs below are from Cortland.com

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Phase II of the project has consent for an eight storey, 3* budget hotel facing onto Grosvenor Street West and is dependent on a pre-let hotel occupier. Watch this space!

Beorma Quarter Phase II: May 2024 Construction Update

There's real upward momentum happening now at Beorma Tower.

Floors are now taking shape behind the hoardings, including behind the retained building at 138 High Street, with the core also up to level five.

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Photos by Stephen Giles.

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Photos by Daniel Sturley.

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For more on Beorma, follow our development map.

Sapphire Court, Bradford Street, Digbeth - UNDERWAY!

Sapphire Court is in its early stages of development, which will see the creation of a high-quality, urban living environment within the emerging Rea Valley Urban Quarter.

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Developed by 10M Group and Corstorphine & Wright, the team also behind the recently-completed Apex Lofts (next door) and Fountain Lofts (Alcester Street), also in Digbeth, Sapphire Court will introduce 166 more homes to an area undergoing quite the resurgance.

H-shaped in footprint, a six- to eight-storey will be built, introducing one- & two-bed apartments and duplexes, seventeen affordable units and 166 bicycle spaces.

Warwick Street and Bradford Street will both benefit from new entrances to their respective streets, with residents also set to benefit from two large communal gardens.

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All artists impressions are the property of Corstorphine + Wright Architects.