Broadway was an office complex built in 1973-76 by the John Madin Design Group, and was home to a Tesco superstore from 1977 to 2015. The building renovated into the Broadway Residences in 2016.  At Ladywood Middleway and Broad Street (Five Ways Island). To the rear is Friston Avenue and Ruston Street.

Photography by Daniel Sturley.

 

Broadway Residences - timeline

After being completed in the mid 1970's (by the John Madin Design Group), a Tesco supermarket opened on the ground floor, there was also a Tesco car park and petrol station here for many years. But by the late 2000s there was a lot of offices to let, that weren't getting let.

Broadway in 2009. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Nothing much had changed to the offices in the early 2010s. There was a Costa Coffee inside of Tesco that was convenient at Five Ways.

Broadway in 2012. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

By 2015, Broadway had been sold and Seven Capital had acquired the building for redevelopment.

Broadway in 2015. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

By August 2015, Tesco had moved out of the building, also meant the Costa Coffee here had to close down (staff were redeployed to other Costa's around Birmingham).

Broadway in 2015. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Work to convert Broadway into apartments and flats began in early 2016.

Broadway in 2016. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Broadway Residences was completed by 2017, and one unit was taken over by The Gym (in the former Broad Street entrance to Tesco).

Broadway in 2017. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Sixt rent a car opened at Broadway Residences in 2018, along Friston Street, from Ladywood Middleway to Ruston Street (former site of the Tesco petrol station).

Broadway in 2018. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

In 2019, the budget supermarket Lidl had hoped to open a store at the Broadway Residences building, in the former Ladywood Middleway units of Tesco, but by 2020, the pandemic happened, and it never opened.

Broadway in 2019. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

By 2023, the former Tesco car park, had become a public car park called Five Ways Metro Car Park, probably to encourage people to park their cars, and use the nearby Five Ways Tram Stop.

Broadway in 2023. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The Broadway Residences in 2024. From Five Ways Island.

Broadway in 2024. Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific has offices at Broadway, while the former Colmore Tang offices is now vacant.

Broadway in 2024. Photography by Elliott Brown