Commercial Property

Inside Birmingham’s new Jewellery Quarter bar devoted to whisky

The Birmingham Whisky Club is opening its own whisky bar and tasting room. Owner Amy Seton has converted the old café at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Vyse Street into a very cosy bar. The Birmingham Mail was given a sneak peek inside the new venue which […] Click here to view original…

33 Pitsford Street (Mr Tyre) – Public Consultation

Blackswan Developments is hosting 3 public open days to give an opportunity for people to view and comment on its proposals for a new residential, retail, office and workshop development on the Mr Tyre site. The proposals include a new entrance into the Jewellery Quarter railway station, a new […] Click here to view original…

Indian Brewery grow Bigger, Better and Bolder in 2018 with Expansion

The local JQ favourite Indian Brewery is going bigger and bolder in 2018 with a brand new expansion into the adjoining arch next to Snow Hill station opening today (3 January). Alongside the increased seating capacity, new features include a visible glass cellar and Indian-inspired bespoke artwork on the […] Click here to view original…

Colmore Tang branches out with new interiors division

Colmore Tang’s project in Birmingham including the regeneration of Auchinleck House at Five Ways island to create the Park Regis hotel, new apartments in the former Harrison Drape factory in Digbeth and St George’s Urban Village in the Jewellery Quarter. Birmingham construction group Colmore Tang has launched a new fit out and interiors division. Tang…

Mayor of West Midlands Breaks Ground at Newhall Square Development

Spitfire Urbane, together with Legal & General, announce that work is now officially underway at Newhall Square, a new £53m Build to Rent (BTR) project in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. To celebrate the start on site, a ground-breaking ceremony took place on 7 December 2017. The event […] Click here to view original web page at…

Winvic ready to go at Newhall Square

Winvic Construction starts work on site next week on a £53m private rented sector development in Birmingham. Newhall Square is being developed from an old factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter Winvic Construction has been working alongside developer Spitfire Bespoke Homes on the Newhall Square development for several months and […] Click here to view original…

The history of the Jewellery Quarter’s most lavish apartment buildings

The demand has led to canny developers redeveloping some of the area’s old industrial buildings, creating lavish homes that hark back to the area’s proud heritage. From squirrels to badges – here are some of the JQ’s newest and most popular developments, and more about how they came to […] Click here to view original…

Another escape room game set to open in Birmingham

Escape Reality wants to open in this former restaurant and function building A disused former banqueting building which is nearly 200 years old is set to be the latest in Birmingham to house a live escape attraction. Escape Reality has unveiled new plans to covert the Grade II-listed building […] Click here to view original…

£53m funding deal for major Jewellery Quarter flats plan

A proposed apartment scheme in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter has secured £53m in funding from Legal & General. The funding for Newhall Square has been agreed with residential developer Spitfire Bespoke Homes. Alongside 220 apartments for the build to rent (BTR) sector, the development will also include 7,500 sq ft […] Click here to view original…

Jewellery Quarter factory conversion named in RIBA shortlist

The Compound has been shortlisted for a RIBA prize A former Jewellery Quarter factory converted into a creative space used for films and events has been shortlisted in a prestigious architecture prize. The Compound once housed a textile factory but underwent a major regeneration and now counts singer Ed […] Click here to view original…