Property
See inside the plush pads perfect for footballers
Original web page at www.birminghammail.co.uk Loft apartment in Viceroy House, Water Street, Birmingham There is plenty of speculation about pre-season comings and goings over at Villa Park. Idrissa Gueye is on the verge of signing a £9 million deal after being wooed over from Lille. Tim Sherwood is reportedly in a battle with Arsenal […]
Read MoreBloc starts hotel expansion as owners eye second Birmingham site
Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk The team behind a Birmingham hotel is on the cusp of signing a deal to launch its second venture in the city as work starts to expand its first. Colin Graham, co-founder of Bloc in the Jewellery Quarter, said he was close to sealing a “prime” site for the […]…
Read MoreBirmingham’s Assay Office moves to new premises in Jewellery Quarter
A historical hallmarking centre in Birmingham is moving out of the Victorian building where it has been based since 1877. Original web page at www.bbc.com The Assay Office says its current building is ‘too small’ A historical hallmarking centre in Birmingham is moving out of the Victorian building where it has been based since 1877.…
Read MoreGolden Square Developments
Original web page at www.birmingham-jewellery-quarter.net Birmingham Jewellery Quarter’s inafmous Golden Square is complete! – Nearly. With only the completion of the information point left to go, we reminisce on the journey the Golden Square has taken us on – and has it been a long one. Skip back to June, last year and you […]…
Read MoreA flavour of Italy on Constitution Hill
Original web page at www.birminghamconservationtrust.org Ceramic tiles, terracotta detailing, floral motifs and carved cornices all contribute to the architectural vocabulary of two unique buildings on Constitution Hill which have a distinctively Italian feel against the backdrop of the historic Jewellery Quarter. Constitution Hill (1) Over the past couple of months I have been volunteering […]…
Read MoreReal Estate Investors in £25mln boost to West Midlands property empire
Original web page at www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk Wheelie hot: Birmingham’s property market is buoyant. Real Estate Investors ( LON:RLE ) revealed it has spent almost £25mln increasing substantially the size of its West Midlands commercial property portfolio. The acquisitions, including 40 St Paul’s Square in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, were funded by April’s £45mln share placing. The […]
Read MoreStaycity opening delayed following GB Group collapse
Staycity’s new apart-hotel in Newhall Square this week looking some way from completion A new £17 million serviced apartment complex in the Jewellery Quarter is expected to open six months later than originally planned following the collapse of its main contractor. Irish group Staycity announced last year that it […] Original web page at www.birminghampost.co.uk…
Read MoreThe latest planning applications for the JQ are mostly about listed buildings.
It’s been a quiet couple of months on the planning application front (thankfully, as it’s been a bit manic prior to that). The latest applications are on the attached document and if you want to study the plans, just click the blue hyperlink for each one. They include listed building applications for the: George…
Read MoreLatest planning applications in the JQ
JQDT Planning Tracker 9th July 2014 – for publication It’s been a while but attached are the latest applications for the Quarter for your delectation! It’s been a quieter period but the takeaway on George St is back… To view the applications click on the document link above, and then use the blue links to go…
Read MorePlanning applications in the Quarter
It’s been a bit quieter since the last planning application update but we have seen development kick off at The Quarter and there seems to be plenty of work going on around the JQ. We’ve missed one application – a change of use from office to resi on 2014/02349/PA for the Dakota Building on James…
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