Birmingham, U.K. Tower Approved, Will Become City’s Tallest

Associated Architects has secured permission for a mixed-use development on behalf of Birmingham, U.K.-based developer Woodbourne Group that would be Birmingham’s tallest building at 53 stories, Building Design reports. The scheme’s central tower will stand at 172-m tall, making it 20-m taller than the city’s current tallest structure, the BT Tower. The Curzon Wharf scheme will be net zero carbon and deliver 498 rented homes in the 53-story tower, 732 student beds in a 41-story tower and another 122 homes in a separate 14-story block. The scheme is also set to provide 130,000 ft² of office space, 3,000 ft² of retail space, more than 15,000 ft² of leisure space and 76,424 ft² of new and improved public realm. Tani Dulay, chief executive of Woodbourne Group, said it was “incredibly satisfying” to be on the brink of delivering a “world class development for a city I’m proud to call home.”