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75 Skyscrapers in Birmingham City Centre
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Find a skyscraper (50 metres +) in Birmingham city centre by searching this alphabetical list or by browsing the A-Z directory below: Albany House, Alpha Tower, Aston University Main Building, Auchinleck House, Axis, Bank House, Beetham Tower, Brindley House BT Tower, Canterbury House, Centenary Plaza, Centre City Tower, Chamberlain Tower, Cleveland Tower, Clydesdale Tower Colmore Gate, Colmore Plaza, Cube, Cumberland House, Dalton Tower, Edgbaston House, Edmund House, Eight Brindleyplace Eleven Brindleyplace, Embassy House, Five Ways Tower, Forty-Five Church Street, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kennedy House, Lakeside West Lawrence Tower, Lloyd House, Masshouse H & I, McLaren Building, Metropolitan House, National Westminster House, One Colmore Row One Martineau Place, One Snow Hill, 130 New Street, Opal One, Orion Building, Pallasades House, Quayside Tower, Rotunda Stafford Tower, Stephenson Tower, Temple Point, Three Brindleyplace, Tricorn House, Trident House, Twelve Calthorpe Road, West2 |
Albany House (1965) is a 54 metre commercial tower with twelve floors and ground floor retail units on Hurst Street in Southside.
Alpha Tower (1973) is a 100-metre commercial building with 28 floors on Suffolk Street Queensway in the Convention Quarter.
It was built as the headquarters of ATV, but now provides office space for several companies including the Criminal Cases Review Commission, Jacobs Engineering and Network Rail.
Aston University Main Building (Top Menu)
Aston University Main Building is a 50 metre T-shaped block with twelve floors in the Aston Triangle area of Eastside.
Auchinleck House (1964) is a 58-metre commercial tower with 13 floors at the Five Ways Shopping Centre on upper Broad Street.
Axis (2003) is a 51 metre commercial tower with twelve floors on Holliday Street in the Convention Quarter.
Bank House (1967) is a 66-metre office tower with 20 floors at the corner of Cannon Street and Cherry Street in the Retail Quarter.
Beetham Tower (2006) is a 122-metre skyscraper with 39 floors at 10 Holloway Circus in Southside.
The main facade features floor-to-ceiling tiger-striped and acqua-camouflaged glazing that enhances the building's vertical impact.
The first 19 floors contain a Radisson Blu hotel and the upper 20 floors contain 158 apartments.
Brindley House (1967) is a former office building that has been converted into a residential tower with two additional penthouse floors.
The refurbished tower is 65 metres high and contains 182 apartments. It stands above the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal on Newhall Street in the Jewellery Quarter.
The British Telecom Tower (1966) is a 152 metre building with 31 floors on Lionel Street in the Jewellery Quarter.
Its primary purpose is as a communications mast; however, the central core contains offices and technical areas and the upper five storeys feature circular aerial galleries.
The BT Tower is the tallest building in Birmingham; it is equipped with corner channels that prevent wind sway.
Canterbury House is a 50 metre office block with twelve floors on Newhall Street in the Jewellery Quarter.
Centenary Plaza (2004) is a 63 metre residential block with 387 apartments on 20 floors at Holliday Street in the Convention Quarter.
The Centre City Tower (1975) is a 76 metre commercial building with 21 floors on Hill Street in Southside.
It was constructed as part of the Centre City Complex which also includes a low-rise podium that flanks the tower but is not connected to it.
Tenants include Virgin Trains.
Chamberlain Tower (1975) is a 61 metre building with 18 floors on Broad Street in the Convention Quarter.
It was originally designed as an office block by Ian Fraser, but was converted into a 445-room hotel in 1999 and purchased by Jurys Inn in 2001.
Cleveland Tower (1970) is a 90 metre residential tower with 32 floors on Holloway Head in Southside. It was built as one of a pair, the other being Clydesdale Tower, also on Holloway Head.
Both towers are collectively known as the Sentinels; they originally contained a total of around 490 council flats which were acquired by the Optima Housing Association in 1999.
The towers have been refurbished and now form part of the newly-designated Attwood Green Quarter.
Attwood Green Guide Southside Map
Clydesdale Tower (1971) is a 90 metre residential building with 31 floors on Holloway Head in Southside.
The tower was built by the council as one of pair; the other being Cleveland Tower, also on Holloway Head.
These two towers are collectively known as the Sentinels; they contain a total of around 490 flats which were transferred to the Optima Housing Association in 1999.
The Sentinels have been refurbished and are now part of the newly-designated Attwood Green Quarter.
Colmore Gate (1992) is a 70 metre commercial tower with 15 floors on Colmore Row in the Business Quarter.
This building was designed by the Seymour Harris Partnership and features an external lift shaft and tinted blue glazing.
Colmore Plaza (2008) is a 54 metre office block with 14 floors and a modular glazed facade; it was built on the former site of the Post & Mail Building on Colmore Circus in the Business Quarter.
The Cube (2010) is a 70 metre office, hotel, residential and retail tower with 23 floors, an angular crown, a golden anodised aluminium framework, and an apparently-random window pattern that resembles the puzzle video game Tetris.
The Cube stands on Commercial Street, next to the Mailbox and alongside the Birmingham & Worcester Canal.
Cumberland House is a 64 metre office block with 18 floors on upper Broad Street in Five Ways.
There are plans to convert this building into a 285-room hotel with a conference centre, fitness suite and restaurant.
Dalton Tower (1974) is a 61 metre residential tower with 21 floors and 406 student study bedrooms; it is located off Aston Street on the campus of Aston University in Eastside.
Dalton Tower has been scheduled for demolition as part of the redevelopment of student accommodation at Aston University.
Edgbaston House (1976) is a 69 metre commercial tower with 18 floors on the Duchess Place office estate in Five Ways. Tenants include the Islamic Bank of Britain.
Edmund House is a 50 metre office block with twelve floors at the corner of Edmund Street and Newhall Street in the Business Quarter.
Eight Brindleyplace (Top Menu)
Eight Brindleyplace (2002) is a 52 metre, mixed use tower with 14 floors on Oozells Square in the Convention Quarter.
Nine floors contain office space and five, residential apartments; there are ground floor retail and restaurant units.
Eleven Brindley Place (Top Menu)
Eleven Brindleyplace (2009) is a 59 metre commercial tower with 12 floors; it overlooks Brunswick Square at Brindleyplace in the Convention Quarter.
Embassy House is a 50 metre commercial tower with twelve floors on Church Street in the Business Quarter.
The above image shows the reflection of the BT Tower in its glazed facade.
The Five Ways Tower (1979) is a 76 metre office block with 23 floors at the junction of Islington Row and Frederick Road.
Forty-Five Church Street (Top Menu)
45 Church Street (2006) in the Business Quarter is a 63 metre glass and terracotta commercial tower with 14 floors.
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Top Menu)
The Hyatt Regency (1990) is a 75 metre hotel building with 24 floors, 319 guest rooms and a distinctive blue glazed facade.
It is located at the junction of Bridge Street and Broad Street in the Convention Quarter and is connected to the International Convention Centre by an elevated footbridge.
Kennedy House (1973) is a 72 metre commercial tower with 20 floors at 1 Snow Hill Plaza off Saint Chads Queensway in the Gun Quarter.
It us named after a mural dedicated to John F Kennedy that once stood on Snow Hill Circus but which was removed in 2006.
Lakeside West Building (Top Menu)
Lakeside West (1999) is a 50 metre student residential tower with 16 floors off Stafford Street on the campus of Aston University in Eastside.
Lawrence Tower (1974) is a 59 metre residential tower with 21 floors and 342 study bedrooms on the campus of Aston University in Eastside.
This building has been earmarked for demolition as part of the redevelopment of student accommodation at Aston University.
Lloyd House (1967) is a 59 metre commercial tower with 13 floors on Weaman Street in the Gun Quarter. Tenants include the West Midlands Police Authority.
Masshouse Block H & I (Top Menu)
Masshouse Blocks H & I (2007) are a pair of 55 metre residential blocks with 173 apartments on 14 floors off Moor Street in Eastside.
This building will form part of a new urban village with six towers over 50 metres on the former site of Masshouse Circus: a now-demolished elevated roundabout.
The McLaren Building (1972) is a 69-metre commercial tower with 21 floors on Dale End in the Retail Quarter.
The building overlooks the new Masshouse and Martineau developments which will integrate the Retail Quarter with the neighbouring area of Eastside.
Tenants include the City Council Eastside Redevelopment Team.
Metropolitan House (1974) is a 69 metre office block with 19 floors designed by John Madin at 1 Hagley Road in Five Ways.
The aerials on the roof of this building transmit signals for several radio stations including BBC Radio WM, BRMB, Chill, Gold, Heat, Magic etc.
National Westminster House (Top Menu)
National Westminster House (1976) is an 80 metre commercial tower with 23 floors at the corner of Colmore Row and Newhall Street in the Business Quarter.
This building was designed by John Madin as the regional headquarters of the National Westminster Bank.
Peregrine falcons are frequently seen on the roof.
There are plans to demolish the tower, which is currently vacant, and replace it with a new 163 metre commercial skyscraper. Demolition was planned for 2010 and the new building should be completed in 2013. However, work may be postponed because of the recession (News Archive 26/11/09).
1 Colmore Row (2004) is a 51 metre office block with twelve floors in the Business Quarter.
One Martineau Place (Top Menu)
One Martineau Place is a 50 metre office block with retail units on Corporation Street in the Retail Quarter.
One Snow Hill is a 57 metre commercial building with twelve floors that forms part of a mixed-use development on a 3.65 acre site adjoining Snow Hill Station.
This tower contains offices and ground floor retail units; it features an entrance colonnade, clear & translucent insulated glass panels and a slanting facade that overhangs Livery Street.
130 New Street in the Retail Quarter is a 50 metre office block with 12 storeys and ground floor retail units.
Opal One (2007) is a 58 metre student residential tower with 18 floors on Belgrave Middleway in Attwood Green.
This building contains around 200 study bedrooms that are privately let to students attending Birmingham City University.
The Orion Building (2004) is a 90 metre residential tower with 26 floors on Navigation Street in Southside.
The building contains 200 apartments designed by John Rocha and 4 retail units.
The upper reaches are glazed whilst the remainder is clad in pre-cast concrete panels with inset glazed strips.
Some pre-existing low-rise buildings have been retained as part of the tower.
Pallasades House is a 50 metre office block with twelve floors and ground floor retail units on Stephenson Street in the Retail Quarter.
Quayside Tower (1965) is a 70 metre commercial and residential tower with 19 floors on Broad Street in the Convention Quarter.
It was designed by John Madin in the early sixties and refurbished in 2003. Tenants include Bar Risa and the Jongleurs Comedy Club.
The Rotunda (1965) is an 81 metre cylindrical tower with 25 floors on New Street in the Retail Quarter.
The Rotunda was originally built as an office block but has been refurbished for residential use and now contains 232 luxury apartments including 6 penthouse suites.
Stafford Tower (1974) is a 59 metre residential tower with 21 floors off Aston Street on the campus of Aston University in Eastside.
This tower, which contains 355 study bedrooms, has been earmarked for demolition as part of the redevelopment of student accommodation at Aston University.
Stephenson Tower (1967) is a 63 metre residential tower with 20 floors on Hill Street in Southside.
It has been vacated prior to demolition as part of the Gateway Plus redevelopment of New Street Station.
Temple Point, also known as Windsor House, is a 59 metre office building with 14 floors on Temple Row in the Business Quarter.
Three Brindleyplace (Top Menu)
Three Brindleyplace (1998) in the Convention Quarter is a 13 storey Italianate office building with a landmark 55 metre tower and full-height glazed atrium.
Tricorn House is a 50 metre office block with 12 floors on Hagley Road in Five Ways.
Trident House (1981) is a 61 metre residential tower block with 19 floors on Granville Square off Granville Street in the Attwood Green Quarter.
This building is owned by the Trident Housing Association and contains around 300 bed-sitters.
Twelve Calthorpe Road (Top Menu)
12 Calthorpe Road is a 50 metre office block with 12 floors in Five Ways.
West2 (2006) is a 50 metre residential block with 12 floors and ground floor retail units on Suffolk Place in Southside.
Skyscrapers Under Construction
The following skyscrapers are under construction in Birmingham city centre:
Snow Hill Residential Tower, Snow Hill Hotel Tower, Snow Hill Office Block 2
Snow Hill Residential Tower (Top Menu)
The Snow Hill Residential Tower is a 138 metre building currently under construction.
It will contain 332 luxury apartments on 43 floors and will form part of the new mixed-use Snow Hill development adjoining Snow Hill Station in the Business Quarter.
Snow Hill Hotel Tower (Top Menu)
The Snow Hill Hotel Tower is an 82 metre building with 23 floors that is currently under construction.
It will contain a 5-star luxury spa and hotel with 198 rooms and will form part of the new mixed-use Snow Hill development next to Snow Hill Station in the Business Quarter.
Snow Hill Office Block 2 (Top Menu)
Snow Hill Office Block 2 is a 75 metre building with 15 floors that is currently under construction and will form part of the new mixed-use Snow Hill development adjoining Snow Hill Station in the Business Quarter.
Sponsored Links (Top Menu)
The following skyscrapers have been approved for Birmingham city centre and are awaiting construction:
Beorma Quarter, 1 Snow Hill Plaza, 103 Colmore Row, Broad Street Tower, Lancaster Gateway, Martineau Galleries, New Street Twin Towers, Regal Tower, V Building
The Beorma Quarter is a mixed use development of new and refurbished buildings next to the Bullring on a site flanked by Allison Street, Park Street and Digbeth High Street.
The centrepiece will be a 107 metre commercial tower with 30 floors; it will contain offices, retail and restaurant units.
The facade will incorporate 800 fins that will create a shimmering effect.
1 Snow Hill Plaza is an approved 118 metre commercial tower with ground floor retail units that will be built off St Chads Queensway in the Gun Quarter.
This building will replace the 72 metre Kennedy House (1973) which has been earmarked for demolition.
103 Colmore Row is an approved 160 metre skyscraper with 35 floors; it will replace the National Westminster Tower which will be demolished.
Broad Street Tower is an approved 132 metre hotel and residential tower with 350 apartments and a 150 room hotel on 41 floors; it will be built at 212-223 Broad Street in the Convention Quarter.
Lancaster Gateway is a two acre development off Lancaster Circus in the Gun Quarter; it will include a new 73 metre residential tower that will accommodate 734 students on 21 floors and feature ground floor retail units.
Martineau Galleries (Top Menu)
The Martineau Galleries is a retail-led mixed-use development on a 13 acre site between Corporation Street and Moor Street in the Retail Quarter.
This development will include two towers, the tallest of which will be a 110 metre residential skyscraper.
New Street Twin Towers (Top Menu)
The New Street Twin Towers are two approved 130 metre mixed-use glass towers that will be built as part of the Gateway Plus redevelopment of New Street Station.
The towers will stand on either side of a newly-created entrance to New Street Station off Station Street in Southside.
One will be residential and the other commercial. Stephenson Tower (1967) will be demolished to make room for the new development.
Regal Tower is an approved 200 metre skyscraper with 56 floors that will be built near the junction of Broad Street and Sheepcote Street in the Convention Quarter.
This building will contain a luxury hotel, 256 apartments and retail units; it will be tallest skyscraper in Birmingham.
The V Building is an approved 152 metre residential tower that will be built off Suffolk Street Queensway in the Convention Quarter.
This building will form part of the 7.6 acre Arena Central development and will feature a V-shape facade, 600 apartments and retail units.
This project was delayed because of the recession; the developers asked for planning permission to be extended for a further ten years in November 2009 (News Archive 9/11/09)
The following skyscrapers are awaiting approval:
VTP 200 is a proposed 200 metre vertical theme park with hotel, bar and restaurant units that has been earmarked for a site off Curzon Street, next to Millennium Point in Eastside.
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