Plans revealed for £30m city centre tech campus
PLANS have been revealed to build a new £30 million tech campus in Birmingham city centre.
Called Enterprise Wharf, the 11-storey project will be constructed on vacant land at Innovation Birmingham at the junction of Aston Road and the A38.
If approved, the block will have 120,000 sq ft of flexible office space aimed at tech and digital businesses alongside collaboration space, cycle storage, showers, a roof garden, public space and improved access to the adjacent canal network.
Enterprise Wharf will offer tenants social events, business support programmes and meet-up groups designed to help them grow.
It is the latest phase of expansion at Innovation Birmingham which has already seen iCentrum and Universities Centre developed in recent years next to the long-standing Faraday Wharf building.
Innovation Birmingham was bought in 2018 by Manchester-based commercial property group Bruntwood and is now operated by the firm’s SciTech division.
David Hardman, managing director of Bruntwood SciTech in Birmingham, said: “The West Midlands is home to an ever-expanding digital tech ecosystem. Connecting startups with corporates and the public sector is crucial to innovation, Enterprise Wharf will expand our innovative community and help the sector flourish in our region.”
If given the green light, work is expected to start on site later this year with a planned opening date of late 2021. Commercial property agencies Avison Young and Savills have been appointed on the scheme which was designed by Birmingham practice Associated Architects.