Two apartment blocks planned for city centre site
PLANS for 159 new apartments on a Birmingham city centre car park next to the Mailbox could finally get under way after previous planning applications fell flat.
The site, in Suffolk Street on Queensway, had previously been earmarked for a hotel and a bigger apartment development.
But, after both developments struggled to get off the ground, plans have now been lodged for two huge apartment blocks which will replace the Queensway car park.
Developers say the new complex will help to “fill in the gap” and provide a consistent look to the local area.
Consisting of 1, 2 and 3-bed apartments the development is a stone’s throw from The Mailbox. A communal garden will be included for residents with seating areas and a wild garden.
The new apartments will be shared across two blocks of 12 and 15 storeys which will tower over the neighbouring listed Christadelphian Hall.
Developers say the apartment block will “deliver a high-quality
development which makes efficient use of a brownfield site.”
A spokesman said: “The site is currently a car park on previously developed land which was historically used as part of a wider site in the 1960s for offices and a car showroom.
“The proposal will deliver a highquality development which makes efficient use of a brownfield site. The proposed development will deliver 159 residential apartments in a city centre location, above the threshold for the provision of affordable housing. The development will also create local employment opportunities during the construction and operational stage.”