Regal Tower
| Regal Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Location | Broad Street, Birmingham, England |
| Construction started | Never |
| Completed | To Be Determined |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 200.5 metres (658 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 56 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Aedas |
| Developer | Regal Property Group |
Regal Tower is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed on a site bounded by Broad Street, Oozells Way and Sheepcote Street in Birmingham, England. The proposal consists of a 56 storey tower, measuring 200.5 metres (658 ft) tall, housing retail units, a luxury hotel, residential apartments and car parking. Provision has been made for 256 serviced apartments, although these could make way for additional hotel space. The tower has been designed by Aedas and was proposed by Regal Property Group, with DTZ Debenham Tie Leung acting on their behalf. If completed, it will become the tallest building and only building higher than 200 metres in the United Kingdom outside London and Manchester. (When Owen Street tower 1 is complete)
The site, once home to the city's progressive synagogue, has been subject of a previous planning application by Regal Property Group for a mixed-use, 10 storey block consisting of 130 apartments and restaurant. This was submitted for approval by Regal Property Group on August 15, 2002, and was registered by the city council on August 19. It was approved in March 2007.
Regal Property Group's plans to construct a tower on the site were first announced in October 2007, with few details of the proposal being unveiled. Initially estimated to cost GB£150 million, it was believed that the tower would be likely to surpass the height of the city's tallest approved tower, V Building. The developers said that the tower would include conference facilities for around 1,000 people to complement those at the nearby International Convention Centre, as well as ballroom facilities. It was hoped that the tower could be completed by 2011, in time for when the city hosts delegates for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
It was announced in August 2008 by Regal Propert Group that they had established a dedicated hotel development division which will work on development sites including Regal Tower site, as well as working in conjunction with Hilton Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group.
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