Found them. These are a few minutes taken from a meeting in with residents and co last year.

It was one of two 40 storey towers for Broad Street talked about at the meeting from last year. Well according to the council anywho.

I've hardly posted at all in the last few weeks as I'm trying to get my average post count down to 2 per day. Don't ask me why, it's a bit of an obsession. But yer, on many occasions I've wanted to reply to certain posts like the one below, but have managed to resist...

That stupid Manc had obviously forgot about Holloway Circus Tower.

Yer, we'll find out tomorrow won't we? I'm also excited about the 2 towers behind Auchinleck House as they should hopefully fill that little gap on the skyline between the Broad Street towers and the Fiveways towers.

Ahwell, thought you went a bit quiet. You've done well then. If you get to obsessed you end up doing zero work lol.

Auchineleck House could be anything yet. 2x 20 storey were reported almost 6 years ago but we havent heard anything since. Latest rumours apart from those were of a 28-30 storey. Not sure how much foundation that had but it seemed pretty resonable.

As you can see from my post above. Cumberland House could be a biggie. Not quite as big as 40 storeys. But certainly alot bigger then whats already there. I was thinking roughly 32 storeys. I'll be dissappointed if its anything less then 20 though. A good light, modern design however and ill be very happy. Its got to stay thin in my oppinion. Buildings down Broad Street are just far to fat. a tower like doon street in London would work a treat obviously alot smaller though.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images...Tower_pic2.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images...Tower_pic3.jpg

Not really a fan of Doon Street to be honest but I agree with it needing to be slender. As for Auchinleck House, Erebus has said...

About re-registering to ssc, can't you just use a different e-mail address?

Arr right, well in that case its obviously newer rumours. It certainly needs a revamp. Has done for years now. I know its suppose to be quite a big mixed use scheme and the site is'nt overly big. Think a 300 bed hotel was also on the cards.

Doon street is'nt fantastic, totally agree, but its a nice simple, light tower which makes its height known with a little bit more feminism about it. Something I think Birmingham needs with the big butch boys such as V and BST. :P

On the e-mail address problem. This is the only one im able to use on this computer. Hotmail etc has been deleted from now on due to uncountable virus being recieved.

A £899 computer and its slowed hugely within the last month. I should really get someone to look at it. :whip:

Its actually nice to speak to someone again. It was a bit quiet over here as you could probably tell :haha: but a bit of a refreshing change.

Over 9 years, 2 bannings is rather good I think Erebus ;)

Not to mention one was a tad unreasonable due to the uproar of the Danish Cartoons. :dead: I am rather argumentitive when frustrated however. Have to be in certain professions.

This is like my little zen room. So tranquil. :worship:

Arr yes Royal Blue - the man oblivious to contradiction.

Im not going to the Novatel today but I think somebody I know is Erebus. He always carries a camera aswell. I'll find out. :cheers:

Great panorama that.

Doon Street is extremely poor proposed development.
Birmingham has the best with its Ballymore Snowhill residential tower. top notch.

any updates on snow hill tower 1 and v tower?doon street proposal looks great.it's all happening in brum!

No. Doon Street is a London project. I was just giving an example of how I would want a specific site in Brum to turn out like :) Snow HIll is U/C with piling well underway, wont be long until concrete is being poured.

V - Tower has commenced enabling works ready for demolition.

P.S I've got banned again till August the 9th due to using the word Bollocks quite a few times in the wiggley thread. How astonishing. Its like a vendetta. I wonder who it was :haha: he really needs to grow up some and get a sense of humour as considering he singled out that 1 page out of 30 odd which subsequently was the only one in which I posted in, is quite ironic. Reasons. Languagem wasting mods time and trolling.

If im not mistaken I merely commented on the amount of bollocks being spoke in a thread which after only 3 days reached over 30 odd pages of people bickering and shouting off about each others cities. Its amazing how the likes of Wiggley survive who put zero input what so ever thats worthwhile into the forum, then a person who has an hatred for one of the mod's gets done over just because of the word bollocks. His either had nothing to do for a while or really is a bit of a loner with not much else to do.

Arr, the over controlling dickwods at SSC :worship:

Social Housing/Offices and Leisure
 

One of our 70's office towers.
 

Pano
 

Still a bit missing

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/...98387082_o.jpg

Cube site is all preped ready for piling

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1026/...0c49e321_b.jpg

Another big tower for Birmingham!
 

£150m tower hotel planned for Broad Street Oct 31 2007


By Jo Ind & Rhona Ganguly


A £150 million hotel boasting one of the tallest towers in the city is being planned for Birmingham's Broad Street.

The luxury development with a sky restaurant and conference facilities could be built between Sheepcote Street and the Novotel within the next four years.

Developers Regal Property Group have planning consent for a restaurant and 130 apartments on the site where the progressive synagogue once stood.

But now it is hoping to add to the original plans by including a luxury hotel, with a tower reaching the heights of Birmingham's tallest buildings.

At 122m tall, Beetham Tower, the Radisson SAS hotel near to New Street station, is currently the tallest building in the city. The proposed 50-storey high V tower - on the corner of Broad Street and Queensway - is expected to surpass this height but could be beaten by the Regal hotel.


Roger Holbeche, head of Regal in the UK, said: "We haven't made a formal planning application.


"Discussions are on-going, but they are very positive and are likely to lead to an early application."


The scheme includes conference facilities for up to 1,000 people to complement those of the International Convention Centre.


The Big Bite, a listed building formerly the Left Bank restaurant, would also be incorporated into the development.


If all goes to plan the luxury hotel with conference facilities and apartments above could be completed by 2011.


Mr Holbeche explained: "What we're trying to do is create something within the hotel which plugs the gap in the market.


"There will be ballroom facilities and conference facilities, maybe for up to 1,000 people. Naturally delegates would be stopping on site with the facilities on site.


"We are looking at building something absolutely top quality - one of the bigger buildings in the Birmingham arena.


"Whether it will be as tall as the tower of the proposed V building remains to be seen. It's not quite at a stage where we can say that."


John Lamb, spokesman for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, said: "I think any iconic building is welcome and obviously it brings the possibility of there being jobs - not only in construction but also in the running of the hotel."


He added if planning permission were to be granted for the hotel, it would relieve an existing lack of hotel accommodation in the city and could attract big events.


In addition, he said this could help attract Chinese Olympic athletes for the London 2012 Olympic Games.


"We already have the US track and field team and there is a big bid to get the Chinese delegation, which is enormous," he said.


"Sometimes you just can't get a hotel room in Birmingham. It will give the city a chance to attract big events."


Broad Street manager Mike Olley also welcomed the proposals.


He said: "We want exciting ideas for Birmingham - we want things that will get people investing the area.


"That can only be good for jobs locally."

Well might aswell give a quick update! Birmingham is buzzing at the moment. A few more 100m+ towers come out the closet and rumours of quite a few more.

One of the latest proposals which is just in design stage will be located next to twin 130m towers.

http://www.gallangroup.com/images/st_george_house2.jpg
Snow Hill's 44 storey scraper is up to 2 floors above the basements :banana:

Awesome. I'd love to see a 2012 version of that.

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the direct middle bit will be wall to wall off 100m+ towers. 1 u/c along with an 84m hotel tower. 152m V Building site work, approval of 118m, 130m, 130m towers and recently submitted 160m Natwest Tower. Others inlcude the Gallan proposal above aswell as St George Street, Regal, Post & Mail and HCT4.

New 21 storey tower, nothing to shout about, msot are planning to object to it due to the ridiculous size. Should be alot taller. Design is decent.

Birmingham is coming along pretty nicely. Its about time a city outside of London got some decent skyscrapers.

Edit: I just went back a page or two and I saw the shot of the Brummie skyline at night. Holy cr*p, I knew it was good, but heck, Birmingham's skyline is bloody awesome. Easily the best in Britain.

NEC has found a partner for its new multi-million pound casino. Help keep the centre attract new visitors.

PLANS to create a £90 million leisure complex and casino in the Midlands have come one step closer to reality after business chiefs selected a partner company.

Genting Stanley Ltd, based in Solihull, has been chosen as the partner of the development next to the National Exhibition Centre.

The proposals, which have been backed by Birmingham City Council, are yet to be given the green light by Solihull Council's planning comittee and the Government.

NEC Group bosses today said they hoped the latest announcement would "prove" the company’s dedication to the project.

The group also revealed details about the development, saying it would boast a spa, hotel, bars, restaurants and a casino, boosting the region’s economy by £2 billion a year and creating up to 29,000 jobs.

Paul Thandi, chief executive of the NEC Group, said: "It has always been our first priority to find the best possible partner for the NEC, for Solihull and for the wider West Midlands. We are confident that not only have we found a partner who shares our vision, we have also found an experienced team capable of bringing that vision to life.

" I look forward to working with the Genting Stanley team to demonstrate to Solihull Council that our proposal represents the strongest, most deliverable, exciting and appropriate opportunity for the local area in order that we can realise our strategy of providing a world class work, rest and play environment at the NEC."

Coun Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham City Council, said: "This is an important opportunity for Birmingham and the West Midlands in helping to ensure the NEC is able to attract even more visitors into the region and to provide a world class attraction, all of which adds to our reputation."

Genting Stanley is the largest casino operator in the UK, with 40 sites. It is owned by Genting International, which has resorts and casinos around the world and is currently developing a £2.2 billion complex in Singapore which will be home to a range of attractions, including a Universal Studios theme park.

Peter Brooks, executive deputy chairman for Genting Stanley, said: "We are confident of being able to bring a wealth of experience and success to this project and we look forward to the opportunity of being a worthy partner to the NEC Group and demonstrating our strengths to the local government in this exciting endeavour."

http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/bi...D1C828A796.jpg

First post!!! :) WOW the brumy skyline is gona be really be quite decent in a few years time. some beautiful proposals going up. although i have to say that im not to keen on the cube. it looks kinda fady. n i feel this with allot of make's designs. there kinda look cheap and trendy, n i can just imagine them with plastic cladding and looking shit in a few years time. still their MnS headquarters in london and that st pauls information kiosk look awsome and these are the only buildings of there ive seen in the flesh. so lets hope the cube turns out well and proves me wrong.... btw great thread!

Welcome.

The Cube is a "love it or hate it" type of building. I think it'll suprise a few when it starts to reveal itself a bit more but you can understand the apprehension.

MAKE as an architectural firm have advanced from Will Alsop in a way to make thier designs more feasible, more attractive and more achievable. I hoep this works out for them.

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On other fronts.

Well, its only a matter of time. Birminghams got to the half hour stage of a marathon. Things begin to pick up and get more exciting, but theres plenty more to come. We never know what might happen. We could end up stopping for a piss, or we could go ahead and really become a city which si known, respected and highlighted around the globe.

We've got the opportunity. Just got to do it! :)

Thanks for doing the updates.

I see you've been banned again lol. It would be good to have you back. Are you gonna resign up or something?

Im struggling to find out why I was banned to be honest! Cant help to think it was Tubey being petty because I "slightly" disagreed with some of his comments about a certain topic.

Neil M's a bit bitchy aswell! Rants in Franco forum? What the hell is the kid on about! I dont even know how to say my name in French let alone hold a conversation.

Pictue Update
 

Just a few circling the SSC.

The best photographer's been out and about again and delivered as usual. Smileyface

The cusp off the city
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e106200812.jpg

The expanding skyline - roughly 2 miles long
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e106200811.jpg

Close up off the main core.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...e106200813.jpg

Cra1g from a city centre perspective.

http://image.bayimg.com/jajlbaabn.jpg

Since SSC has died again I'll put this here. It may be part of the reason that demolition for the V-Building hasn't started yet...

From here http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/democra...endaID%3d36657 It'll be decided on the 10th.

Interesting.

3 Contractors for the Library have also been shortlisted be decided at the end of the year.

Yeah I saw that somewhere as well.
So when are you coming back sim?

Unfortunately, Tubeman has a immature vendetta against myself which will make it impossible to do so.

The fact he knows next to nothing about what the forum is set up for he needs his kicks from elsewhere and unfortunately for him and his ego he needs to inflict power to make himself feel better.

Lots of interesting titbits.

Some old and some new.

* 30 storey tower by Kuwaiti investors in Birminghams Digbeth area.

* Deutsche Bank are due to announce a major investment and elnlargement in city.

* Concept designs have been released by Dutch practice Mecanno for the citys new Library which will be the largest public library in Europe. Lots of glass boxes topped onto one another.

* New designs have been released by FOA for Birmingham New Street Station.

* Snow Hill towers have been re-phased. Current development is sterile and they will concentrate on Snowhill Two which is a 75m office block to help bring in revenue.

* Re-commencement wont start till Easter 2009 at the earliest.

* Colmore Row (165m) tower has been put forward for approval although distinct changes will take place including the lowering of light mast.

* NEC Arena 7th largest in Europe has struck a new sponsor deal and is now known as the LG arena.

* V Tower has been delayed indefinately.

* VTP 200 is being re-designed. (Although my sources state any planning wont happen for a while as funding is sparse)

* ISIS have delayed two schemes in Birmingham. Including one of the largest in Eastside.

* Cube is progressing well although trouble might not be to far away.

* All in all ... not good times for major residential developments in the city as is the case for all cities across the UK due to the credit crunch.

Snippets of Regal Tower - Broad Street
 

The first images of Regals Mixed Use Tower along Broad Street have been found, it comes on strong indications from the council of a major investment along the golden mile with a multi-billion pound make over of the area.

Schemes include numerous high-rises, although with the current economic climate its difficult to determine what will happen with alot of them. A review of Cumberland House has also been indicated.

Anyway. Here are the first renders. They plan to start 2009 with completion before the 2012 Olympics. Its rumoured Regal will announce Hilton as the flagship hotel chain. There will be a 54th floor skybar.

http://s244306752.websitehome.co.uk/...ight_image.jpg

Hotel Under Construction in New Birmingham District

Three Snowhill an Integral Part of Birmingham's "Big City Plan"

http://skyrisecities.com/news/2017/0...-big-city-plan