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Business Birmingham gears up for MIPIM 2011
1st February 2011

By Tamlyn Jones - Business Correspondent

Cllr Mike Whitby at Birmingham's stand at MIPIM 2010
NINETEEN private sector partners will be part of a delegation heading to southern France next month to showcase the best of the Birmingham property industry.

Willmott Dixon Construction, Carillion and Argent are among those joining inward investment organisation Business Birmingham at MIPIM 2011, in Cannes, from March 8 to 11.

The event will give the city's property sector a chance to showcase its best developments and regeneration projects.

This is the first time Business Birmingham, the city's new inward investment programme, will manage the presence at MIPIM.

It will work with the private sector partners at events to engage developers and companies looking to invest in the city.

City council leader Cllr Mike Whitby said: "Building on Team Birmingham's successful presence at MIPIM since 2005, this year's delegation will demonstrate how the city's public and private sectors are working together to blaze a trail for the city and its reputation.

"I am delighted that this year will see our most interactive stand ever, which will be enjoyed by thousands of potential investors, developers and financiers as part of a targeted programme to showcase the city, our Big City Plan and our sustainable vision for the future."

I can't really imagine there being any new schemes being unveiled for Brum at this year's event. And maybe that's for the best because they all seem to end up getting scrapped.

I predict:

- lots about the Library
- lots about New St Station
- lots about schools
- lots about universities
- lots about the Big City Plan and Vision for Movement
- tons about HS2
- lots of current projects and any being restarted
- but not much about new projects.

Five-ways Morrisons to be our show piece?

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MIPIM........





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MUNCHKIN...



MUPPET...

What is mipim? Like what's the aim? What's the reasoning behind it?

More on MIPIM, I note that both Glenn Howells and Hines are attending

http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/123622-mipim-the-place-to-realise-global-city-aspirations.html

MIPIM the place to realise global city aspirations
2nd February 2011

By Tamlyn Jones - Business Correspondent

Lance Taylor
WORLDWIDE property conference MIPIM could this year provide the platform to enhance Birmingham's bid to become a global city.

The city's new inward investment agency Business Birmingham is leading a delegation of private sector partners, along with the city council, to southern France next month for the 2011 event.

Among those attending will be consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall, whose chief executive Lance Taylor, said: "Birmingham has aspirations to be a global city and this is a fantastic goal to work towards.

"Exhibiting at MIPIM shows that we are serious about the challenge we face and that we are most definitely open for business.

"Public and private sectors of Birmingham have joined forces to use their substantial strength, energy and expertise to showcase the spirit of Birmingham to the rest of the world."

Also supporting Birmingham's presence in Cannes is Edgbaston-based planning consultancy Brooke Smith Planning.

Founder and director Louise Brooke-Smith added: "Birmingham is a city of investment that the international community is recognising as a place to do real business and achieve real success.

"We have worked in the city for over 20 years and have seen the fantastic changes that have taken Birmingham forward."

Also supporting the delegation are Argent, Carillion, Keepmoat, Nikal,
Birmingham Unlimited partnership of Aedas RLB, Savills, URS and CSJ Brooke Smith, Birmingham Science Park Aston, Bruntwood, Calthorpe Group, Centro, Glenn Howells Architects, Jaguar Landrover, McLaren Construction, Moorfield Hines and Willmott Dixon Construction.

Interesting that Aedas are attending... Glenn Howells has always been a great advocate for the city and I'm guessing Hines will be trying to push for more investment and success in Brindleyplace.

Maybe they will mention regal tower :D n what's hs2?

High speed rail.

Looks like the schedule for this is out now. http://businessbirmingham.com/services/mipim-2011/events-schedule-8th-9th-march

Only interesting thing i could find was this, not sure if im taking the wrong message from it though.
Rider Levett Bucknall

Birmingham Stand, R27.09, 3.45 - 4.00pm

One of the world’s leading property and construction consultancies, Rider Levett Bucknall, will announce to delegates a major project win and opening of its India office in Mumbai.

Speakers:

* Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council
* Lance Taylor, Chief Eexecutive of Rider Levett Bucknall

Also a bit about birmingham's decade of delivery.
Continuing the Decade of Delivery

Birmingham Stand: R27.09, 4.00 - 5.00pm

Delegates will hear about Birmingham’s progress, one year into its Decade of Delivery. The event will touch upon the major construction work underway in Birmingham to create some of the UK’s most iconic developments as part of its 20-year vision, the Big City Plan.

Speakers:

* Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council
* Mark Barrow, Strategic Director of Development at Birmingham City Council

When is that next meeting in france?

Check here (http://www.google.co.uk/)

love it....

A BP article about MIPIM 2011


Birmingham to have a presence at 14 MIPIM events this year

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* Feb 18 2011


Birmingham’s team at MIPIM will see more than 20 speakers involved in 14 events when they descend on the south of France next month for the annual property show.

Low carbon schemes and how to ensure quality developments while keeping costs to a minimum will be the main focus of the city’s delegation which is being led by Business Birmingham – the inward investment arm of Marketing Birmingham.

Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby said: “This year’s events programme has been carefully prepared to enable us to demonstrate that Birmingham leads the agenda on innovative and sustainable city planning.

“We will be showcasing the city’s low carbon plans to influential investors and senior decision-makers at a variety of events where they will be able to meet some of Birmingham’s leading companies.”

Key figures participating include David Adams, head of retrofit at Willmott Dixon; Gary Taylor, joint managing director of Argent (UK developments); Simon Dingle, operations director at support services company Carillion and Bo Aronsson, project manager for RiverCity Gothenburg, part of the Swedish city’s 2050 development plan.

Coun Whitby will be participating in a panel debate on regeneration in the UK as well as leading events on Birmingham’s Decade of Delivery.

Information about Business Birmingham’s MIPIM programme is at www.businessbirmingham.com/services/mipim-2011

* Birmingham Future will be hosting a launch event for Business Birmingham, on March 31. Details here

Read More http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/businesslatest/2011/02/18/birmingham-to-have-a-presence-at-14-mipim-events-this-year-65233-28193727/#ixzz1EKUpY8NT

Is this ever more than just an expensive talking shop though?
What Brum and the West Mids conurbation need is real inward investment in terms of cold hard cash and therefore jobs. Focussing on bespoke manufacturing, R&D and promoting Brum as an attractive destination for more financial sector back office functions. Assisted by investment in local transport and better graduate retention, citing two examples. Not non existent multi-storey glass towers and Big city plans that may or may not happen in 20 years.

...and HS2 is great in principle. But if it fails to provide a direct connection with Europe then it's ration d'etre will be seriously undermined.
Completely pointless to have to terminate in London then trudge across town to St Pancras to continue onward to Paris etc.

So nothing about any towers? :/

Rider Levett Bucknall to make major announcement at MIPIM
Last updated: Fri 25th February, 2011 | Time: 08:21am
Property and construction giant Rider Levett Bucknall is set to announce a major project win and the opening of its new offices in India at Birmingham’s stand at MIPIM next month.

Rider Levett Bucknall, which has an office in Birmingham, also has offices located throughout the world.

Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham City Council, and Lance Taylor, chief executive of Rider Levett Bucknall, will reveal the details on 9 March at the week-long event.

Team Birmingham comprises city council representatives, Marketing Birmingham, Business Birmingham and 19 private sector representatives.

MIPIM runs from 7 – 11 March.

http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/48100-rider-levett-bucknall-make-major-announcement-mipim/index.html


Anyone got any idea what it could be?

http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/48100-rider-levett-bucknall-make-major-announcement-mipim/index.html


Anyone got any idea what it could be?
^^
Confused with this, yes it may be a big announcement, but any reason it should be related to Birmingham and therefore be big news at MIPIM?^^

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Confused with this, yes it may be a big announcement, but any reason it should be related to Birmingham and therefore be big news at MIPIM?^^

I suppose if our great leader is making an announcement it must be related to Birmingham, I'm just not holding my breath. MIPIM announcements tend to be the death knell for anything of note ie: V and Regal, so lets brace ourselves in case we have another false dawn.:ohno:

"the great leader":lol::lol::lol:

He needs to be Mubarak'd in May.

.... or 'Gaddaffied'!!!! lol

what has he done thats so bad?!?!?!

the way i see it is that since the conservatives came into power in birmingham, things have been starting to happen after the lul that was albert bore....

whitby got the library started, news treet started, and secured an extension to the metro... all of which excaped labour!

^^ He's a Conservative. Therefore in the eyes of many people. He is scum. Despite the achievements you mention above. Not to mention his role in getting John Lewis to come here.

Shame so many are so narrow minded really.

well that is it. i work in the public sector and nationally am currently having the con/lib coalition... but i'll openly admit, in the last few years in power, the cons/lib coalition in birmingham has done the city wonders.... and has done the city more than the labour inder bore didn even in the boom years!!!

the conservatives have done a lot of good work in birmingham.... regardless of what the guy looks like!

^^ He's a Conservative. Therefore in the eyes of many people. He is scum. Despite the achievements you mention above. Not to mention his role in getting John Lewis to come here.

Shame so many are so narrow minded really.

To be honest I don't think it's unreasonable for people to dislike somebody on the basis of the political party that they represent. If you hate everything a party stands for and have done for years or decades, I think it's fair to be able to judge a person who's standing up and saying "I agree with enough of what this party stand for that I want to actively represent them". What could you have in common with them?

I've only ever lived in the city under the Tory/Lib Dem coalition so can't compare it to the years under Labour, but Whitby's insistence on bragging about how low our council tax is compared to other cities really annoys me when I look around me and see a city in need of investment. I suppose that's a fundamental ideological point on which I could never agree with him - the biggest shame is that there are equally fundamental ideological points on which I could never agree with Labour too, which doesn't give me much of a choice!

[QUOTE=woodhousen;73417539]well that is it. i work in the public sector and nationally am currently having the con/lib coalition... but i'll openly admit, in the last few years in power, the cons/lib coalition in birmingham has done the city wonders.... and has done the city more than the labour inder bore didn even in the boom years!!!
^^
I still find it hard to forgive him for his election promise to give us an underground when you knew full well it would never happen. Yes he as made some things happen, he's a money man with connections, but he as also promised a lot too that hasn't happened too.

It might be contentious to mention it on here but for me the biggest things the Tory/LD's have done are not in the areas of development (although New St and the Library are big achievements) but in turning round a poorly performing and wasteful council. They have failed to do much about social services though.

i just wish people would be judged on their work and not the colour of their party.. i know it seems simplistic but i really couldnt give a shit what colour the city is so long as they do a good job at running it and delivering growth...

bring on elected mayors

I think this administration in the City should be given credit for what they have achieved as Woody says.

My beef however with Whitby and the current council is my old issue with the evasive 50m pool, that was promised and never will be delivered. Why are we spending money in Harborne (simple answer - because it's Whitby's ward) that could have been used to build a simple 50m pool without all the clutter? It's a major flaw that I struggle to forgive them for.

It,s all well and good claiming you don,t care about politics but the development of our cities does not occur in some sort of political, economic and social vacuum. If we are to develop the sort of cities, that i assume we all want-ie. environmentally sustainable, liveable economically viable centres then it is important that they are planned and not left to the whims of the market and the economic short terminism of property speculators. That is certainly not going to happen under a Tory administration. Effective planning needs strong local government with effective money raising powers.

Don't forget this kicks of today!

indeed..... although what news we may or may not hear.. well you can only guess!

we havent even got a website this year :o(

....and yet our competition up the road still does....

I doubt we will hear very little. It seems as if Birmingham is keeping quiet for now :( ... fingers crossed with a few projects being highlighted currently underway it might convince a few others to come to the city.

What Birmingham really needs is a few quality daredevil developers.

BSPA on lookout for Digital Plaza partner
Last updated: Tue 8th March, 2011 | Time: 08:31am

Birmingham Science Park Aston (BSPA) is using the MIPIM property conference this week to appoint a joint venture partner to deliver its £35m Digital Plaza.

The Digital Plaza – which will, subject to planning, be developed next to the Park’s Faraday Wharf building – will comprise four buildings, specifically designed for the new generation of hi-tech companies.

BSPA is wholly owned by Birmingham City Council.

The science park’s internet connection is unrivalled across the country, and last year was named as one of the country’s first science parks without walls.

Councillor Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham City Council and chairman of Birmingham Science Park Aston, said: “We will be using the conference as a platform to initiate conversations with national and international developers, contractors, investors and consultants.

"We then anticipate that formal proceedings to begin the selection process will commence, with a view to work potentially starting on site by late 2012/early 2013. This will be a highly exciting and progressive development for Birmingham’s burgeoning digital economy.”

The four proposed Digital Plaza buildings will provide a total of 117,272 sq ft of space, with the first building - iCentrumTM – being the largest at 46,069 sq ft.

There are plans for two further buildings of 17,534 sq ft and a fourth building offering 36,134 sq ft. These buildings are expected to appeal to larger companies as headquarters style facilities, said the park’s operator.

http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/48748-bspa-lookout-digital-plaza-partner/

Pretty much the same story from the other thread

Wasn't there talk a while ago about Cisco Systems moving into Brum in a significant way?

fresh from egi...


MIPIM 2011: Birmingham seeks science park jv partner
Lisa Pilkington 08/03/2011 09:55

http://www.egi.co.uk/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=43272

Birmingham council is seeking a joint venture partner to deliver a £35m "digital plaza" at Birmingham Science Park in Aston.

The council will unveil its plans and timeframe to appoint a jv partner at a seminar tomorrow morning at the MIPIM property conference in Cannes.

Subject to consent, the digital plaza will comprise four new buildings totalling 117,000 sq ft and will range in size from two buildings of 17,500 sq ft each, alongside a 36,000 sq ft and 46,000 sq ft scheme.

The bigger buildings are expected to appeal to larger companies as headquarters-style facilities. The buildings will be linked by a colonnade walkway on land fronting on to Holt Street and will be located next to the park's existing Faraday Wharf complex.

The scheme will be aimed at the new generation of hi-tech start-up companies.

Councillor Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham council, which owns the Birmingham Science Park, said: "We will be using the conference as a platform to initiate conversations with national and international developers, contractors, investors and consultants.

"We then expect formal proceedings to begin the selection process to commence, with a view to work potentially starting on site by late 2012 or early 2013."

Dr David Hardman, BSPA chief executive, added: "In order to remain competitive, we must create buildings which are specifically designed for companies in the hi-tech and digital gaming sectors and for the digitally savvy founders of these ventures."

More than 37,000 sq ft of offices has been let on the 14-acre BSPA estate over the past 12 months. Faraday Wharf, which incorporates meeting and conference rooms, as well as an incubation centre, is now more than 95% let.

indeed..... although what news we may or may not hear.. well you can only guess!

we havent even got a website this year :o(

....and yet our competition up the road still does....

The closest i can find is Business Birmingham's events schedule.

http://businessbirmingham.com/services/mipim-2011/events-schedule-8th-9th-march

I'd love to see Whitby's discussion with Sir Howard Bernstein at 2.30 pm.

Wasn't there talk a while ago about Cisco Systems moving into Brum in a significant way?
^^
I beleive there was speculative talk and draft designs around a massive pyramid office building for Cisco on the site of what will now be the High Speed rail run in to Curzon Street during the heady boom time we enjoyed a few years ago, when all sorts of exciting projects were about to be unleashed upon us. I could be wrong but I beleive BCC actually said no to them. They had greater plans for the area that included an enormous vertical entertainment tower complex.:doh

fresh from egi...
^^
I hope the Digital park isn't the only significant announcement we are going to get from MIPIM this year. Though again I'm not counting on this gathering of the great and the good utilising my Council Tax money to give us anything better than they have in the last few years, other than further false hope and promises.

Was this the "MAJOR" announcement from Rider Levett Bucknall?

BIRMINGHAM-based property and construction consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall has been appointed by the State Bank of India to fit out and refurbish nine of its High Street banks in the UK.

Wolverhampton and Coventry are two of three locations which will see new branches of the bank while existing sites in six other areas will undergo a refit, including the Birmingham operation in Handsworth.
http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/138517-mipim-2011-rlb-secures-state-bank-of-india-deal.html?news_section=19011

i hope not....

welll, it was due out today and this is the only thing regarding them i can find.....

Was this the "MAJOR" announcement from Rider Levett Bucknall?


It's just something about refurbishing a few branches for an Indian bank.
www.businessbirmingham.com have the story.

The way it was talked up as being a major contract coup i was expecting something far far far bigger to be honest

talk about an anticlimax...

Today's schedule.

HOW SHOULD CITIES SUPPORT ZERO CARBON PROPERTY?
Hotel Stephanie, Salon Renoir, Breakfast 8.00 - 9.00am

UK Housing Minister Grant Shapps has confirmed that all UK commercial buildings will be zero carbon from 2019. The announcement has been welcomed by the industry, but there are concerns about potential costs, which some believe will prove challenging for commercial developers. Delegates will hear from Birmingham and Gothenburg, cities tackling the challenge, with the UK’s leading sustainability expert providing specialist commentary. The event will take place as a breakfast panel debate.

Chair:

Nick Duxbury - Inside Housing magazine
Panel:

Mark Barrow, Strategic Director of Development at Birmingham City Council
David Adams, Head of Retrofit for Willmott Dixon
Bo Aronsson, Project Manager for RiverCity Gothenburg, City of Gothenburg


UNDERPINNING BIRMINGHAM'S BIG CITY PLAN
Birmingham Stand: R27.09, 10.15 - 10.45am

Keepmoat’s Director of Partnerships Eugien Jaruga, will speak about Keepmoat’s track record of delivering full regeneration packages, its longstanding relationship with Birmingham and the importance of working in partnership to achieve successful sustainable communities.

Speaker:

Eugien Jaruga , Director of Partnerships, Keepmoat


VISION FOR MOVEMENT - SMARTER TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
Birmingham Stand, R27.09, 11.00am - 12.00pm

This event will outline Birmingham’s compelling vision for smarter transport and how this is transforming the city. Birmingham’s ‘Vision for Movement’ will connect high speed rail to a comprehensive network of rapid transit, bus, rail, cycling and walking routes that are being developed to underpin Birmingham’s economic regeneration, and cement its future as a truly global city with a local heart.

Speakers:

Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council
Gary Taylor, Managing Director of Argent Group PLC
Geoff Inskip, Chief Executive, Centro
Glenn Howells, founding Director of Glenn Howells Architects


SMARTER DESIGN - LIBRARY OF BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham Stand, R27.09, 2.00 - 2.30pm

Library of Birmingham will introduce to the international property industry a newly-released fly-through which highlights some of the key features within the iconic development.

Speaker:

Mike Whitby, Leader of Birmingham City Council

Is Birmingham and Manchester the only cities represented at MIPIM? Because in other parts of the forum its not talked about.

Birmingham attracts more than 900 investors
Last updated: Fri 11th March, 2011 | Time: 14:07pm
Birmingham’s delivery of large scale infrastructure, transport and retail developments attracted more than 900 investors to the city’s MIPIM stand, it has been revealed.

Leader of Birmingham City Council, Mike Whitby, said: “Birmingham has upped its game in how it promotes itself as a global city and is now a premier destination of choice for investors.

“MIPIM has provided the city with an opportunity to not only showcase our vision for making Birmingham a leading global city in which to live, work and invest, but to engage with over 900 representatives of the global developer community.

“The Big City Plan, our blueprint for investors to see how the city will develop over the next 20 years, our vision for improving the city’s transport network and connections, with the runway extension at Birmingham airport and HS2, made for a compelling offer for delegates at the conference and I am looking forward to progressing some of the connections we have made this week.”

Major announcements made at MIPIM involving Birmingham included the unveiling of images of the New Street Station/John Lewis development, a certificate of immunity granted for the library and Rider Levett Bucknall being appointed by State Bank of India for a project fit-out and refurbishment plan for nine high street branches.


http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/midlands/49056-900-investors-visit-birmingham-mipim/

Now lets hope we see some actual investment

Am I the only one who thinks it's pretty embarrassing for Birmingham to be standing up at events like this and talking about "transport solutions", when our grand vision for the future essentially consists of a new bus service?

There can't be many major cities in Europe with a less impressive system than us, surely?

(I should point out that I understand that this is for a variety of reasons, most of which aren't Birmingham's fault.)

Road wise we are ideally located with the M6, M5 and M42, dont forget a lot of money is being invested into the M6 widening programme.

Rail wise we are ideally located with most trains stopping at birmingham, you can practically get a train anywhere and our cross city line (when the workers arent on strike!) is quite good to be honest. And with HS2 it puts at the centre of a transport hub

Bus wise and metro wise we are lacking though

Am I the only one who thinks it's pretty embarrassing for Birmingham to be standing up at events like this and talking about "transport solutions", when our grand vision for the future essentially consists of a new bus service?

There can't be many major cities in Europe with a less impressive system than us, surely?

(I should point out that I understand that this is for a variety of reasons, most of which aren't Birmingham's fault.)

Totally agree. It's only mildly less embarrassing than the annoying habit of the city calling itself "City of Sport" whenever it can.

BUMP

Business Birmingham to showcase the city at MIPIM

Business Birmingham and the city’s business community are joining forces once more to promote Birmingham’s investment opportunities to 18,600 delegates from 90 countries at MIPIM 2012.

Birmingham is hosting an extensive events programme during each day of MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate event (Cannes, March 6-9) – highlighting world-class strengths in areas including connectivity and infrastructure, and outlining investment opportunities resulting from initiatives such as the Big City Plan and HS2.

Some 16 partners from the private and public sectors across the city will work together to showcase Birmingham’s collaborative environment, supportive business networks and the economic conditions that help to support business growth and entrepreneurship.

http://businessbirmingham.com/events/mipim-2012

Hope we get a couple towers out of mipim this year

Doubt it Josh.

I got my old little booking form through the other week.

Not going.

I can see HS2 being the "golden ticket".

think youre right. HS2 will be the main talking point as well as on site projects such as new street, the library and the metro demonstrating current investments in the city...

will be interesting to see what - if anything - is announced this year!

What you mean booking form? Are you allowed to go?

If you're a lucky professional and got plenty of Euro's Josh, which I don't unfortunately.

NIKAL are one of Birmingham's principle partners this year which suggests we may see something regarding the next phase of Masshouse which was a biggie.

Also Argent planned to submit a planning app. for Paradise Cirucs this year so we may see something relating to that, especially as Glen Howells is exhibiting too.

Yeah I wana see 2 towers over 100m from masshouse n paradise circus :)

BUMP



http://businessbirmingham.com/events/mipim-2012

PLease forgive me for not holding my breathe.

MIPIM at the moment is a total waste of time, money and energy and for one can't get at all excited by it.

Yeah I wana see 2 towers over 100m from masshouse n paradise circus :)

Come on Josh, you can't always be obsessed about height or tall towers in the city when we need to better plan out other areas of the city first ;-)

Now now, Josh is learning and isn't as much as a size queen as he was before! I think we all wouldn't mind a couple of tallies from those sites at some point soon either. ;)

Exactly :) n I am surprised that a tower of at least 60m hasn't been proposed for the HS2 station yet

I enjoy the input from Josh on this forum, after all it is called SKYSCRAPER City.

Exactly :) n I am surprised that a tower of at least 60m hasn't been proposed for the HS2 station yet

Well, we haven't had any solid proposals for HS2, so no need to be surprised! There's still a chance. :)

I enjoy the input from Josh on this forum, after all it is called SKYSCRAPER City.

thats what i say rafter but they just think im crazy tho

thats what i say rafter but they just think im crazy tho

we love you josh! but most of us realise Birmingham copycating Manhattan probably isn't the way to go

All I want is our skyline to be the best outside london by a longshot and more 100m+ proposals will make that happen if they get built

I really do think Paradise Circus is going to be the spinner at MIPIM this year.

Altitude Real Estate are also attending and showcasing.

the big 3 behind the scheme are all there.

Now with the fact a public consultation is ready for the 21st Feb and planning to be ready for summer 12.

I think we will see quite a lot of what we can come to expect in early March in Cannes. :banana:

An article from today's Birmingham Post :

http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/commercial-property-birmingham/2012/02/17/west-midlands-property-and-development-leaders-head-to-mipim-2012-65233-30346917/

Seems like Nikal are progressing with Masshouse now HST and the EPZ has been given the go ahead.

There presence seems rather large this year.

600,000 sqft of office plus 200 bed hotel and complimentary retail over 3 buildings.

Josh will probably enjoy these more.

Well the original Masshouse plan was very good, hopefully they do shock us with something and hopefully the Courts might come back to life too. The car park in front of McLaren still has part of the old Masshouse underpass still in place!

It sounds like they're sticking with the original plan, as those figures do sound very similar to the last outline proposal with the exception of the hotel, which is new to me...

Hopefully we don't lose that 104 metre tower they planned!

So possibly they will unveil a 104m tower at mipim?

And what encourages me in particular is that now Nikal own masshouse 100%, they seem to be pushing for higher quality. Ok Hive may not be to everyones taste externally, it was too late to change the design when David Mclean went bust however; there is no denying that that have upped the quality of the original plans significantly. Looking at Nikal's other proposed developments we may see a strong upturn in design and materials quality at Masshouse.

Josh, I wouldn't get your hopes up. There is a tower approved in priciple but that's not to say that they will go for that, or indeed show anything to do with future phases at MIPIM. They may just be there to push Hive, although I hope not.

Here is the original plan for Masshouse, Block M obviously doesn't look like that now, and the block in front of it won'r be happening as that's the site for the Courts now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%202/Masshouserendering.jpg

Yeah the figures don't differ to dramatically although the hotel does seem to be new which considering the HS2 isn't surprising.

Still over 3 buildings on the remainder of the site (excluding courts) justifies the notion that they will be of similar to height of what we saw outlined.

I expect it has been posted on here already, but the events schedule for MIPIM has been put online.

http://businessbirmingham.com/events/mipim-2012/mipim-events-schedule

Here is the original plan for Masshouse, Block M obviously doesn't look like that now, and the block in front of it won'r be happening as that's the site for the Courts now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%202/Masshouserendering.jpg

And here's the latest plan (best image I could find)
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d101/Erebus555/Birmingham%20Development%20List/Masshouse.png

^^ Thanks Erebus, I do remember those plans.. I think I prefer the orginial though, we'll have to see what Nikal have to say :)

Here we go, found larger images of the above, and some others..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/woodhousen/Masshouse.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/woodhousen/Masshouse1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/woodhousen/Masshouse2.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j129/van_heckler/VTP1.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/4ottspe.jpg

Just found this also, Outline for Masshouse which was approved

Application Number 2007/01816/PA
Application Type Outline
Site Address Masshouse Plot 7 (Land bounded by Dale End, Chapel Street Moor Street Queensway and Priory Queensway)
Proposal Outline planning application (all matters reserved) for the construction of a major mixed-use development of up to 70, 907sqm (gross internal area) comprising of four buildings (22-storey, 2x16-storey, 12-storey) for retail (for use classes A1, A2, A3, A5) office (use class B1) and residential (use class C3) or hotel (use class C1) plus associated landscaping and car parking (502 spaces)

Just looking at that model.

Whats the tower behind MP.

The so called "tate tower" concept?

It was a few years after the Tate Tower. We never found out what it was but there were rumours a hotel was in the works for a site behind MP.

Must have missed that one.

Ta for the response.

Seems like Nikal are progressing with Masshouse now HST and the EPZ has been given the go ahead.

There presence seems rather large this year.

600,000 sqft of office plus 200 bed hotel and complimentary retail over 3 buildings.

Josh will probably enjoy these more.

STIGGY HAS FOUND THE NEW STUFF ON THE BIRMINGHAM DEVELOPMENT THREAD. :banana:

Looks great.

can you not use the MIPIM 2012 thread please lol