Thought I'd start a thread about the Postbox development adjacent to the Mailbox. Looks a very substantial development judging by the renders and flythrough on the site www.postboxapartments.com.

http://www.postboxapartments.com/images/development/blockcfromcommst2.jpg

Also nice render of an aerial view showing its a considerable size.
http://www.postboxapartments.com/aerial_new.jpg

Won that look dense when everythings built.

Thanks - I was about to say after recent busy days todays been a bit dull but its nice to see some new pictures. :cheers:

I keep forgeting to take photos of this one when i pop into Brum, it'll be built by the time I remember......someone remind me next time.

Does anyone have any information on the adjacent site? Work appears to have started but I have not seen any visuals, hopefully it will be better than Postbox.

Isnt this well into constuction?
Still interesting though!

Does anyone have any information on the adjacent site? Work appears to have started but I have not seen any visuals, hopefully it will be better than Postbox.

I noticed while walking passed this site the other day that there is actaully some activity going on. I'm not that well up on construction, but it seemed like the land was being prepared for foundations.

There's a nice flythrough on their website http://www.postboxapartments.com

Its a bit too lowrise for my liking, the way they started off development when we didn't have renders, it looking it was going to be really tall. The apparent work on the adjacent site sounds interesting though.

I agree. Too short and too boxy... reminds me of a little fat kid.

I agree. Too short and too boxy... reminds me of a little fat kid.

Oi, :cry: :eat:

i accept that this aint v tall but even if it was tall, it wouldnt effect the skyline much. its too out of the way to add to any view lines and also nowehere near any major roads or gateway locations!

It's nowt to do with the skyline - just a bit disappointing to see three or four storey buildings going up in the city centre.

There's work on this site next to the postbox. Not sure if it'sa seconf phase or another development:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Blunther/Img0096.jpg

And here's the postbox. Quite a big building. Bit of a groundscraper. It's gone up quick though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Blunther/Img0097.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/Blunther/Img0098.jpg

Thanks for those.

Work is progressing on the site next door. The gap between the older building and the postbox shown on Blunthers first pic has been filled in with a steel frame. Sorry about the quality of the pic, i just snapped it with my camera phone on the way past.

Does anyone have any idea what is being built here.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/jolon01/DSC00180.jpg

Good picture for a phone.

I ain't a clue what's going here. It'd be nice if it was a bit better than the Postbox, but I somehow doubt it...

I like the POstbox

Not bad, but nowhere near as good as the Mailbox.

I like the POstbox

:jippo:

It's harmless enough. I wouldn't mind it if it were somewhere out of the way like Park Central. But next to the Mailbox... that bit could've been really good. Instead of a groundscraper covering about 500 square miles, they should've made a few streets, with a couple of different styles of apartments, with a bit of classy retail on the ground floor, and maybe a few nice pubs, with a central grassy public space with a nice statue of a horse or something...

Isnt that thing being built the other flats/retail or restaurant thing using the old school that was located around there. They were converting some old buildings and mixing them with new buildings. Not sure if its there or somewhere close by.

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It's harmless enough. I wouldn't mind it if it were somewhere out of the way like Park Central. But next to the Mailbox... that bit could've been really good. Instead of a groundscraper covering about 500 square miles, they should've made a few streets, with a couple of different styles of apartments, with a bit of classy retail on the ground floor, and maybe a few nice pubs, with a central grassy public space with a nice statue of a horse or something...

500 square miles is that? :dunno: God, the council could of at least put some homeless sheltered accomodation in it to make it a bit bigger. Ohwell guess this bastard will just have to do.

Connected to the area I believe the development along side the mailbox and Postbox on commercial st is this one http://jglandandestates.co.uk/projects_4.htm

little pic on doesn't show much but still here goes
http://jglandandestates.co.uk/images/commercialstreet_lg.jpg

And also they are doing the Typhoo Wharf development which is a Glenn Howells tower.

Connected to the area I believe the development along side the mailbox and Postbox on commercial st is this one http://jglandandestates.co.uk/projects_4.htm

little pic on doesn't show much but still here goes
http://jglandandestates.co.uk/images/commercialstreet_lg.jpg

And also they are doing the Typhoo Wharf development which is a Glenn Howells tower.

Good find, I am looking forward to Typhoo Wharf but i think the buildings surrounding the tower are shit, to put it bluntly.

http://jglandandestates.co.uk/images/typhoo_lg.jpg

Yeah they look like renovations of the existing buildings, and the tower needs to be taller, but the position is nice like its on a its own island.

:jippo:

It's harmless enough. I wouldn't mind it if it were somewhere out of the way like Park Central. But next to the Mailbox... that bit could've been really good. Instead of a groundscraper covering about 500 square miles, they should've made a few streets, with a couple of different styles of apartments, with a bit of classy retail on the ground floor, and maybe a few nice pubs, with a central
grassy public space with a nice statue of a horse or something...


its disaapoitningly low rise but I htink the quality of the finish is excellent and contrary to what you sayign th eurbn design oof it look good- the street through the middle, steps ect will work i think. Weve yet to find out what retial/lesiure will be incoprated there may be bars thoguh theyd struggle to comepte with ht emailbox

Gallagher's (JG) are not normally in the business of actually building their schemes out, instead they tend get them through planning and then sell them on. Postbox II & Typhoo are both therefore likely to be built by others. I suspect that Cala/Earthquake will do Postbox II. I would like to think someone like Urban Splash would do Typhoo but I suspect they do their own planning etc and therefore wouldn't want to pay JGs profit margin.

Gallagher's (JG) are not normally in the business of actually building their schemes out, instead they tend get them through planning and then sell them on. Postbox II & Typhoo are both therefore likely to be built by others. I suspect that Cala/Earthquake will do Postbox II. I would like to think someone like Urban Splash would do Typhoo but I suspect they do their own planning etc and therefore wouldn't want to pay JGs profit margin.

Typhoo's fate still rests on the outcome of the high court judgement on Curzon Gateway - part of the site is inside MacDermid's COMAH consultation zone.

I wouldn't read too much into these old visuals. I was in the Glenn Howells office a couple of weeks back and in their meeting room they have 3 or 4 models. One looked like what I assumed to be the tower section of Typhoo wharf. If it is, from what I recall it was elliptical, with bar restaurant space at the bottom and cantilevers over the wharf. It was much more refined than these early renderings but guess we'll have to wait and see.

BTW the view of the skyline from their office is incredible, and must be one of the best seats in the house. They are based at the top of the block with the mooch furniture shop at street level. lovely office.

Havn't had any pics of this for a while. It's looking good but i'm not sure on the blue bits. I think they look a little out of place but I'll wait till it's finished before I rip into it :)

http://tinypic.com/awt5eb.jpg

http://tinypic.com/awt72t.jpg

http://tinypic.com/awt75l.jpg

Its got a bit of a Scandinavian look to it with the wood, not bad

It looks very, very continental - I like

Whats wrong with Birmignahm at the moment, we dont half like our balconies :hahaha: Are we the only city in the UK that can get away with architecture like this? I went to thessolonaki in Greece not long ago and the amount of Buildings with balconies just gave that feel of a community. Brum to me feels like a real community, unlike any other city I've been to in the UK. apart form those wee villages in London which also offer that.

Also Brum in the sun, just looks splendid - I have to agree, living in a Modern city sure has its plus sides.

There's more big stuff going on at the Post Box

http://tinypic.com/dz8kft.jpg

http://tinypic.com/dz8ksy.jpg

http://tinypic.com/dz8kqq.jpg

It can go on this thread for the moment as it's nearby. As you can see the Bingo has Bing gone. see what I did there. another huge site

i believe that there is a sign up now for "SKYLINE - by Kingsoak"

Can't wait to see things happen around St Thomas's church and gardens, would love to see nice offices, apartments and shops around the gardens.

well theres an entire framework somewhere that was posted up here!!!!

I'm really glad to see that the Bombed out church, St Thomas? is getting the surrounding it deservers, it was always so out of the way..

I take it the Hall of Memories is still there?

The Hall of Memories is in Centenary Square Stephen - it's the Peace Gardens at St Thomas's

Good find, I am looking forward to Typhoo Wharf but i think the buildings surrounding the tower are shit, to put it bluntly.

http://jglandandestates.co.uk/images/typhoo_lg.jpg

HOW COULD YOU BC???

The buildings surrounding the tower are THE Typhoo Wharf - the blending towers and warehouse buildings (and listed I think, or at least part of the conservation area).

It will look better when done anyhows :)

No it's not, they moved it to the Peace Garden didn't they? When they built the convention Hall. AT least I think I saw it in the Peace Gardens, it was a while ago, thinking about it.

nope im orry, im with BIO, the hall of memories is in centenary sq and right infront of baskerville house.......

If I remember rightly they moved the peace gardens when the built the convention centre. Was a long time ago though...

Oops! Not the HALL of Memories, I meant the collanade thingy:

http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/heritage/images/collonade.jpg

Which is what, the Wall of Memories? loads of Wedding Pictures taken there from when it was near the Registry office.

A mauseleum for the War Dead, and a place where married couples have their first row, it's a easy mistake to make, getting them confused.

Especially if you're thick like me.

Oops! Not the HALL of Memories, I meant the collanade thingy:

http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/heritage/images/collonade.jpg

Which is what, the Wall of Memories? loads of Wedding Pictures taken there from when it was near the Registry office.

A mauseleum for the War Dead, and a place where married couples have their first row, it's a easy mistake to make, getting them confused.

:rofl:

I understand now :)

Doesn't the skyline look funny without HCT and the grotty old Sentinals?

Oh - have you seen (what I think) is the new Register Office opposite the CBSO centre? It is wonderful - very blocky and lots of render, glass etc and some really dark oak/mahogany panelling externally. I think it's my new favourite building in Brum (for a while anyway).

Will post pics soon :)

I think when I saw what I thought was going to be the Registry office it was a big Brick Victorian Industrial thingy, rather nice canal side view?

I do remember going past the (old) Registry office on the bus and it had a load of Bikers on one side and a Traditional Indian Wedding reception on the other, only in B'ham etc etc.

isn't that the charles church holliday wharf development bio????

the one thing i hated about now they have moved it to the peace gardens is that now its full of f*cking tramps.... every time ive been through theres its been full of boozing twats and tramps ....sorry not v PC i know.......lets just hope the influence of the new apartments round theres see's and end to all this!

Yeah, they'll shift the layabouts once the areas done (well they'll probably move themselves with all the Yuppies knocking around...

I THINK the Register Office is next door to the Charles Church development - right opposite the CBSO Centre. Even if it's not the Resister Office (which may be in Holliday Wharf thinking about it) I still love the building. 2 of my fave buildings next to each other - the CBSO Centre and this new one :)

So what are they doing around St Thomases anyway? Maybe they're making a Sheltered housing centre for street drinkers?

That is the new registry office. I dotn like it particualry nor do i think Holliday Wharf is as good as it should be. The postbox is class though especially now they've opened up the steps.

The postbox is class.

I agree, the area behind the mailbox is a bit shabby for my liking. So its just what that area needed.

Hi
Postbox looks pretty good it is an addition to urbanising the areas of Birmingham that are plain crap and not urbanised.
Does anyone know where the Typhoo Wharf Tower will be be built and is it gonna get built???

On the site of the old Typhoo factory?

Ha ha ha ha , silly me

*frowns*

Where's that

Where's that
Just here (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=408000.309650724&Y=286750.528007722&width=700&height=400&gride=407889.309650724&gridn=286860.528007722&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=25000)

Ah cool so it is in EastSide, that i'll be bloody great. How tall? I quite like it now, with Masshouse, and MBC the Libary, ThinkTank wahooooo I like EastSide now

People have mentioned PostBox2 what where why, how, and oohh yeah any renders. Would it be development next to PostBox1 and nearer to MailBox, I hope so an most definately taller

People have mentioned PostBox2 what where why, how, and oohh yeah any renders. Would it be development next to PostBox1 and nearer to MailBox, I hope so an most definately taller

That's the first i've heard of a Postbox 2. Are you sure you don't mean Orion 2, or the second phase of the Mailbox?

No they have said PostBox 2, MailBox expansion is Cube and Orion two well is what is Orion2

There are no details but Postbox II is now under construction. As the contractor is the same as phase I, I assume that the client is either Cala or Earthquake. The JG Land website has a visual but it is a courtyard shot so no real clues as to what this new phase will look like, but it seems more Glenn Howells than phase I. I know from the press that it incorporates the listed building facing onto Commercial Street. That's about it I'm afraid

The website is:
http://jglandandestates.co.uk/home.htm
It has a visual of Typhoo as well.

Sweet nice find that is very beautiful

walking around the Postbox , it looks a nice looking development.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/Derekksharmen/Picture014.jpg

it does, a real improvement on the street scape

walking around the Postbox , it looks a nice looking development.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/Derekksharmen/Picture014.jpg

Had a long walk round brum today and came into the mailbox off bath row and was surprised to see this almost complete (dunno why i was surprised) and looking pretty good.

I wasn't really liking this before when i saw it underconstruction but actually it looks quite nice + you can walk through the development very easily, it has a well designed pedestrian throughfare in the middle & if the site opposit is developed then it could actually go somewhere too...

I was in this part of town too with my camera. I was quite impressed with these low rise apartments, these are The Postbox development I've photographed? I'm crap with me names!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%203/Bham4th11200690.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%203/Bham4th11200691.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%203/Bham4th11200692.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%203/Bham4th11200693.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%203/Bham4th11200694.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Construction%203/Bham4th11200695.jpg

Wood panelling looks great. It seems smileyface has been out on the prowl in Bham today then. Thanks!