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Myster E · January 13th, 2012, 01:00 AM

Hypothetically/hopefully if Waitrose were to acquire the site, this could make this side of Broad St more upmarket and would most likely target the Gym and Office crowd round the area. It's an improvement and I do like, but we'll definitely need a clearer impression.

PSS1980 · January 13th, 2012, 01:05 AM

Burning question - will this and the new converted Hampton by hilton also being done on broad st...alomng with HS2 announcement trigger movement on Regal or BST ??....

Erebus555 · January 13th, 2012, 01:41 AM

Maybe, maybe not. It's impossible to tell when there are so many other factors affecting whether they can get going or not.

Ecological · January 13th, 2012, 10:16 AM

So the refurbishment of the tower has been given the go ahead e.g the hotel.

we will then see a planning application within the next couple of months for the retail and conference facility.

Pretty straightforward.

Looks great by the way.

Going to be spoilt for choice in hotels in this city. long over due if you ask me.

Have we ever seen such a boom in the leisure sector?

***woodhousen*** · January 13th, 2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PSS1980

Burning question - will this and the new converted Hampton by hilton also being done on broad st...alomng with HS2 announcement trigger movement on Regal or BST ??....

remember both regal and broad street tower have hotels as part of their plans... but dont have tenants.... this could be good as it increases footful and demand, but this is yet another hotel operator which regal/broad street tower can no longer attract!!

PSS1980 · January 13th, 2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by woodhousen

remember both regal and broad street tower have hotels as part of their plans... but dont have tenants.... this could be good as it increases footful and demand, but this is yet another hotel operator which regal/broad street tower can no longer attract!!

Hi Woodhousen...

Yes guess you are cirrect but with Hilton, Intercontinental and many others looking at Brum maybe there is hope, I wonder if Westin are still looking at Brum after Snow hill phase 3 or 4 which ever it was never materialised ?.....

brumwill · January 13th, 2012, 09:15 PM

Would now be a good time to mention that the Broad Street Tower site looks to be up for sale? There are signs attached to the hoarding facing Broad Street asking for interested parties to get in contact.

***woodhousen*** · January 15th, 2012, 11:52 PM

haha really? i suppose thats hardly surprising!!!

Typhoon2000 · January 16th, 2012, 04:48 AM

It'd be great if BCC took the opportunity to run a new filter lane down here connecting Broad Street to the Middleway to perhaps alleviate some of the traffic problems around here.

-Stiggy- · January 16th, 2012, 02:06 PM

Interesting about the BST site, would be perfect for the likes of Birmingham Development Company.

Can't find the specific thread unfortunately.

Bachy Soletanche · January 18th, 2012, 09:30 PM

I was on the top floor of this today.

No pictures, or interesting stories. Other than the building is empty apart from the shops.

sefton66 · January 18th, 2012, 09:53 PM

This has got me thinking, Would it be possible to have a rooftop restaurant/bar added to the Rotunda? Unlikely considering we cant get the crown finished but would be a great idea and surely a money maker

djay · January 18th, 2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by sefton66

This has got me thinking, Would it be possible to have a rooftop restaurant/bar added to the Rotunda? Unlikely considering we cant get the crown finished but would be a great idea and surely a money maker

Im sure originally the top floor was a restaurant/bar.

Spread · January 19th, 2012, 10:16 AM

I can't recall exactly but I think it has been posted on here in detail previously, I think it was originally proposed to be a revolving restaurant but that was never actually built? I'm pretty sure it has never actually been a restaurant and that Urban Splash explored that option but decided against it.

markmcd1976 · January 19th, 2012, 01:31 PM

Urban Myth alert, but the reason why the Rotunda never got the revolving restaurant was that when it was built it shifted very slightly so that it wasn't dead flat at the top. Therefore a revolving floor wouldn't work.

No idea if that is actually true. Although I wonder if the bank vaults are still in there as they were built above the Lloyds banking hall and would be hard to shift.

Typhoon2000 · January 20th, 2012, 03:51 AM

don't the old strongrooms form part of the foundation of the building though?... It's a very robust tower as far as I've heard.

markmcd1976 · January 20th, 2012, 11:22 AM

Nah they are actually above the old bank (i used to work there). They must be still there.

Also, when the bomb went off in the pub below they were worried about it being un-safe, but it more than withstood the affects of the blast.

feltip · January 20th, 2012, 08:14 PM

Not meaning to keep off topic but from when I went with a friend to look at the duplex apartments in the rotunda just by the terrace I'm almost certain they were the former banking vaults as they said about the work involved and the reason for the duplexes being to do with the structural peculiarities of the former vaults in sense of well built concrete etc.

sefton66 · January 20th, 2012, 08:44 PM

thought id post this as we dont have too many good images of the scheme on here

Typhoon2000 · January 21st, 2012, 01:52 AM

that looks incredibly intersting and really tidy too.. Good stuff.. Hopefully they'll use some quality materials and get rid of the BOGOF windows...

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January 15th, 2012, 11:52 PM	#68
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January 16th, 2012, 04:48 AM	#69
Typhoon2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham/Coventry Posts: 2,702 Likes (Received): 26	It'd be great if BCC took the opportunity to run a new filter lane down here connecting Broad Street to the Middleway to perhaps alleviate some of the traffic problems around here. __________________ Call yourself an Architect?.. Listen, take my advice.. A building can ONLY come to life when there is life *around* it - not just in it.. think about it.... This is Birmingham... FORWARD!!!

January 18th, 2012, 09:30 PM	#71
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,239 Likes (Received): 229	I was on the top floor of this today. No pictures, or interesting stories. Other than the building is empty apart from the shops. __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

January 20th, 2012, 03:51 AM	#76
Typhoon2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham/Coventry Posts: 2,702 Likes (Received): 26	don't the old strongrooms form part of the foundation of the building though?... It's a very robust tower as far as I've heard. __________________ Call yourself an Architect?.. Listen, take my advice.. A building can ONLY come to life when there is life *around* it - not just in it.. think about it.... This is Birmingham... FORWARD!!!

January 13th, 2012, 01:00 AM	#61
Myster E Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,284 Likes (Received): 5	Hypothetically/hopefully if Waitrose were to acquire the site, this could make this side of Broad St more upmarket and would most likely target the Gym and Office crowd round the area. It's an improvement and I do like, but we'll definitely need a clearer impression.

January 13th, 2012, 01:05 AM	#62
PSS1980 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: BIRMINGHAM Posts: 486 Likes (Received): 9	Burning question - will this and the new converted Hampton by hilton also being done on broad st...alomng with HS2 announcement trigger movement on Regal or BST ??....

January 13th, 2012, 10:16 AM	#64
Ecological BANNED Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,519 Likes (Received): 9	So the refurbishment of the tower has been given the go ahead e.g the hotel. we will then see a planning application within the next couple of months for the retail and conference facility. Pretty straightforward. Looks great by the way. Going to be spoilt for choice in hotels in this city. long over due if you ask me. Have we ever seen such a boom in the leisure sector?

January 13th, 2012, 09:15 PM	#67
brumwill Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 152 Likes (Received): 1	Would now be a good time to mention that the Broad Street Tower site looks to be up for sale? There are signs attached to the hoarding facing Broad Street asking for interested parties to get in contact.

January 16th, 2012, 02:06 PM	#70
-Stiggy- Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nottingham/Birmingham Posts: 447 Likes (Received): 0	Interesting about the BST site, would be perfect for the likes of Birmingham Development Company. Can't find the specific thread unfortunately.

January 18th, 2012, 09:53 PM	#72
sefton66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,624 Likes (Received): 82	This has got me thinking, Would it be possible to have a rooftop restaurant/bar added to the Rotunda? Unlikely considering we cant get the crown finished but would be a great idea and surely a money maker

January 19th, 2012, 10:16 AM	#74
Spread Brummie & Proud Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,662 Likes (Received): 34	I can't recall exactly but I think it has been posted on here in detail previously, I think it was originally proposed to be a revolving restaurant but that was never actually built? I'm pretty sure it has never actually been a restaurant and that Urban Splash explored that option but decided against it.

January 19th, 2012, 01:31 PM	#75
markmcd1976 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,407 Likes (Received): 5	Urban Myth alert, but the reason why the Rotunda never got the revolving restaurant was that when it was built it shifted very slightly so that it wasn't dead flat at the top. Therefore a revolving floor wouldn't work. No idea if that is actually true. Although I wonder if the bank vaults are still in there as they were built above the Lloyds banking hall and would be hard to shift.

January 20th, 2012, 11:22 AM	#77
markmcd1976 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,407 Likes (Received): 5	Nah they are actually above the old bank (i used to work there). They must be still there. Also, when the bomb went off in the pub below they were worried about it being un-safe, but it more than withstood the affects of the blast.

January 20th, 2012, 08:14 PM	#78
feltip Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Balsall Heath :Birmingham Posts: 11,629 Likes (Received): 63	Not meaning to keep off topic but from when I went with a friend to look at the duplex apartments in the rotunda just by the terrace I'm almost certain they were the former banking vaults as they said about the work involved and the reason for the duplexes being to do with the structural peculiarities of the former vaults in sense of well built concrete etc. __________________ Regeneration - Changing Places and Transforming Lives. \|Birmingham Central Blog \| Feltip Flickr \| Twitter GREATER BIRMINGHAM

January 20th, 2012, 08:44 PM	#79
sefton66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,624 Likes (Received): 82	thought id post this as we dont have too many good images of the scheme on here

January 21st, 2012, 01:52 AM	#80
Typhoon2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham/Coventry Posts: 2,702 Likes (Received): 26	that looks incredibly intersting and really tidy too.. Good stuff.. Hopefully they'll use some quality materials and get rid of the BOGOF windows... __________________ Call yourself an Architect?.. Listen, take my advice.. A building can ONLY come to life when there is life *around* it - not just in it.. think about it.... This is Birmingham... FORWARD!!!

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