Sunday, November 15, 2015

Jam House produces £250,000 in rent

Jam House building on market for £3m

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Georgian property in Jewellery Quarter which houses famous Birmingham music venue has been placed up for sale by Birmingham Properties Group

The home of The Jam House has been placed on the market
The Jewellery Quarter building which houses one of Birmingham's best-known music venues has been put up for sale.
3-5 St Paul's Square, better known as home to The Jam House, has been given a £3.26 million price tag by its owner Birmingham Properties Group.
Any sale of the building will not affect the bar and music venue, the owner has stressed.
The fully let Georgian property is 13,336 sq ft across is three storeys and also includes offices and 16 parking spaces and attracts rent of £250,120 per year.
The Jam House, which was launched in 1999 with the help of former Squeeze pianist and BBC presenter Jools Holland, has 18 years to run on its lease.
John Tebbutt, managing director of Birmingham Properties Group, said the sale of the building would enable the company to reinvest in other development projects.
"We have very ambitious plans and are already involved with a number of exciting property projects across Birmingham and the wider Midlands so the sale of The Jam House will enable us to pursue other schemes," he said.
"The commercial property sector in the region is extremely buoyant and we are keen to get our plans under way."
Oliver Forster, of consultancy BNP Paribas Real Estate which is handling the sale, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to buy a piece of Birmingham history in the city's popular Jewellery Quarter.
"Not only is this a very attractive building in an old part of the city centre, it is home to a very well-established and successful live music venue and will be sold as a transfer of a business as a going concern.
"We expect interest to be high for this interesting piece of Birmingham real estate."
3-5 St Paul's Square in the 1950s
3-5 St Paul's Square in the 1950s
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Golden Square




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Located in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, Golden Square is a major part of Birmingham City Council’s Big City Plan Initiative Programme, which is transforming the city centre.
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The £1.6 million development will be made up of three distinct areas – the plaza, the orchard and the promenade – creating a high quality public square and events space, supported by a showcase retail unit and information facilities.
The square will complement the St Paul’s Square area, attract new visitors to the Jewellery Quarter, improve connectivity across the city centre and encouraging existing pedestrian flows into the area around the Big Peg and the Chamberlain Clock.
The project is managed by Us with consultants from Turner and Townsend and Capita. Balfour Beatty has been appointed as general contractor. Significant support has been received from the owner and facility manager of the Big Peg and the offices of the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District.
The scheme is funded by Us, the European Regional Development Fund and Section 106 Planning Gain monies. Work commenced on site in February 2014 and completion is expected mid-October 2014, with a launch event taking place in December 2014.
More information about Golden Square, is available on the Big City Plan Website.
You can also find regular updates on the progress of the development on the Jewellery Quarters Offical Website
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Paradise Circus




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Now we have our brand new Library of Birmingham, attention turns to the site of the old library in Paradise Circus and the opportunities the redevelopment of the site and surrounding land can bring to the City.

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Key Facts

  • The site covers 17 acres in the heart of the City Centre
  • The area includes the site of the old library and surrounding land, incorporating the Copthorn Hotel
  • Redevelopment provides the opportunity for additional 1.8 million square feet of office space
  • redevelopment will also include shops, leisure facilities, cultural and civic amenities and a new hotel
  • The site is within the City Centre Enterprise Zone


What will development bring to the city?

Paradise Circus site is located in the heart of the City Centre between Centenary Square and Victoria Square, in close proximity to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, the new Library of Birmingham, International Convention Centre and Brindley Place.
The redevelopment scheme will make a major contribution to our vision for the city and is key to delivering
  • new employment opportunities
  • new business space which is vital to the economy of the city
  • significant enhancements to the setting of the city’s historic buildings
  • major improvements to pedestrian routes, road layout and public space
  • the reinstatement of old street patterns, better linking Centenary and Victoria Squares.

The Story So Far ...

  • February 2013 - Outline planning permission was granted
  • May 2013 - Compulsory Purchase Order made to acquire the necessary land to enable comprehensive development to take place
  • November 2014 – plans announced by BCU for a new home for the Birmingham Conservatoire as a replacement for their Paradise Circus building find out more
  • December 2014 – Paradise Forum closed for the final time
  • January 2015 – Demolition of the former Central Library begins and changes to the road layout begin find out more
More detailed information can be found on www.paradisecircus.co.uk/
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New Street Station / Grand Central




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Shortcut to this page: www.birmingham.gov.uk/grandcentral
The £700 million redevelopment of New Street Station and the transformation of The Pallasades Shopping Centre into Grand Central Birmingham, was completed and opened in September 2015
Grand Central Birmingham brings a full line John Lewis store and over 60 premium retailers and quality restaurants and cafes to the city. Grand Central has been integrated with the world class New Street Station at the heart of the City’s retail offer. You can find out more here.
The development complements Birmingham’s City Centre and other major retail destinations in the city. It has created over 1000 new jobs, predominantly in retail, hospitality and customer service.
To find out more about the redevelopment of New Street Station,streetnewstart.co.uk provides progress updates and background information.

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The Mailbox




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Background

The Mailbox originally opened in December 2000, marking completion of the conversion of the former Royal Mail sorting office. This is an 80,000 square metre building, located between the elevated Suffolk Street Queensway and the Worcester and Birmingham canal. The mixed use development includes designer shops such as Harvey Nicholls and two hotels. The upper levels provide offices BBC TV and Radio studios , bars and restaurants. Three levels of apartments sit on top of the complex.

The New Mailbox
A major refurbishment of the Mailbox is underway that will transform its interior identity and improve its surroundings. Key stores remain open during the works. On completion in 2015 a new Harvey Nicholls store will open more than twice as large as the existing store. In addition to new retailers a cinema will also become part of the mix find out more.
New and improved pedestrian routes connect Birmingham Mailbox to the City Centre canals, the International Convention Centre and Brindleyplace.
There is a new public square at the entrance to The Mailbox. About the same size as Birmingham's Chamberlain Square, it is paved using natural stone, to create a welcoming environment for visitors and people living and working at The Mailbox.
For more information contact:
The Mailbox
Wharfside Street
Birmingham
B1 1XL
Telephone: 0121 632 1000
Email: info@mailboxlife.com
Website: www.mailboxlife.com
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Eastside City Park



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Shortcut to this page : www.birmingham.gov.uk/eastsidepark
Eastside City Park has now opened and is the first major, new city centre park in Birmingham for more than 130 years. The park is a key project promoted by the Big City Plan and the Eastside Masterplan.

Key Facts

  • Work began on the park in August 2011
  • We have funded the £11.75million cost of the park.
  • The park adds 2.73 hectares (6.75 acres) of green space to the city centre, extending Park Street Gardens, taking in the former car park in front of Millennium Point, through to Cardigan Street.
  • Patel Taylor are the park’s designers – selected through a competition and public consultation.
  • Land acquisition for the park was partly funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

What will Eastside City Park bring to the City Centre?

Eastside City Park was proposed in the early 2000s as a focus for the Curzon Street area of Eastside’s regeneration. Working with Advantage West Midlands (the former Regional Development Agency) we secured funding through European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) to buy and clear the land and buildings to create the park.
The park has greatly increased the amount of green space within the City Centre, providing a visitor attraction alongside the Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum. It will also include a Science Garden funded by and in association with the museum.
This will form the heart of Eastside, encouraging more people to live and work in the area. It will contribute significantly to enhancing the image of the city locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, and include water features, a range of planting, grassed and hard landscaped areas suitable for many activities and events.
See photos of the area before work started and artists impressions of the new park below.
Eastside City Park has now won a raft of local and national awards. Our most recent award submission is attached below.

The Story So Far…

  • 2001 - Eastside Development Framework (superseded by the Big City Plan) first identified the opportunity for a park in Eastside
  • 2005/6 -We held an international design competition and public consultation to choose a design for the park
  • 2006 -Patel Taylor were appointed as the designers
  • 2007 - Outline Planning consent was granted setting the principles for the park’s layout and size.
  • 2007 - The Curzon Street Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) was approved in order to assemble the site for the park and surrounding development opportunities.
  • 2008 - Funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), demolition begins on vacant buildings to make room for the park.
  • 2010 - Outline Plans were revised following the Government’s announcement of the High Speed 2 rail line.
  • 2010 - Detailed designs were approved through a Reserved Matters application (2010/00155/PA) on the 2007 Outline Planning Permission.
  • 2011 - We opened the Eastside Multi-story car park to replace the car parking in front of Millennium Point and freeing the site to become the new park.
  • 2011 - Work started on Eastside City Park in August.
  • 2012 - The park opens
  • 2013 - Park Wins National Award
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East side Birmingham regeneration



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Eastside is home to the largest physical regeneration project in Birmingham. It is transforming, revitalising and regenerating a previously neglected area of the city centre through multi-billion pound investment by a wide range of organisations and businesses.

Key Facts

  • The Big City Plan designates 170 hectares/420 acres of Eastside as an "Area of Transformation"
  • Eastside City Park is the first major new park in the city centre in 130 years
  • Millennium Point has over 1million visitors a year and is home to the Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum
  • Aston University, Birmingham City University (BCU), Ormistion Academy and Birmingham Metropolitan College create a hub of educational excellence
  • The former ticket hall of Curzon Street Station is the oldest surviving monumental railway structure in the world and is a Grade I Listed Building
  • Birmingham Science Park Aston is a 22 acre campus focussed on innovation-led knowledge based businesses
  • The Warwick Bar Conservation Area surrounds the Digbeth Branch Canal

Why are we regenerating Eastside?

We first identified the potential of Eastside in the late 1990s and have worked in partnership with public and private sector organisations to enable change and encourage investment in new businesses, job creation, cultural, leisure and educational facilities, and new residential communities.
Our planning and regeneration activity has established Eastside as Birmingham's learning and technology quarter - providing a unique focus for promoting and enabling development that provides local people with learning and employment opportunities.
The regeneration of Eastside will also allow the physical and economic growth of the business and leisure activities of the city core by integrating the quarter into the city’s successful network of public squares, spaces and streets through high quality urban design.
Proposals to develop the High Speed 2 railway, with a terminal in Eastside, will create greater opportunities for the ongoing regeneration of the quarter.

The Story So Far...

  • 1996 - Digbeth Millennium Quarter Plan (superseded by the Big City Plan) first identified the potential for change within the area.
  • 1998 - Compulsory Purchase Order approved for Millennium Point.
  • 2001 - Eastside Development Framework (superseded by the Big City Plan) established the “learning and leisure” focus for the quarter.
  • 2001 - Millennium Point was opened.
  • 2004 - Demolition of Masshouse Circus removed the “concrete collar” barrier to the physical expansion of the city core – unlocking the potential of Eastside.
  • 2005 - Construction began on the first residential phase of the Masshouse development.
  • 2006 - A joint venture was signed with Advantage West Midlands, the former regional development agency, in order to purchase and prepare land for redevelopment.
  • 2007 - A Compulsory Purchase Order was approved in order to assemble sites and deliver the land for redevelopment.
  • 2008 - Eastside Locks development gains planning consent.
  • 2010 - High Speed 2 (HS2) railway plan announced by the Government.
  • 2010 - The Big City Plan identifies Eastside as an “Area of Transformation”.
  • 2011 - The Birmingham Ormiston Academy, Masshouse Hive development and Eastside Multi-storey Car Park open.
  • 2011 - The Eastside Masterplan is launched.( no longer being pursued)
  • 2012 - Hotel La Tour opens.
  • 2013 - Birmingham City University opens the first phase of their city-centre campus, with a new building for the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
  • 2013 - The Second Phase of Birmingham City University begins on site.
  • 2014 - Curzon HS2 The Birmingham Master Plan Launches.
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