Former names Colmore Plaza Owner AshbyCapital Opened February 2008 Construction started February 2006 Lifts/elevators 8 | Type Commercial Completed February 2008 Height 54 m Architecture firm Aedas | |
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Address Colmore Circus Queensway Similar Post and Mail building, The McLaren Building, Five Ways Tower, One Snow Hill Plaza, Edgbaston House | ||
The Colmore Building, formerly known as Colmore Plaza, is a 14-storey office building in the Colmore Business District area of Birmingham City Centre.
Contents
- Map of Colmore Plaza Birmingham UK
- The building
- Major tenants
- Location
- Ownership
- Enhancement programme
- References
Map of Colmore Plaza, Birmingham, UK
The building
The Colmore Building is a Grade A office building spread over 14 storeys. It can accommodate lettings of up to 104,000 sq ft across 23,000 sq ft floor plates and has a BREEAM environmental and sustainability rating of 'Excellent'.
Major tenants
Location
The Colmore Building is located in the Colmore Business District, which is Birmingham's main business area. There are around 500 companies located in the Colmore Business District, employing up to 35,000 people and occupying approximately 5.6m sq ft of office space.
Ownership
Colmore Plaza was purchased from The Carlyle Group by real estate investment advisory company, AshbyCapital LLP, for £140m in August 2015, in what was one of the largest single-asset regional deals of 2015. AshbyCapital secured an £80m loan with AgFe to fund the deal. AshbyCapital's other investments include 200 Aldersgate, a 434,005 sq ft office building in the City of London.
Enhancement programme
In January 2016, AshbyCapital announced a £3.5m enhancement programme and relaunched the building under the new name, The Colmore Building. As part of this programme, a coffee house, gym, treatment rooms and cycling facilities, including bicycle parking, changing rooms and a drying room were announced, along with an enlarged and refurbished reception area.