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'''Alpha Tower''' is a [[Grade II]] listed [[commercial building|office skyscraper]] in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. It was designed by the Birmingham-born architect [[George Marsh (architect)|George Marsh]]<ref name="heritage">{{National Heritage List for England |num=1420049 |desc=Alpha Tower|access-date=4 April 2015}}</ref> of [[Richard Seifert|Richard Seifert & Partners]] as the headquarters of the commercial television company [[Associated Television Network|ATV]] (Associated Television) and part of the company's production studio complex known as '''ATV Centre''', an adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built. ATV closed in 1982, after which the building became offices. | '''Alpha Tower''' is a [[Grade II]] listed [[commercial building|office skyscraper]] in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. It was designed by the Birmingham-born architect [[George Marsh (architect)|George Marsh]]<ref name="heritage">{{National Heritage List for England |num=1420049 |desc=Alpha Tower|access-date=4 April 2015}}</ref> of [[Richard Seifert|Richard Seifert & Partners]] as the headquarters of the commercial television company [[Associated Television Network|ATV]] (Associated Television) and part of the company's production studio complex known as '''ATV Centre''', an adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built. ATV closed in 1982, after which the building became offices. | ||
At {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}}, as of 2023 it is the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham|eighth-tallest building]] in Birmingham, and became the second-tallest office building in Birmingham after [[103 Colmore Row]] ({{convert|108|m|abbr=on}}) was topped out in 2020. | At {{convert|100|m|abbr=on}}, as of 2023 it is the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham|eighth-tallest building]] in Birmingham, and became the second-tallest office building in Birmingham after [[103 Colmore Row]] ({{convert|108|m|abbr=on}}) was topped out in 2020. | ||
==Building and architecture== | ==Building and architecture== | ||
It is a Grade A [[Listed building#Locally listed buildings|locally listed]] building. It was nominated for [[listed building|listed building status]] by the [[Twentieth Century Society]] in 2002, although the owners applied for a [[Certificate of Immunity from Listing]]. However, [[English Heritage]] added Alpha Tower to [[ | It is a Grade A [[Listed building#Locally listed buildings|locally listed]] building. It was nominated for [[listed building|listed building status]] by the [[Twentieth Century Society]] in 2002, although the owners applied for a [[Certificate of Immunity from Listing]]. However, [[English Heritage]] added Alpha Tower to the [[National Heritage List for England]] on 31 July 2014.<ref name="Post listed">{{Cite news |url = http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-handed-listed-status-7617072 | title = Alpha Tower handed listed status | first = Neil | last = Elkes | date = 15 August 2014 | work = [[Birmingham Post]] | publisher = Trinity Mirror Midlands | access-date = 28 January 2015 }}</ref> | ||
According to English Heritage:<ref name="heritage"/> | According to English Heritage:<ref name="heritage"/> | ||
{{ | {{Blockquote|The building is one of the most aesthetically successful office buildings in Birmingham with a shaped outline and careful detailing giving it a dynamic forcefulness. Its design successfully combined several ideas into a powerful and elegant building which soon became, and has continued to be, one of the most popular landmarks of the rebuilding of Birmingham city centre in the mid 20th century.}} | ||
==Ownership== | ==Ownership== | ||
In the early 1990s the building was owned by Ellerman Investments - in turn owned by the Barclay Brothers. | In the early 1990s the building was owned by Ellerman Investments - in turn owned by the Barclay Brothers. | ||
Arena Central Developments sold the building to Catalyst's European Property Fund in 2008 for £42.5 million. [[Birmingham City Council]] left tenancy in 2010 leaving the building 77% void. [[Nationwide Building Society]] put the building into receivership in 2012 and put it on the market for £10.25 million in 2013.<ref name="pmsa8">{{cite news | url = http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-sale-quarter-2008-6285687 | title = Birmingham's Alpha Tower on sale for quarter of 2008 price | first = Graeme | last = Brown | date = 8 November 2013 | access-date = 8 November 2013 | work = Birmingham Post | publisher = Trinity Mirror Midlands }}</ref> | Arena Central Developments sold the building to Catalyst's European Property Fund in 2008 for £42.5 million. [[Birmingham City Council]] left tenancy in 2010 leaving the building 77% void. [[Nationwide Building Society]] put the building into receivership in 2012 and put it on the market for £10.25 million in 2013.<ref name="pmsa8">{{cite news | url = http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-sale-quarter-2008-6285687 | title = Birmingham's Alpha Tower on sale for quarter of 2008 price | first = Graeme | last = Brown | date = 8 November 2013 | access-date = 8 November 2013 | work = Birmingham Post | publisher = Trinity Mirror Midlands }}</ref> | ||
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==Occupancy== | ==Occupancy== | ||
[[Birmingham City Council]] took a large tenancy of the building{{when | [[Birmingham City Council]] took a large tenancy of the building{{when|date=February 2023}} until they vacated in 2010.<ref name="pmsa8"/> | ||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{Commons category | {{Commons category}} | ||
*[http://www.birminghamuk.com/alphatower.htm BirminghamUK.com] | * [http://www.birminghamuk.com/alphatower.htm BirminghamUK.com] | ||
*[http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=154 Skyscrapernews.com's entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204044418/http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=154 |date=4 February 2012 }} | * [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=154 Skyscrapernews.com's entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204044418/http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=154 |date=4 February 2012 }} | ||
*{{SkyscraperPage|6251}} | * {{SkyscraperPage|6251}} | ||
*{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110779 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306082048/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110779 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 March 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 110779 |work=[[Emporis]]}} | * {{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110779 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306082048/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110779 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 March 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 110779 |work=[[Emporis]]}} | ||
{{BirminghamBuildings}} | {{BirminghamBuildings}} | ||
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[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham]] | [[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Birmingham]] | ||
[[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in England]] | [[Category:Skyscraper office buildings in England]] | ||
{{WestMidlands-struct-stub}} | {{WestMidlands-struct-stub}} | ||
{{UK-listed-building-stub}} | {{UK-listed-building-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 28 June 2025
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Alpha Tower is a Grade II listed office skyscraper in Birmingham, England. It was designed by the Birmingham-born architect George Marsh[1] of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television company ATV (Associated Television) and part of the company's production studio complex known as ATV Centre, an adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built. ATV closed in 1982, after which the building became offices.
At Template:Convert, as of 2023 it is the eighth-tallest building in Birmingham, and became the second-tallest office building in Birmingham after 103 Colmore Row (Template:Convert) was topped out in 2020.
Building and architecture
It is a Grade A locally listed building. It was nominated for listed building status by the Twentieth Century Society in 2002, although the owners applied for a Certificate of Immunity from Listing. However, English Heritage added Alpha Tower to the National Heritage List for England on 31 July 2014.[2]
According to English Heritage:[1]
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The building is one of the most aesthetically successful office buildings in Birmingham with a shaped outline and careful detailing giving it a dynamic forcefulness. Its design successfully combined several ideas into a powerful and elegant building which soon became, and has continued to be, one of the most popular landmarks of the rebuilding of Birmingham city centre in the mid 20th century.
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Ownership
In the early 1990s the building was owned by Ellerman Investments - in turn owned by the Barclay Brothers.
Arena Central Developments sold the building to Catalyst's European Property Fund in 2008 for £42.5 million. Birmingham City Council left tenancy in 2010 leaving the building 77% void. Nationwide Building Society put the building into receivership in 2012 and put it on the market for £10.25 million in 2013.[3]
The building was bought for £14million in February 2014 by Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group who were set to invest £9 million in a refurbishment of the building.[4] In September 2023, The Business Desk reported that the refurbishment had been completed at the cost of £16.6 million.[5]
Occupancy
Birmingham City Council took a large tenancy of the buildingTemplate:When until they vacated in 2010.[3]
In popular culture
The tower featured in the Cliff Richard film Take Me High (1973) for both exterior and interior shots.[4][6]
References
External links
- BirminghamUK.com
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