New student tower planned near Birmingham Wholesale Markets
A city centre surface car park close to the Bullring and Wholesale Markets could be the latest Birmingham site to house student accommodation.
The car park, on the corner of Pershore Street and Upper Dean Street, was due to house two hotels and commercial space five years ago but the entire project never came to fruition and only a Travelodge was developed.
New plans have now been lodged with Birmingham City Council to build 323 self-contained studio apartments with associated communal facilities and 7,530 sq ft of commercial space across five units which could house shops, office accommodation, restaurants or bars …