V Building
in Birmingham, United KingdomCategory: Attraction
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The V Building (formerly known as Arena Central Tower) was a proposed 51 storey residential skyscraper that had been approved for construction on Broad Street on the Westside of the city centre of Birmingham, United Kingdom, as part of the larger Arena Central development scheme on the former ATV / Central Television Studios which were closed in 1997. The entire development site covered an area of 7.6 acres (31,000 m2). On completion the development would have set to include offices, shops, restaurants, cafes, leisure/entertainment, fitness centre and hotel. It was to have been located next to Alpha Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Birmingham, on what is currently a multi-level underground car park. The total cost of the entire scheme was expected to be £400 million and of the tower, £150 million.
The estimated date of completion was 2009. However, due to setbacks this was deemed unlikely and a later date of 2013 was presented by the developers and architects. In 2009, the developers received a 5-year extension to planning permission; the council turned down a 10-year extension in the hope that work would begin before 2015.The proposed scheme was cancelled during 2014 and alternative plans for the plans, which do not include a tall tower, were approved by Birmingham City Council.
