The McLaren Building

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McLaren Building
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Architectural style Modern
Address 46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR
Country  England
Coordinates 52°28′55.46″N 1°53′32.31″W / 52.4820722°N 1.8923083°W / 52.4820722; -1.8923083Coordinates: 52°28′55.46″N 1°53′32.31″W / 52.4820722°N 1.8923083°W / 52.4820722; -1.8923083
Completed 1972
Height
Height 69m (225ft)
Top floor 20
Technical details
Floor count 21
Floor area 115,000 sq ft
Elevator count 4
Design and construction
Owner Bruntwood
Architecture firm Philip Bonham Associates

The McLaren Building is a 69 metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham 4, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a retro thin brown office building. Current tenants include itslearning UK, Levenes Solicitors, Scott Wilson, URS Corporation, UNISON and Birmingham City Council's Eastside development team. The building is owned by property company Bruntwood who purchased it from the Birmingham Alliance in 2008. [1]

It is situated on the edge of two massive redevelopment sites and buildings of a similar proportion to The McLaren Building are being constructed: Masshouse and Martineau Galleries. The entrance is on Priory Queensway, and near the junction with Moor Street Queensway. During 2009 the building was renovated with it exterior glazing given a fresh look.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bruntwood buy McLaren building, Bruntwood, 2008-03-05, http://www.bruntwood.co.uk/news/birmingham/65/, retrieved 14 July 2011 

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