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Alpha Tower
Alpha Tower
	Alpha Tower from Centenary Square
General information
Type	Commercial
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°28′43″N 1°54′23″W / 52.47861°N 1.90639°W
Construction started	1969
Completed	1973
Owner	Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group
Height	100 metres (328 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	28
Floor area	196,105 sq ft; 7,076 sq ft (Floor Plate);
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George Marsh
Architecture firm	Richard Seifert & Partners
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	31 July 2014
Reference no.	1420049

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Alpha Tower is a Grade II listed office building in Birmingham, England. It was designed by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television company ATV and part of the companies' 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. Birmingham City Council took a large tenancy of the building until they vacated in 2010. It is the third tallest building in Birmingham.

Alpha Tower at night from the Library of Birmingham

It is a landmark and 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. On 31 July 2014 the building was listed at Grade II by English Heritage.

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 on 2013.^[1]

The building was bought for £14 million in February 2014 by Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group who are set to invest £9 million in a refurbishment of the building.<ref name=pmsa89>{{Citation | url = http://w31 July 2014 the building was listed at Grade II by English Heritage.

The tower featured in the Cliff Richard film Take Me High (1973) for both exterior and interior shots.

References

^ Birmingham's Alpha Tower on sale for quarter of 2008 price, Birmingham Post, 2013-11-08, retrieved 8 November 2013

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[pmsa8-1] Birmingham's Alpha Tower on sale for quarter of 2008 price, Birmingham Post, 2013-11-08, retrieved 8 November 2013

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-'''Alpha Tower''' is an [[commercial building|office building]] in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. It was designed by George Marsh of [[Richard Seifert|Richard Seifert & Partners]] as the headquarters of the commercial television company [[Associated Television Network|ATV]] and part of the companies' 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. [[Birmingham City Council]] took a large tenancy of the building until they vacated in 2010. It is the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham|third tallest building]] in Birmingham.
+'''Alpha Tower''' is a [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] [[commercial building|office building]] in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. It was designed by George Marsh of [[Richard Seifert|Richard Seifert & Partners]] as the headquarters of the commercial television company [[Associated Television Network|ATV]] and part of the companies' 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. [[Birmingham City Council]] took a large tenancy of the building until they vacated in 2010. It is the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham|third tallest building]] in Birmingham.
 [[image:Alphatowerfromlibrary.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Alpha Tower at night from the [[Library of Birmingham]]]]
-It is a [[landmark]] and 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]].
+It is a [[landmark]] and 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]]. On 31 July 2014 the building was listed at Grade II by [[English Heritage]].
 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 on 2013.<ref name=pmsa8>{{Citation | 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|date=2013-11-08| accessdate = 8 November 2013| publisher = Birmingham Post}}</ref>
-The building was bought for £14 million in February 2014 by Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group who are set to invest £9 million in a refurbishment of the building.<ref name=pmsa89>{{Citation | url = http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/commercial-property/alpha-tower-set-investment-after-6750628 | title = Alpha Tower set for investment after £14m sale|date=2014-02-27| accessdate = 4 March 2014| publisher = Birmingham Post}}</ref>
+The building was bought for £14 million in February 2014 by Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group who are set to invest £9 million in a refurbishment of the building.<ref name=pmsa89>{{Citation | url = http://w31 July 2014 the building was listed at Grade II by [[English Heritage]].
 The tower featured in the [[Cliff Richard]] film ''[[Take Me High]]'' (1973) for both exterior and interior shots.

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