A large, prominent redevelopment site extending to 1.211 acres.
The site is situated in the Gun Quarter area of Birmingham City Centre in close proximity to the city core and Colmore Business District.
The site is situated on the corner of Princip Street and New Town Row. Elements of the buildings on site have been demolished.
Historically, the site was residential terraced housing, which were then mostly demolished by the 1950s and replaced by factory buildings and warehouses that exist today.
The surrounding area has a range of building uses as a result of regeneration taking place in the area, though historically was primarily industrial in nature with workshops and factories. The site occupies a prime location, being very close to two of Birmingham's universities and within less than a 10-minute walk to Snow Hill railway station, the city core and Colmore Business District.
Immediately surrounding the site, there is considerable residential led development and regeneration including Lancaster Wharf directly opposite the site which is nearing PC (a scheme by Affinity Living), directly adjacent to the site a scheme of 26 apartments is being delivered and slightly further down Princip Street, on the corner of Loveday Street a scheme called Paper Yard by Hatchbury developments for 77 apartments, is due to start on-site imminently.
More historically, along Princip Street, Berkeley St Joseph delivered Snow Hill Wharf, setting new benchmarks for city centre values at its launch in 2021 and on Price Street (the parallel street) Elevate Property Group recently completed Gunsmith House a scheme of 85 apartments.
This site has the benefit of full, implemented planning consent granted under planning reference 2020/00999/PA as amended by 2023/08217/PA and 2025/02455/PA (pending validation submitted in April 2025).
Services - We understand that all services are available to the site. However, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to ensure that they are available and adequate.
Bid deadline Tuesday 22nd July 2026.
Birmingham is the UK's second largest city and the economic and cultural capital of the East and West Midlands.
The city currently has a population of 1.15 million, and this is expected to grow by 7% by 2028 and 14% by 2038. Birmingham is the youngest city in Europe, with under 25s accounting for 40% of the
population with over 85,000 students across 5 universities.
Birmingham Curzon Street railway station is the planned northern terminus of High Speed 2 (HS2) in the city centre of Birmingham. The new railway will connect Birmingham to London Euston via
Birmingham and Old Oak Common in 49 minutes.
Birmingham employment is projected to increase by 14% over the next 20 years, higher than the estimated 9% for the UK as a whole.
The site is located within the centre of the city with easy transport connections for example, Birmingham Snow Hill Station lies within a 9-minute walk (source Google Maps).
Motorways
Birmingham's motorway network, including the M6, M5, M42, and M40, connects the city to key regions across the UK. The M6, featuring the iconic "Spaghetti Junction" links Birmingham to the
north and south, while the M5 and M42 provide routes to the Southwest and southeast, respectively.
Airport
Birmingham International Airport is located approximately 14 miles from the site and just a 9-minute train journey from New Street Station, which is just a 19-minute walk from the site. Direct train links
connect Birmingham Airport to Birmingham city centre running roughly every 10 minutes.
