UK:
Birmingham Crane Survey
Reaching new heights
06 February 2017
Deloitte
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Birmingham city centre is expanding. Throughout last year
we've seen a record number of cranes on the skyline and
developers are busy forging ahead with new schemes in every sector.
Financial and professional service firms are growing and with
mounting activity around HS2 the city centre is stretching upwards
and outwards to meet demand.
An exciting new era for Birmingham
The key findings show:
- 1.45m sq ft of office
space under construction, a 50% increase
on the previous year
- 7 new office starts totalling
778,612 sq ft the highest number in our survey
history
- Surge in residential
development with more than 2,300 units
being delivered over the next three years
- 1166 student bed
spaces under construction up 40% on the
previous year
508 hotel beds under construction
- 7 completed schemes
since our last survey
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