St Paul’s Quarter, Birmingham

Mixed-use residential-led scheme comprising 305 apartments – including lofts and duplexes – and circa 100,000 sq. ft. of commercial space, including affordable business and ground floor retail space across 20 buildings, as well as a new public square in the centre of the scheme.

Two Grade II listed buildings will be preserved as well as two further buildings considered to be of architectural merit.

The plans include a new pedestrian boulevard from Newhall Street into the heart of the Jewellery Quarter. Northwood Street, now a private road will also be opened up to the public.

Robin Norstrom, Director at Apsley House Capital, said: “As well as delivering new homes in one of Birmingham’s most attractive areas we are also creating a new commercial destination, made unique by its heritage, location and offering.”

AE Harris was established in 1880 and has occupied its current site since 1964. It now employs 37 people. The firm has more than 100,000 sq ft of space in 11 buildings, but operates from just a third of the site.

The engineering business is planning to move to new premises in Frankley before the end of this year.

Russell Luckock, chairman of AE Harris, said: “In the decades following our move to Northwood Street in 1964 we acquired neighbouring plots to accommodate our growing business. However, today’s modern manufacturing methods mean we no longer require all this space and many of the buildings have become surplus to our requirements. Being in the middle of a bustling city centre is also no longer necessary or ideal for our operations.

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