Approval Recommended for 47 Storey 'The Essington' on Broad Street

The Essington, 90-97 Broad Street, is a landmark build-to-rent (BTR) development for Broad Street.

With over 500 homes across a new build 47 storey, it is recommended for approval on March 14.

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With Broad Street and tall buildings becoming quite the norm, The Essington is the next one on the agenda: it is recommended for approval on March 14.

Set to sit next door to ‘The Hundred’ at 100 Broad Street, The Essington, at 47 storeys (145m), will be another prime Build to Rent development for Birmingham – and the tallest.

525 more homes will be introduced to Broad Street, with the scheme coming from Regal PG, the group behind the 22 & 33-storey Bank buildings, the 30-storey 'South Central', NBHD, with future projects including Scarlett's on Bristol Street, and a hotel on Corporation Street.

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Designed to high-specs, The Essington seeks to introduce 229 one & 296 two-bedroom homes to the site (1-4 persons), with an agreed 21 units being made affordable at discounts – the most it can sustain without rendering the scheme unviable.

At lower levels, residents will have a wealth of facilities including storage/workshop space for 163 cycles, WFH areas, a yoga/well-being studio, a gym and sauna, a lounge, parcel room & nursery, plus games, cinema, events and arcade rooms.

At level 46, where six spacious penthouses will be created, will also feature the city’s highest private dining room, with a sky lounge and several terraces.

The Essington is expected to be built out in pre-cast concrete porcelain with a white roughcast finish, rib-patterned profiles & a pearl gold window system.

Key public benefits will also see a new £1M pocket park connecting Broad Street with Essington Street (eq. 2.67% affordable housing), in addition to a Community Infrastructure Levy of £3.72M (eq. 9.5% affordable housing).

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The plans will be determined at Planning Committee on March 14, at 11 am.

The Essington, images from Regal Property Group & Glancy Nicholls Architects.