The McLaren Building

McLaren is a 69-metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a thin brown office building and currently the 16th tallest occupied building in Birmingham.

McLaren
McLaren in 2012
General information
TypeOffice
Architectural styleModern
Address46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR
Country England
Coordinates52°28′55.46″N 1°53′32.31″W
Completed1972
Renovated2009
Renovation cost£7.5 million
OwnerBruntwood
Height69 metres (226 ft)
Technical details
Floor count21
Floor area115,000 sq ft
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
Architecture firmPaul Bonham Associates

Originally it housed part of the staff training department of Midland Bank, now HSBC. The building is owned by property company Bruntwood who purchased it from the Birmingham Alliance in 2008.[1]

It is situated on the edge of two redevelopment sites to the south and east. Masshouse to the east and Martineau Galleries to the south are due to be redeveloped at some time in the future. The entrance is on Priory Queensway, and near the junction with Moor Street Queensway. During 2009 the building was renovated with its exterior glazing given a fresh look. As at December 2012 the building was 65% occupied.

Tenants

  • Managed Enterprise Technologies Ltd/METCloud
  • Cartwright King - corporate and criminal defence solicitors
  • Central and West Birmingham Victim Support
  • Driving Standards Agency - the Birmingham Theory Test Centre
  • Sigma Financial Group Ltd
  • UNISON - public sector trade union
  • Select Energy Group Ltd

References

  1. Bruntwood buy McLaren building, Bruntwood, 2008-03-05, retrieved 14 July 2011
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