The Mercian

The Mercian (also known as 212 Broad Street by its address and formerly known as 2one2 Broad Street and Broad Street Tower) is an under construction 132 metre (433 ft) residential skyscraper on Broad Street in Birmingham, England. It is designed by Glenn Howells Architects, the developer is Moda Living and the main contractor is John Sisk & Son.[1]

The Mercian
The Mercian under construction in July 2020
Former names	2one2 Broad Street, Broad Street Tower
General information
Status	Under construction
Type	Residential
Location	Broad Street, Birmingham, England
Address	212 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1AZ
Town or city	Birmingham
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°28′32.01″N 1°54′47.68″W
Construction started	April 2019
Completed	June 2022
Cost	£183 million
Height	132 m (433 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	42
Design and construction
Architect	Glenn Howells Architects
Main contractor	John Sisk & Son
Website
https://www.glennhowells.co.uk/project/the-mercian/

The skyscraper will be forty-two storeys in height, consisting of a thirty-nine storey residential building (30 studios, 163 one bed, 260 two bed and 28 three bedroom apartments) which will sit on a three storey podium with over 30,000 sq ft of communcal amenity space. The build is valued at £183m and is due for completion in June 2022.[2]

The tower will sit perpendicular to the street with the front facing Five Ways. Originally, a helipad was proposed to be located on top of the building on a podium however, in the latest changes, it was removed from the design though the podium remained with some minor changes.

The tower was to be presented before a planning committee in late August 2006 however, the developers pulled out minutes before the meeting to make changes.[3]

The application was presented again on 28 September and whilst it was originally deferred due to lack of information, concerns over height and payment of money under Section 106, it was later approved.[4][5] The new proposal also boasts a partial redesign increasing the height of the tower and creating a redesigned façade. Construction of the skyscraper began in April 2019.[6]

As of May 2020, The Mercian is the tallest building, outside of London and Manchester, under construction in the United Kingdom. When completed, it will be the second tallest building in Birmingham, after the BT Tower, and will be the tallest building on the street. However, two other approved high-rises for the city, 100 Broad Street and One Eastside, are expected to surpass the height of The Mercian.