| Alpha Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Birmingham,England |
| Coordinates | 52°28′43″N1°54′23″W / 52.47861°N 1.90639°W /52.47861; -1.90639 |
| Construction started | 1969 |
| Completed | 1973 (1973) |
| Owner | Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group |
| Height | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
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| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George Marsh |
| Architecture firm | Richard Seifert & Partners |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II listed, Grade Alocally listed |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 31 July 2014 |
| Reference no. | 1420049 |
Alpha Tower is aGrade II listedoffice skyscraper inBirmingham,England. It was designed by the Birmingham-born architectGeorge Marsh[1] ofRichard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of the commercial television companyATV (Associated Television) and part of the company's production studio complex known asATV Centre, an adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built. ATV closed in 1982, after which the building became offices.
At 100 m (330 ft), as of 2023 it is theeighth-tallest building in Birmingham, and became the second-tallest office building in Birmingham after103 Colmore Row (108 m (354 ft)) was topped out in 2020.
It is a Grade Alocally listed building. It was nominated forlisted building status by theTwentieth Century Society in 2002, although the owners applied for aCertificate of Immunity from Listing. However,English Heritage added Alpha Tower toThe National Heritage List for England on 31 July 2014.[2]
According to English Heritage:[1]
The building is one of the most aesthetically successful office buildings in Birmingham with a shaped outline and careful detailing giving it a dynamic forcefulness. Its design successfully combined several ideas into a powerful and elegant building which soon became, and has continued to be, one of the most popular landmarks of the rebuilding of Birmingham city centre in the mid 20th century.
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In the early 1990’s the building was owned by Ellerman Investments - in turn owned by the Barclay Brothers.
Arena Central Developments sold the building to Catalyst's European Property Fund in 2008 for £42.5 million.Birmingham City Council left tenancy in 2010 leaving the building 77% void.Nationwide Building Society put the building into receivership in 2012 and put it on the market for £10.25 million in 2013.[3]
The building was bought for £14 million in February 2014 by Anglo Scandinavian Estates Group who are set to invest £9 million in a refurbishment of the building.[4]
Birmingham City Council took a large tenancy of the building[when?] until they vacated in 2010.[citation needed]
The tower featured in theCliff Richard filmTake Me High (1973) for both exterior and interior shots.[citation needed]
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