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Billiards Building 134 Edmund Street
Grosvenor’s regional office portfolio comprises 500,000 sq ft of office space in the
UK’s core cities, including Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, and Birmingham. Since acquiring
134 Edmund Street in 2021 Grosvenor has transformed the Billiards Building to create
34,000 sq ft of new Cat A and Plug & Play space alongside a new reception and business
lounge, café, gym, communal roof terrace and end of journey facilities.
Set in Birmingham’s Central Business District the building uniquely integrates two
Grade II listed four-storey townhouses via a three storey atrium into a modern 10 storey
office environment.
As part of the retrofit of the Billiards Building, it will now be electric powered, following
the replacement of the buildings’ gas-powered system. This and other interventions
have significantly improved its operational energy usage, improving its EPC rating from
E to an A rating. It now has the equivalent energy use intensity of a 4.5* NABERS rating.
This represents a 67% reduction in energy usage and will reduce the building’s carbon
emissions by 52% a year.
Digbeth area
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Digbeth Walking Tour
The Digbeth area of Birmingham is one
of Birmingham’s oldest neighbourhoods,
known for its diverse built heritage, social
and industrial history. A creative and
industrious place that is now on the cusp
of regeneration.
HS2 in a ‘golden period’ for Birmingham,
which will see it transformed into the
green, healthy, walkable city set out
in Birmingham City Council’s bold and
ambitious ‘Our Future City Plan: Central
Birmingham 2040’ framework document.
The redevelopment of Digbeth is the
latest signal of an exciting process of
city-wide regeneration, building on the
Commonwealth Games and the arrival of
This guided walking tour, led by Howells,
will explore this emerging cultural district,
unique historic canal network, waterfront
and warehouse buildings. Taking in some
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of the key development areas including
the renowned Custard Factory, The Bond,
River Rea Urban Quarter and Smithfield.
It will also explore the wider Typhoo
Wharf Masterplan which includes the reimagining of the historic Typhoo Factory
which is currently being transformed into
a world-class workplace and the new
home of BBC Birmingham.
134 Edmund Street
Birmingham B3 2ES