1 Snow Hill Plaza
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1 Snow Hill Plaza is a highrise office
building in Birmingham
, England
. It is 72 metres (236 ft) tall and was completed in 1973.
It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F. Kennedy
which was located in Snow Hill Circus until it was removed in mid-2006.
It was redeveloped and modernised externally in previous years to be better suited to the environment which it will be a part of which will see the construction of Snowhill
, a major mixed-use development
adjacent to Snow Hill station
. It forms a prominent addition on the skyline when viewed from the north.
In November 2007, Kenmore Property Ltd. announced plans to demolish the tower and replace it with a 118 metres (387 ft) office tower, by holding a public consultation for the proposal. The plans superseded an earlier proposal for a 12 storey office tower on the site 2 Snow Hill Plaza, adjacent to Lloyd House. The new tower was designed by Hamiltons Architects and provides 54000 m² (581,251 sq ft) of office space and 4000 m² (43,056 sq ft) of retail space. This would make it the largest office tower outside of London
. Construction was expected to start in 2009 and to be completed in 2011. However, Kenmore later applied for the scheme to be divided into two phases with the first phase being constructed on the site of 2 Snow Hill Plaza, allowing for the 118 metres (387 ft) tower to be constructed alongside at a later date. This was approved. However, in November 2009, Kenmore Property Group were placed into administration. Rob Caven and Martin Ellis of Grant Thornton UK LLP were appointed joint administrators of 21 of Kenmore's companies, and joint receivers of two others. The Snow Hill Plaza site was formally put on the market by the administrators in March 2010.
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
building in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is 72 metres (236 ft) tall and was completed in 1973.
It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
which was located in Snow Hill Circus until it was removed in mid-2006.
It was redeveloped and modernised externally in previous years to be better suited to the environment which it will be a part of which will see the construction of Snowhill
Snowhill
Snowhill is a mixed-use development by Ballymore between Snow Hill Queensway and Birmingham Snow Hill station in Birmingham City Centre, England. The £500 million phased scheme has been partly completed on the site of a former surface car park adjacent to the railway station. As part of the...
, a major mixed-use development
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...
adjacent to Snow Hill station
Birmingham Snow Hill station
Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England, on the site of an earlier, much larger station built by the former Great Western Railway . It is the second most important railway station in the city, after Birmingham New Street station...
. It forms a prominent addition on the skyline when viewed from the north.
In November 2007, Kenmore Property Ltd. announced plans to demolish the tower and replace it with a 118 metres (387 ft) office tower, by holding a public consultation for the proposal. The plans superseded an earlier proposal for a 12 storey office tower on the site 2 Snow Hill Plaza, adjacent to Lloyd House. The new tower was designed by Hamiltons Architects and provides 54000 m² (581,251 sq ft) of office space and 4000 m² (43,056 sq ft) of retail space. This would make it the largest office tower outside of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Construction was expected to start in 2009 and to be completed in 2011. However, Kenmore later applied for the scheme to be divided into two phases with the first phase being constructed on the site of 2 Snow Hill Plaza, allowing for the 118 metres (387 ft) tower to be constructed alongside at a later date. This was approved. However, in November 2009, Kenmore Property Group were placed into administration. Rob Caven and Martin Ellis of Grant Thornton UK LLP were appointed joint administrators of 21 of Kenmore's companies, and joint receivers of two others. The Snow Hill Plaza site was formally put on the market by the administrators in March 2010.