The McLaren Building

McLaren Building
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office
Architectural style	Modern
Address	46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR
Country	England
Coordinates	52°28′55.46″N 1°53′32.31″W / 52.4820722°N 1.8923083°W / 52.4820722; -1.8923083Coordinates: 52°28′55.46″N 1°53′32.31″W / 52.4820722°N 1.8923083°W / 52.4820722; -1.8923083
Completed	1972
Height
Height	69m (225ft)
Top floor	20
Technical details
Floor count	21
Floor area	115,000 sq ft
Elevator count	4
Design and construction
Owner	Bruntwood
Architecture firm	Philip Bonham Associates

The McLaren Building is a 69 metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham 4, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a retro thin brown office building. Current tenants include itslearning UK, Levenes Solicitors, Scott Wilson, URS Corporation, UNISON and Birmingham City Council's Eastside development team. 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 massive redevelopment sites and buildings of a similar proportion to The McLaren Building are being constructed: Masshouse and Martineau Galleries. The entrance is on Priory Queensway, and near the junction with Moor Street Queensway. During 2009 the building was renovated with it exterior glazing given a fresh look.

References

1. ^ Bruntwood buy McLaren building, Bruntwood, 2008-03-05, http://www.bruntwood.co.uk/news/birmingham/65/, retrieved 14 July 2011 

External links

• Bruntwood: McLaren Building
• Emporis entry
• Skyscrapernews entry