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12/08/2016

Wates Wins £20m Contract

Wates has won a £20.2 million contract to deliver a new 22-storey apartment building in Birmingham.

The contractor will build the new Left Bank residential tower for developer Regal (West Point) and completion is scheduled for summer 2018.

Designed by Glancy Nicholls Architects, the 11,905 sq m development will feature 189 apartments as well as ground floor retail space and public realm.

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Phil Harrison, Managing Director, Wates Construction Midlands and North, said: "The scale of investment that Birmingham is currently experiencing is an indicator of ever-growing developer confidence and it demonstrates the city's integral contributions to the strength of both the regional and national economies."

The scheme adds to Wates' portfolio of projects across Birmingham, which has recently included the development of Eastside City Park and the fit out of Gowling WLG's new premises at Two Snowhill.

(LM/CD)

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