Birmingham Crane Survey

Birmingham city centre is expanding. Throughout last year we've seen a record number of cranes on the skyline and developers are busy forging ahead with new schemes in every sector. Financial and professional service firms are growing and with mounting activity around HS2 the city centre is stretching upwards and outwards to meet demand.

An exciting new era for Birmingham

The key findings show:

• 1.45m sq ft of office space under construction, a 50% increase on the previous year
• 7 new office starts totalling 778,612 sq ft the highest number in our survey history
• Surge in residential development with more than 2,300 units being delivered over the next three years
• 1166 student bed spaces under construction up 40% on the previous year