Birmingham’s Stephenson Tower to be demolished in New Street refurbishment
A landmark Birmingham city centre tower block is set to be demolished to make way for the £600 million refurbishment of New Street Station.
Council housing chiefs confirmed that all remaining tenants of Stephenson Tower have moved out, leaving the way clear to knock down the 20-storey 1960s building. The block was the subject of a compulsory purchase order, allowing the city to buy all of the apartments and offer tenants alternative accommodation.
A date for clearance work to begin is yet to be set, but the tower is likely to be removed during the next year in time for phase one of the New Street Gateway scheme to be completed in 2012.
Members of the council cabinet have ordered final legal agreements with Network Rail to be drawn up, allowing main construction work at the railway station to get underway.
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