A project to transform a prime city centre office into 19 luxury apartments is on course to launch at the end of the year.

New Street Chambers is an EDG Property development project for LaSalle Investment Management and will see the creation of a range of one and two bedroomed apartments just seconds away from the new Grand Central development in the heart of Birmingham.

As well as being some of the best located apartments in the city with views along Birmingham’s main shopping street, they will be of the highest specification with features including Porcelanosa kitchens and bathrooms across the whole scheme.

The apartments will be released to rent over the coming month or so with occupation likely in September. EDG Director Neil Edginton is confident that there will be strong demand for the apartments.

He said: “There remains a significant demand for quality city centre apartments in Birmingham and we are confident that this scheme will attract high interest levels due to the quality but also the rare opportunity to live so close to New Street Station, the Central Business District, the Council House and Town Hall.

“This is an exciting opportunity for EDG to work with a great team and add some real long term value to a fantastic building on New Street that will undoubtedly set a new benchmark for city living in Birmingham.”

Edd Fitch, National Director, LaSalle Investment Management said: “This redevelopment demonstrates our ability to add value to assets in core locations around the country. EDG Property creates award winning residential apartments and we are very pleased with the progress to date.”

Architects on the project are Warwick-based Corstorphine + Wright who were recently recognised by Architects’ Journal as one of the UK’s fastest growing practices at their AJ100 awards while the main contractor is AOC Contracts.

A collection of new homes set to bring a touch of ‘Grand Designs’ to a major Northamptonshire development have been given the go-ahead by planners.

The 23 homes are being developed by EDG Property at Priors Hall Park in Corby, a settlement that will see the creation of 5,000 new homes with schools, shops and offices around stunning parkland over the coming decade.

The majority of homes on Priors Hall Park are being developed by national house-builders such as Barratt, David Wilson and Taylor Wimpey while EDG Property is planning to develop a series of bespoke clusters throughout the scheme.

The first 23 houses have been designed by Birmingham-based Bryant Priest Newman Architects – who designed the RIBA Award-winning second phase of The School Yard – and are inspired by the Accordia housing development in Cambridge which won the prestigious Sterling Prize for architecture in 2008.

The three-storey houses will have flat roofs with double aspect terraces overlooking the park, wildlife nature reserve and lake and EDG director Neil Edginton said they will be amongst the highest specified houses on the Priors Hall Park development.

He said: “Priors Hall Park is an incredibly successful development with houses selling before they are even built and we are delighted that local planners have seen the merit in our proposals which we believe will make an exciting contribution to the scheme.

“These houses are located along the edge of the wildlife park and their location and superb specification will allow buyers to truly embrace the ‘park life’ ethos with design features including boot rooms, log burners and racks to hang bikes in all the garages.

“We are very excited to be working with BPN again after the success of our previous collaboration at The School Yard and once again they have produced a scheme that makes a strong design statement and will set a very high benchmark at Priors Hall Park both in terms of the overall aesthetics and the experience of those that eventually live in the properties.”

Construction work is set to begin on site later this year with the first properties set to be released for sale off-plan this summer.  Anyone interested should register with EDG Property, by emailing info@edgproperty.co.uk,  to ensure they receive details for the first sales release.

The ongoing transformation of Birmingham’s premier mixed use development has been boosted after securing a national coffee shop brand as its latest new tenant.

Fort Dunlop is currently undergoing a major multi-million pound overhaul following its acquisition by a fund managed by Tristan Capital Partners in partnership with EDG Property with a view to enhancing the facilities for the 2,500 workers at the scheme and encouraging more retail and leisure visitors.

Costa is set to open a coffee shop later this summer in the newly refurbished atrium and a deal has also been done with a popular food operator that will be announced soon. The lettings follow the remodelling of the scheme’s retail offer and EDG director Neil Edginton said there were likely to be further additions to its portfolio later in the year.

He said: “Completing the atrium works earlier this year at Fort Dunlop has given the transformation project a real momentum and attracting tenants of the quality of Costa is a reflection of its strengthening reputation and is fundamental to our commitment to creating an environment that attracts and retains the best quality office tenants.

“This year alone we have secured half a dozen lettings from both new and existing tenants and there is now very little office space left at Fort Dunlop, but our aspiration is to create a scheme that is not just place to work but is also a thriving destination in its own right where people want to come and spend their free time.”

The development plan includes a range of other initiatives which has seen the schemes Travelodge hotel fully refurbished and the 1,100 space car park already improved with further improvements planned.  The icing on the Fort Dunlop cake will be a new spectacular conference space on the roof, with views back to the city centre and beyond.