The School Yard
School Yard a shining example of high street renaissance
The School Yard development in Harborne has received a highly prized 2014 Renaissance Award from the Birmingham Civic Society. Every year the Civic Society asks for nominations from the public and its members for examples of buildings or open spaces that have been brought back into life from a vacant or derelict state and facing an unknown future. Gavin Orton, the Civic Society’s chairman elect, said 2014 had been a very strong year and two awards had been made – to EDG Property’s The School Yard development and to the Coffin Works in the Jewellery Quarter. When EDG Property acquired …read more
A room with a – fantastic – view
With the cladding complete and the picture windows now in place – it is not difficult to see why The School Yard apartments were all sold off-plan. Set for completion in November, the residential apartments will complete a two-phase scheme in the heart of Harborne Village in Birmingham, which has already won a string of awards from such diverse organisations from the Birmingham Civic Society to the RICS. EDG director Neil Edginton said everyone’s focus was now completing the project on time and getting the new residents moved in so that they can enjoy their first Christmas in the scheme. …read more
Phase two of The School Yard hits key milestone
The stunning exterior of the second phase of the award-winning School Yard scheme is beginning to emerge as the project heads towards completion later this year. The multi-million pound scheme in Harborne is being clad in anthracite zinc – a first for a residential development of this size in Birmingham – with the eight-week zinc construction set to be complete by the end of July. The 13 residential units – which include one, two and three bedroomed apartments and a townhouse – have been designed by Jewellery Quarter-based Bryant Priest Newman and have all already been sold to individual buyers. …read more
EDG Launches Construction Arm
EDG Property has established a new construction arm to build out the second phase of its award-winning School Yard development in Birmingham. EDG Build has initially been created to build out the new homes in the Harborne scheme but director Neil Edginton said it also reflected the aspirations of EDG Property. He said: “The speed of sales at The School Yard has surprised even us and all 13 of the properties have all be sold off plan, so the most important thing is that we are able to deliver the project to our customer’s satisfaction.” “The construction market is incredibly …read more
Only one home remaining at The School Yard
There is a real touch of class about this three-bedroom duplex for sale in Harborne. It is the only residential unit left available in the conversion of The School Yard on the High Street. Dominated by the Grade II listed clock tower, the former 19th Century Board School is a familiar sight to locals. This duplex is actually located on the second and third floor of the zinc building that will sit along the new private square- once the school playground. The School Yard is a development in two parts. In Phase 1 the existing buildings were refurbished and are …read more