Central Hall occupies a prominent corner site in Birmingham's characteristic Civic Quarter on the junction of Corporation Street and Ryder Street, opposite the Victoria Law Courts and neighbouring the Crown Court. Corporation Street serves as an arterial commercial street and the spine of the Victorian Quarter extending from Birmingham New Street Railway Station to James Watt Queensway.
Central Hall occupies a convenient location for both leisure and business visitors located in close proximity to the city's core corporate and leisure demand drivers. Birmingham's major central business districts, Snow Hill and Colmore Row, situated 300 and 400 metres southwest respectively boast international legal and financial corporate occupiers. The city's prime retail centre along New Street and the Bullring with over 200 stores is located 500 metres south.
The property benefits from excellent accessibility to the wider regional transport network with direct road access to the James Watt Queensway, connecting to the Queensway Ring Road. New Street, Snow Hill and Moor Street railway stations all lie within a 500 metre walk from the property, in addition to the new Curzon Street Station to serve HS2 which is currently under construction and is situated just 300 metres to the southeast.
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The property comprises a freehold Grade II listed building in the heart of Birmingham City Centre.
The property benefits from full planning permission for over 131,158 sq ft (12,185 sq m) (GIA) of accommodation comprising up to a 155-bedroom hotel, with a rooftop restaurant, internal demolition and alterations for the provision of food and beverage units, meeting rooms, a gym and retail (Class E use), restoration of the auditorium for the retention of use as an event space (Sui Generis).
There is potential for a range of alternative uses (STP).