The Mercian

The Mercian (also known as 212 Broad Street by its address and formerly known as 2one2 Broad Street and Broad Street Tower) is a 132-metre-tall (433 ft) residential skyscraper on Broad Street in Birmingham, England. It is designed by Glenn Howells Architects, the developer is Moda Living and the main contractor is John Sisk & Son.[1]

The Mercian
The Mercian residential tower (2022)
Former names	2one2 Broad Street, Broad Street Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential
Location	Broad Street, Birmingham, England
Address	212 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1AZ
Town or city	Birmingham
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°28′32.01″N 1°54′47.68″W
Construction started	April 2019
Completed	June 2022
Cost	£183 million
Height	132 m (433 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	42
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Glenn Howells Architects
Main contractor	John Sisk & Son
Website
https://www.glennhowells.co.uk/project/the-mercian/

The building is 42 storeys in height, consisting of a 39-storey residential building (30 studios, 163 one bed, 260 two bed and 28 three-bedroom apartments) which sits on a three-storey podium with over 30,000 square feet (2,800 m²) of community amenity space. The build is valued at £183m and was completed in May 2022.[2]

The tower sits perpendicular to the street with the front-facing Five Ways. Originally, a helipad was proposed to be located on top of the building on a podium, but this was removed from the design, though the podium remained with some minor changes.

The tower was scheduled to be presented before a planning committee in late August 2006. However, the developers pulled out minutes before the meeting to make changes.[3]

The application was presented again on 28 September and whilst it was originally deferred due to lack of information, concerns over height and payment of money under Section 106, it was later approved.[4][5] The updated proposal boasted a partial redesign, increasing the height of the tower and creating a redesigned façade. Construction of the skyscraper began in April 2019.[6]

The Mercian is the tallest building in Birmingham and the second tallest structure, after the BT Tower. However, this title is expected to be handed over to Octagon, a 49-storey skyscraper currently under construction and due for completion in 2025.