The 100 Broad Street project will deliver 294 new homes across a 33-storey building in the heart of the city.

Designed by architect Glen Howells, it is nearly half the height of an approved but never-realised 61-storey scheme by Glancy Nicholls Architects for the site.

The professional team includes structural engineer Cundall and M&E consultant Ramboll, which have helped to design a distinctive tower block.

The building will be one of the most sustainable in Birmingham

It is designed to be a ‘smart’ building that is both all-electric and uses innovative technology to help drive efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint and occupational costs of its users.

As well as rental flats, it will include a wide range of communal amenities, such as co-working spaces and lounges, rooftop gardens, as well as shops, cafés, or restaurants at street level.

The building uses a unique asymmetrical shape helping to provide most apartments with dual-aspect views across the city.

Mark Owen, Director at Urban Vision, said: “We want to deliver a development that will set the standard for tall buildings in Birmingham, but also draw on the city’s heritage.

“Our proposals are deliverable, and we now have planning consent and so construction can begin as soon as practically possible.”

Urban Vision has still to appoint a main contractor.

The stepped building will be clad in reconstituted stone and concrete panels