New images have been revealed showing how the city's latest student development will look as a former oil factory is razed to the ground.
The old Edgar Vaughan and Co. building in the Gun Quarter has been vacant for two years when its last occupant, financial services firm RSM Tenon, moved out following its acquisition by Baker Tilly in 2013.
In just a matter of weeks, the four-storey Charter House, on the corner of Legge Street and Bagot Street next to the A38, has been demolished so construction can start in earnest on its replacement.
Two newly released CGIs (see above and gallery below) show how the as-yet-unnamed scheme will look as the Gun Quarter's reputation as the city's burgeoning student district continues to grow.
London-based specialist Threesixty Developments, until recently called Knightsbridge Student Housing, for the project.
It wants to develop 534 bedrooms in shared flats in a building of between four and ten storeys in time for 2017/18 academic year.
The halls, which will also have a 3,510 sq ft convenience store, fitness suite and 27 bike spaces, will be in a very prominent location, visible from one of the city's busiest main routes into Birmingham.
Although it will be run privately and not tied to one institution, the project is likely to appeal to those attending nearby Aston University and Birmingham City University's buildings in Eastside.
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Chief executive Bob Crompton told the Post: "We're thrilled to be building high-quality student accommodation in Birmingham where we have a great track record.
"Aston is a thriving and exciting student community to be a part of and the new site is in a key location. We hope students will enjoy the new accommodation which provides a fresh addition to their city."
Pictures: New CGIs of Legge Street flats as Charter House waves goodbye
According to documents prepared for the planning application, Charter House was not listed and, despite its previous uses, its historical value was described as "low".
It said the vicinity embodied the "great industrial expansion" which happened in Birmingham from the end of the 18th century, most notably the production of guns.
"All traces of this history have been swept away by 20th-century developments and it is now impossible to relate to past people, events and aspects of life on the subject site," the application said.
Threesixty Developments' sister business, The Student Housing Company, will be managing this latest development when it opens in two years' time.
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It also developed and, until recently operated, both Studios 51 and The Penworks in neighbouring Moland Street but these were transferred to another operator called Prodigy Living.
Last month, the Post reported that a series of canalside warehouses in nearby Cliveland Street were also set to be demolished.
Solihull-based project management company Fielding and Beaumont is behind known collectively as the former Globe Works, to make way for 520 bedrooms.