Ambitious plans to build Birmingham's tallest structure complete with a sky bar and restaurant have been unveiled.
Developers want to construct a 61-storey tower containing 503 luxury apartments and ground floor commercial units at 100 Broad Street.
At 633 feet, it would take the title of the tallest building in the city, outstripping the current holder, the BT Tower in the Jewellery Quarter, by around 134 feet.
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If approved, it would have a glass 'crown' containing a sky lounge and fine dining restaurant said to the highest in the 海角视频 outside of London and also a two-storey pavilion building for amenities such as residents' lounge, gym, cinema and games room.
There would be 224 one-bedroom and 279 two-bedroom apartments for sale, secure storage for around 250 bikes but no car parking however a new tram stop will be located immediately in front of the building when the Metro is extended.
The application site at the corner of Broad Street and Ryland Street is under an acre in size and is currently occupied by an office block called Centennial House which would be demolished.
Birmingham-based Euro Property Investments, the group behind the regeneration of the city centre former council building Louisa Ryland House, is behind this scheme which has been designed by Jewellery Quarter-based practice Glancy Nicholls Architects.
Subject to receiving planning permission this year, construction would commence in 2021 and be completed by 2024.
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In May, city developer Court Collaboration unveiled its own plans for Birmingham's tallest building - the £160 million, 51-storey One Eastside project next to Aston University but 100 Broad Street would overshadow this by more than 100 feet.
A statement supporting the application said: "The proposed development will make a significant contribution to meeting Birmingham's future housing needs and helping the council to maintain their five-year housing land supply.
"This development has the potential to create a new landmark for the city which will be admired for its high-quality architectural interest."
This latest project comes just two weeks after Birmingham-based developer Taylor Grange unveiled £58 million plans to build a 36-storey block containing 264 serviced apartments at 211 Broad Street.
At just 31 feet wide, the tower would be Birmingham's first so-called 'super slender' building.
Other large-scale projects in the pipeline on Broad Street include The Mercian where Moda Living is now on site developing a 42-storey residential tower.
The 22-storey first phase of The Bank finished last summer and work is well under way on the 33-storey second phase of that apartment scheme.
And in May, Jurys Inn won permission to demolish a car park next to its hotel and build a new 14-storey NYX Hotel.