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Towering at 42-storeys high, The Mercian currently stands as the tallest residential tower in Birmingham. This exciting new-build development provides 481 luxury apartments for professionals living and working in the city centre, well-connected to the wider city through the expansion of the tram network.

Boasting high-quality leisure space, creating a modern community lies at the heart of this prestigious project; the Mercian residents benefits from a gym, health centre, dining club, residents’ lounge and a 200m rooftop running track on the third-floor terrace, one of the first in the UK’s housing market.

Our role as Project Manager entailed managing multiple stakeholders, including responding to a pivotal change in contractor. We assisted our client in overcoming Planning hurdles, imposing a significant challenge when at this point in the contract The Mercian was set to be the tallest building in Birmingham.

Employing our excellent understanding of the unique planning, design, cost, procurement and construction challenges of tall residential buildings, we formalised a bespoke procurement strategy and achieved quality, programme and cost certainty amidst Brexit complications by negotiating hedging agreements with European suppliers.