The McLaren Building

Mclaren
Mclaren in 2012
General information
Type	Office
Architectural style	Modern
Address	46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR
Country	England
Coordinates
Completed	1972
Renovated	2009
Renovation cost	£7.5 million
Owner	Bruntwood
Height	69 metres (226 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	21
Floor area	115,000 sq ft
Lifts/elevators	4
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Philip Bonham Associates

McLaren is a 69-metre, 21 storey tall office building in Birmingham, England. Designed by Philip Bonham Associates and built in 1972, it is a thin brown office building and currently the 16th tallest occupied building in Birmingham.

Originally built as the headquarters for HSBC. The building is owned by property company Bruntwood who purchased it from the Birmingham Alliance in 2008.

It is situated on the edge of two redevelopment sites to the south and east. Masshouse to the east and Martineau Galleries to the south are due to be redeveloped at some time in the future. The entrance is on Priory Queensway, and near the junction with Moor Street Queensway. During 2009 the building was renovated with its exterior glazing given a fresh look. As at December 2012 the building is 65% occupied.

Tenants

• Cartwright King - corporate and criminal defence solicitors
• Central and West Birmingham Victim Support
• Driving Standards Agency - the Birmingham Theory Test Centre
• Sigma Financial Group Ltd
• UNISON - public sector trade union

External links

• Bruntwood: McLaren Building
• Emporis entry
• Skyscrapernews entry
• RIBApix image 1978