Alpha Tower
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| Alpha Tower | |
 Alpha Tower from Centenary Square |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Construction | |
| Started | 1969 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Height | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Floor Count | 28 |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners |
| Awards and Prizes | Grade A locally listed |
Alpha Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It was built to a design by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners as the headquarters of ATV. Now operated by the developers GVA Grimley, it provides office space for a number of companies and organisations, including Birmingham City Council, Network Rail, Birmingham Arts Marketing, and the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
It is a landmark and is a Grade A locally listed building. It was nominated for listed building status by The Twentieth Century Society in 2002 and the owners also applied for a Certificate of Immunity.[1]
An adjacent shorter tower was planned but was never built.[2] The site of the tower that was not built is now proposed as the location for another, but taller building called V Building as part of the wider Arena Central development which will redevelop the former Central Independent Television studios which are adjacent to the tower. V Building will be 147 metres tall.
The tower featured in the Cliff Richard film Take Me High for both exterior and interior shots.
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