Birmingham residents have reacted in fury claiming it would be a “tragedy” for a skyscraper to be built above a Grade 2 listed building in the city centre. Planning, design and development consultancy Marrons, on behalf of HJB Investments, has submitted blueprints that would see the construction of a 133.5-metre tower with 300 build-to-rent homes above a listed property. CGI of the design released by the consultancy show support beams holding the property above the former Royal Orthopaedic Hospital on Broad Street. Those behind the plans say the current building, also known as Islington Villa,…
