Edgbaston House

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Building
Edgbaston House
Type	Commercial
Location	Duchess Place, Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°28′22.52″N 1°55′29.45″W / 52.4729222, -1.9248472Coordinates: 52°28′22.52″N 1°55′29.45″W / 52.4729222, -1.9248472
Construction
Completed	1976
Height	69m (225 ft)
Floor Count	18
Design Team

Edgbaston House is a highrise commercial building in on Duchess Place, Birmingham. It was built by Laing Development Co Ltd. and the consulting engineers were Ove Arup. Construction cost £1,720,000. It was the result of work by Calthorpe Estates to attract businesses to the Hagley Road and Five Ways by promoting the construction of office blocks there. It is part of the Duchess Place estate which consists of office blocks totalling 200,000 sq ft. They are owned by the Kenmore Group, who acquired the estate from Chelsfield. Tenants of the building include the Islamic Bank of Britain and various medical groups.

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List of highrise buildings in Birmingham, UK

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