keef Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 And if you take the piss I'll fight you I will! Sweet Jesus, you should write novels - you made Birmingham sound almost not sh1t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Coma Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Sweet Jesus, you should write novels - you made Birmingham sound almost not sh1t. It wasn't sh1t, it was magical. Youth is always magical in hindsight. It was sh1t and magical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 this one has been on the market for 2->3 years since it was built:1.65 million for a 3 bedroom flat in brum: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-651...=2&tr_t=buy I notice there are a high proportion of close up, detail shots in this listing (nice shot of a sink). Add in 2 shots of the exterior and you don't get much of a sense of what £1.6 mil is buying you. For that price I'd certainly want a bigger living room than this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Oh dear.... Historydate event 30th Oct 2008 * Price changed: [Rotunda, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands] From £250,000 * Subtitle changed: from 'From £250,000' to '1 bedroom flat' 10th Oct 2008 * Price changed: from 'From £350,000' to 'From £250,000' * Subtitle changed: from '2 bedroom flat' to '1 bedroom flat' * Price changed: From £250,000 [Rotunda, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands] * Subtitle changed: from '1 bedroom flat' to 'From £250,000' * Price changed: [Rotunda, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands] From £250,000 * Subtitle changed: from 'From £250,000' to '1 bedroom flat' * Price changed: From £250,000 [Rotunda, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands] * Subtitle changed: from '1 bedroom flat' to 'From £250,000' 3rd Sep 2008 * Brief Description changed: Last chance to buy Stylish city centre two-bedroom duplex apartments at Rotunda - Urban Splash has 3 stunning duplex apartments available within Birmingham's most iconic building.These last remaining apartments at Rotunda have been cut out of the old Lloyds Bank vault creating spacious homes split over two floors. Each duplex benefits from Po... floors... 27th Aug 2008 * Price changed: [Rotunda, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands] From £350,000 * Subtitle changed: from 'From £350,000' to '2 bedroom flat' 19th Aug 2008 * Price changed: From £350,000 [Rotunda, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands] * Subtitle changed: from '2 bedroom flat' to 'From £350,000' 8th Aug 2008 * Subtitle changed: from '1 bedroom flat' to '2 bedroom flat' 22nd Jul 2008 * Initial entry found. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/viewdetails-218...p;mam_disp=true 100k reduction.....and seemingly, quite some difficulty in deciding if there are 2 bedrooms or 1! I suppose the rooms are so bloody small, it would be quite easy to lose the second bedroom in all fairness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 OK it is not the rotunda, but http://www.auction.co.uk/residential/LotDe...amp;S=L&O=A http://www.houseprices.co.uk/e.php?q=38+Ry...eet+31&n=10 I think this is a dam sight more than 25k drops, and auction prices at allsop are going about the guide price, well they did last time. http://www.auction.co.uk/residential/LotDe...amp;S=L&O=A http://www.houseprices.co.uk/e.php?q=B18+6BT+301&n=10 To lock into a house just because it is on a particular street is suicidal nowadays, well worth looking at the auctions, could get something at fraction of the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Long Now Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 OK it is not the rotunda, buthttp://www.auction.co.uk/residential/LotDe...amp;S=L&O=A http://www.houseprices.co.uk/e.php?q=38+Ry...eet+31&n=10 I think this is a dam sight more than 25k drops, and auction prices at allsop are going about the guide price, well they did last time. http://www.auction.co.uk/residential/LotDe...amp;S=L&O=A http://www.houseprices.co.uk/e.php?q=B18+6BT+301&n=10 To lock into a house just because it is on a particular street is suicidal nowadays, well worth looking at the auctions, could get something at fraction of the cost. Nice finds - flats were defintately where the madness / mania was at its greatest. 250 odd k for a shitty flat in a god awful area of Birmingham? Crazy. Even more crazy: I'm still seeing flats in certain areas of Brum being sold at £130,000 for 50% part buy / rent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Professor Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) dupe Edited June 28, 2009 by Little Professor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Professor Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) Comedy update: http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-mi...65233-24007362/ Pop stars helping Rotunda apartments through recessionBirmingham Post 29th June 2009 Bookings from international pop stars and actors are helping one of Birmingham's most prestigious apartment blocks survive the recession after other clients had to cut back on their expenses budgets. Staying Cool, which runs 17 serviced apartments on the 18th, 19th and 20th floors of the Rotunda, this week celebrates its first anniversary at the iconic building. But the company's managing director revealed that business from A-list musicians and actors had been crucial in keeping the apartments ticking over as its first-year business plan began to falter. Key clients from the legal and creative sectors were unable to afford the top-end apartments, which have the city's only five star rating, as the £375 per night price was seen as an unaffordable extravagance. As a result, Staying Cool saw its occupancy rate fall to an average of just 60 per cent over the past 12 months – at least ten percent below its projections. Instead of investing in a further 16 apartments, the company has had to rethink its short-term strategy, admitting that it may be a few more years until it expands its portfolio to the full 40 rooms. Managing director Paul Taylor, who runs the company with business partner Tracey Stephenson, said: "It's no secret that the hotel industry is feeling the pinch as businesses clamp down on their budgets. The effect on hotels and serviced apartments is that it becomes a struggle to keep rates up. We are finding that unless there is a big event on in Birmingham, say at the NIA or the NEC, then it is difficult to fill our rooms. We don't have the same problem with our apartment portfolio in Manchester, where the number of bookings is much more steady and consistent. But the void in bookings has been filled by international pop stars and actors, who have been choosing Staying Cool’s 20th-floor penthouse as their place to party while in the city. The Rotunda is being mentioned in the same breath as iconic hotels in Hollywood and Las Vegas as the BBC drama series Hustle is due to begin filming in the building this month after a series of international shoots. Ms Stephenson said: We can't reveal exactly which pop stars have been here but we've had huge names from both Britain and America, which makes a big difference for us. They are attracted to our individuality that only the Rotunda can offer. Most people haven't stayed in a round building before." Edited June 28, 2009 by Little Professor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Most people haven't stayed in a round building before. Round buildings are for squares man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4345390.stm http://www.urbansplash.co.uk/news/press-re...-in-three-hours Buyers remorse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 (edited) Are the "Dorothy Towers" still going in Brum or being regenerated? Named due to their high gay population. Edited June 29, 2009 by HostPaul TAFKA Rover2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Allegro Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The Rotunda is being mentioned in the same breath as iconic hotels in Hollywood and Las Vegas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The Rotunda is being mentioned in the same breath as iconic hotels in Hollywood and Las Vegas http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/ju...egas-bankruptcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AteMoose Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Are the "Dorothy Towers" still going in Brum or being regenerated? Named due to their high gay population. Didn't know they had a name but they were done up years ago, they now have a metal frill round the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sceptical Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Im probably the only one, but i preferred Birmingham before it was 'regenerated', Me too - I was there 1992 - 97. Give me Ronnie Scotts over (yet another) strip club and the old World charm of the Bull Ring over another identikit mall any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Me too - I was there 1992 - 97. The old Bullring was a total dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moley Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Any up to date links for the Rotunda? Something similar is being done to the old Kodak building in Hemel Hempstead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
history repeats Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Any up to date links for the Rotunda? Something similar is being done to the old Kodak building in Hemel Hempstead. I don't know the details, maybe he bought at the height of the boom. link: Man dies in suicide from rotunda. I can see the rotunda from my apartment, there are still not many lights on during the evening. On average I can see about 10 at a time. It really is the white elephant of the property boom in brum. People were camping over night to "snap up" these apartments and many now wish they hadn't. Premium prices, tiny wedge shaped rooms, no parking. I bet its gonna be a sweat box in there over the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The old Bullring was a total dump. I liked it. Mind you, i liked Corby town centre too. These 60/70s shopping centres are coming rare, think i'll have to go to Basingstoke or Cumbernauld, they look 'unregenerated' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I liked it. Mind you, i liked Corby town centre too. These 60/70s shopping centres are coming rare, think i'll have to go to Basingstoke or Cumbernauld, they look 'unregenerated' Make sure you look up, didn't the old Bullring and places like Trinity Square have a tendency to rain down concrete blocks and cladding on ungrateful shoppers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sceptical Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 The old Bullring was a total dump. Yeah, but it had stuff that people actually needed and could afford, and had a 'charm' of it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Give Me A Home Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I can't believe that the Rotunda could be considered 'luxury'! It's such a god awful looking concrete monstrosity. There are some parts of Brum city centre that look really good since they've done them up, but that isn't one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberbrown Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Something fishy with the land registry figures for the Rotunda. All appear as first sold in March/April/May 2008 without any resales whatsoever. That can't be right. Take a look at the 6th floor as an example. http://www.houseprices.co.uk/e.php?q=6*+B2+4PA&n=100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snugglybear Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Something fishy with the land registry figures for the Rotunda. All appear as first sold in March/April/May 2008 without any resales whatsoever. That can't be right. There are some resales on Nethouseprices, up to December 2008 http://www.nethouseprices.com/index.php?co...gToSearch=28670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Professor Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 There are some resales on Nethouseprices, up to December 2008 Only been two further resales. Apt 701, sold Aug 2011 for £159k (previously sold Jun 2008 for £237k) Apt 503, sold Jun 2011 for £95k (previously sold May 2008 for £150k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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