There was a time, not long ago, when you couldn't give away concrete mid-century office blocks like Cornwall House.

But the block at Lionel Street in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter has now been acquired by Henry Boot Developments for its Birmingham residential debut.

The five-storey building will see complete redevelopment.

The Jewellery Quarter site is among the most desirable residential locations in the city, close to the main railway stations as well as Birmingham’s primary retail and leisure amenities.

“This is a great opportunity to give the site a new lease of life, making the most of its superb location in the Jewellery Quarter and as a gateway to St Paul's Square," Henry Boot Senior Development Surveyor Simon Raiye said.

Henry Boot is bringing forward several large-scale residential developments elsewhere in the UK, including its landmark £250M Kampus scheme in Manchester and the former Terry’s Chocolate Works in York. The acquisition of Cornwall House is the developers’ first residential scheme in Birmingham’s city core.

Henry Boot has several other high-profile projects underway in the Midlands, including New Horizon, the redevelopment of the iconic Imperial Tobacco factory, and the regeneration of the 44-acre Phoenix 10 site in Walsall.