Wavensmere picked for Waterway House resi

Designed by storied architecture firm Grimshaw, the North Stand’s redevelopment will boost capacity at the home of Aston Villa by 6,000 seats and upgrade the stadium’s surrounds.

One of the largest brownfield sites in the West Midlands will be taken forward by the developer on behalf of the local authority and the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The housebuilder is preparing to lodge an application for a 180-strong housing development in Great Glen, close to Oadby.

The firm’s team in the city has relocated to the grade two-listed 55 Colmore Row, having agreed a 10-year lease on 10,120 sq ft.

The Derbyshire-headquartered construction and development group has acquired London and Manchester-based office design and fit-out specialist Denton.

Development director Glyn Mutton and senior project manager Richard McMullen head a cluster of arrivals as the nationwide developer adds to its headcount in the region.

Having tied up the 31-acre Hucknall asset’s acquisition in 2024, the developer has engaged contractor TanRo to lead a remediation programme enabling the historic site’s next chapter.  

Coventry City FC has completed the purchase of the Coventry Building Society Arena from Frasers Group, the first time since moving from Highfield Road that it has owned its home ground.

Balfour Beatty VINCI and bridge move contractor Mammoet have secured in place a 112m long, 1,631-tonne steel structure over a section of Birmingham’s ring road.