Five Ways Tower

Five Ways Tower is a 23-storey commercial building, completed in 1979, on a 2.1-acre (8,500 m²) prime site located in the Birmingham City Centre by the corner of Frederick Road and Islington Road, near to the Five Ways roundabout and close to Five Ways Station, at the gateway to the Edgbaston area of Birmingham 15, England.

Five Ways Tower
Five Ways Tower
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	Frederick Road, Five Ways, Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°28′16.74″N 1°54′58.78″W
Completed	1979
Height	76 metres (249 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	23
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Philip Bright

Several hotels expressed interest in acquiring the building from its owners, since its solid concrete design could be converted into a business class hotel.

The building is vacant due to the last tenants evacuating the building in 2005 due to ill health amongst the workforce. It was discovered that the building suffers from sick building syndrome, and being too expensive to refurbish to modern standards a likely option is demolition in line with the regeneration of the surrounding area.

Over the last couple of years the building has become a target for trespassers. The building has suffered extensively from external damage including many smashed and missing windows and graffiti, despite the owner’s extensive efforts to prevent this by installing more fencing, this is continuing.

The building has in excess of 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m²) of existing net office space, six lifts, basement storage, and a double height floor at the top. The building has a carpark for approximately 200 cars allocated to the Tower.

The building's architect was Philip Bright of the Property Services Agency. Andy Foster described it as being similar to the work of James Stirling.[1]