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Park Central Zone 1
Description
- Project type: flats, houses, mixed use
- Full Address: Park Central, Bath Row, Birmingham, B15 1NZ
- Location type: urban
- Number of dwellings: Zone 1- 180 private / 63 affordable. Whole development – 1673 private / 225 affordable
- Dwelling type: Zone 1- 32 houses, 148 apartments (private) / 30 houses, 33 two bed apartments (affordable) Whole development - 1596 flats, 77 houses (private) / 78 flats, 147 houses (affordable)
- Site area / density: Zone 1 - 1.86 hectares at 130 units per hectare. Whole development - 12.25 developable hectares (not including park land) at 155 dwellings per hectare
- Parking ratio: houses 100%, apartments: 60%
- Typical unit area: 2 bed private apartment - 61.6 sq.m with 1 sq.m storage / 3 bed private townhouse - 108 sq.m with 1.5 sq.m storage / 3 bed affordable mews house - 86.7 sq.m with 2.5 sq.m storage
- Cost per unit: 2 bed apartment from £152,000 / 3 bed house £245,000 / 4 bed from £250,000 to £265,000
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