Birmingham Post – Developer of Abacus Building in Digbeth enters administration – A friend of mine put in an offer to buy an Abacus apartment hours before reading this article, which prompted him to re-think.
Concept has been the subject of controversy after Birmingham City Council did not require the firm to carry out a noise report when it applied for planning permission to build the Abacus Building.
The decision sparked the anger of nearby venues who have subsequently been dealt noise abatement orders following complaints about music from their venues being audible in the flats – with the most recent being The Rainbow.
Old House Holdings is the umbrella firm above a number of construction companies including Digbeth Coach Station developer Ashford Construction which was forced to cease trading last month amid crippling debts, halting progress on the £15 million flagship project.
This is not good news for Digbeth – affecting the development of Digbeth Coach Station and putting a question mark over the upkeep of Abacus Apartments, at least in the minds of prospective buyers.
the upkeep of the Abacus building is managed by another company so that wont be affected.
Unfortunately for the area the other projects by Concept will be shelved, putting a question mark over the redevelopment of digbeth