Court Collaboration had ambitious plans to create Birmingham’s first residential skyscraper – a Build to Rent (BTR) tower that would climb to 51 storeys and create 667 new homes, generating 300 new regional jobs.
But, as with any high-rise scheme, multiple hurdles stood in the way of Court Collaboration turning a blueprint into bricks and mortar. As well as having to meet strict planning pre-commencement conditions, achieve multi-stakeholder buy-in, and secure international funding, they faced challenges such as:
Through 24 months of early contractor involvement, our team worked collaboratively with the client to ensure a successful start to the project.
Once onsite, we delivered to a strict 10-week programme, remediating Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons and asbestos in soils, and carrying out earthworks, including offsite disposal of soils using our own fleet of wagons.
Our team installed piling mats to a 722kPa to support the piling rig, as well as assisting with archaeological investigations.
Works were completed using our own local people and in-house intelligent plant, collating real-time data for verification.
| Client | Court Collaboration |
| Site Area | 0.5Ha |
| Time Frame | 24 months stakeholder engagement, 10-week programme |
| GDV | £200m |
McAuliffe carried out a complex enabling works package for Court Collaboration at our 51 storey, 667-unit BTR skyscraper in Birmingham, completing the work ahead of programme and on budget. I found McAuliffe extremely flexible to deal with and they worked collaboratively with Court, our Funder, and Main Contractor, constantly presenting innovative ideas and solutions to move the site forward in a cost effective and timely manner. With their fantastic local knowledge and strong presence here in the West Midlands, McAuliffe are our go-to enabling works contractor and are already busy on future projects with Court Collaboration
