59-65 John Bright Street Aparthotel

A few doors from the larger Borough Buildings proposal, a separate scheme on John Bright Street has already cleared planning: developer BPG Holdings won permission in February 2025 to convert a long-vacant early-1900s building (most recently a Brook Advisory Centre sexual health clinic) into a 40-room hotel or aparthotel. About half the rooms are designed with kitchenettes, hinting at an extended-stay angle. No brand, operator or opening date has been announced, making this a quieter, smaller-scale counterpart to its neighbour on the same street.

The place

The site sits at 59-65 John Bright Street, on the same street as, but unrelated to, the separate Borough Buildings hotel scheme nearby. The immediate stretch mixes eclectic Grade II-listed buildings with commercial units, close to Birmingham New Street station and the Hippodrome/Chinese Quarter area.

The concept

The building has stood vacant for many years; it was last used as a Brook Advisory Centre, a sexual health clinic, and dates back to the early 1900s. BPG Holdings secured detailed planning permission in February 2025 to convert and extend the property into a 40-key hotel or aparthotel with ground-floor commercial space. About half of the rooms are planned with small kitchenettes, an unusual specification for a scheme of this size that suggests self-catering, longer-stay guests alongside conventional overnight visitors.

Dining & wellness

The approved scheme includes ground-floor commercial space rather than a named restaurant, bar or spa concept. With half the rooms fitted with kitchenettes, in-room self-catering appears to be part of the model; no operator has been announced to confirm a food-and-beverage programme beyond that.