[Mike]

I do like the building -- looks like the front of an old Marks & Spencer when shops used to invest in their buildings..

It will be nice to finally see the building with some life in it. For years, the building next door was used by a discount retailer called Latif's and the frontage has been in a terrible state of disrepair:
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For those wondering, it's around 20,000sqft smaller than the Mailbox footprint, spread over 4 stories including a parking garage. The Mailbox is 120,000sqft over 4 levels, but that includes the mezzanine that spans across the offices, this site will have an outdoor public realm on the BBC lease which I assume would be of use for programme making, a designated scanner parking space has been drawn out on the plans.

From a technical standpoint I'm intrigued as to how these 'studio pods' are going to work for local and Network Radio, the Archers and Midlands Today - it sounds very temporary and not at all an improvement on the Mailbox in that regard. The delay sounds very much like a 'how can we save some money on this' delay, not looking at 'how do we fit everyone in' delay.

While the Mailbox was a repurposed sorting office, turned into a shopping centre and offices and not designed for broadcast - the internal fitout was completely unique to the BBC's requirements, as will this building be,