Award-winning food and events operator BOXPARK has announced they will open a huge new site in Birmingham in 2025. BOXPARK has signed a 15-year lease to opened the venue in the historical Floodgate Street Arches in Digbeth.
The 17,000 square foot space will be transformed into a food hall and events destination in which bosses say will allow 'independent traders to thrive'. It will be based under the four 12 metre railway arches in Digbeth.
BOXPARK Birmingham is set to open in 2025 - and will be the company's first site in the Midlands, with others in major UK cities such as London and Liverpool.
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The proposed plans for the site feature a large, covered structure with around 10 kitchen units and four internal bars set across two floors. It will also include an external space for seating with two bar units, which are positioned to create a suntrap - which bosses say will be 'perfect for al fresco dining and intimate events'.
A statement on BOXPARK's website states: "We are bringing our iconic EAT.DRINK.PLAY philosophy to Brum, hoping to be an exciting and vibrant addition to the city’s food and drink scene.
"BOXPARK Birmingham is scheduled to launch in 2025, following the opening of new sites in other major UK cities (such as Liverpool), as well as London. This will also be our first site in the Midlands, so we are really excited about exploring new territories."
BOXPARK is investing £5 million into the project and the new opening is expected to create 200 new job opportunities in the local area.
BOXPARK chief executive officer, Simon Champion, added: "We are delighted to announce the new location for our next BOXPARK venture. Our team has searched extensively for sites in Birmingham since 2016, having considered multiple locations across the city.
"As a dynamic and fast-growing business, we hope BOXPARK will be an exciting addition to Birmingham. The city’s food, drink and leisure scene has become known as one of the best in the country and we can’t wait to add to that with a space that will support and champion local creatives from food to art, music and beyond."
BOXPARK already has venues in London's Shoreditch, Croydon and Wembley, while their new Liverpool site is due to open in 2024. For more information, visit BOXPARK's website, here.
