Metropolitan House
Metropolitan House from Five Ways.
General information
Type	Commercial
Architectural style	Post-modern
Location	1 Hagley Road, Birmingham, England
Coordinates	52°28′23.45″N 1°55′10.61″W / 52.4731806°N 1.9196139°W / 52.4731806; -1.9196139
Construction started	1972
Completed	1974
Client	MEPC plc
Owner	Seven Capital
Height	69 metres (226 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	21
Floor area	137,600 square feet (12,780 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	John Madin
Architecture firm	John Madin Design Group

Metropolitan House, also known as 1 Hagley Road, is a commercial building that has been developed into apartments in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the A456 Hagley Road at Five Ways. It was designed by John Madin.

The building hosts several radio transmitting antennas on its roof. These include:

• Capital Birmingham - 102.2 MHz FM
• CE Digital (DAB digital radio) - Block 11C: 220.35 MHz
• South Birmingham (small-scale DAB digital radio) - Block 9C: 206.35 MHz
• An EE mobile telecommunications Base Transceiver Station and Base Station Controller

In 2012, under owners Global Henderson, a planning application to convert the building into 182 flats and add 4 penthouse floors was accepted.^[1] Seven Capital acquired 1 Hagley Road in August 2013 and optimised the planning consent to 271 flats with no alterations to the exterior of the building. One, two and three bedroom apartments were marketed at between £130,000 and £250,000.

• List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham

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• Emporis entry^[usurped]
• Skyscrapernews entry
• Transmission Gallery entry

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