Albert Wing, Frederick Street, Legge Lane

The Albert Wing offers characterful private office space to let in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, forming the newest part of the Grade II* listed Argent Centre. Sixteen self-contained commercial units sit within the wing, two of them retail, with office suites scaled for sole traders, growing studios and established professional teams alike. Rent, service charge and business rates are combined into a single monthly figure, a transparent structure that strips the budgeting guesswork out of a conventional commercial lease and makes cost comparison straightforward for anyone weighing up office space across Birmingham.

Jewellery Quarter station and the St Paul's tram stop sit within a short walk, an advantage for teams recruiting across the wider region and for clients travelling in for meetings.

The redevelopment, completed in 2008 on land once occupied by a Protestant dissenting charity school, wrapped the units around a glazed internal courtyard planted with a mature olive tree. Most offices look onto that courtyard through toughened glass windows, and glazed balustrades line the landings alongside the original staircase. A passenger lift serves the building throughout, and every unit is fitted with heating and air conditioning, an en-suite toilet and its own kitchen, so occupying teams work independently rather than queuing for shared facilities. Natural light reaches most suites through the courtyard glazing, and the scale of the wing keeps the building quiet and workable rather than busy.

Twenty-four hour access, video door entry, an onsite caretaker and cleaning of communal areas come as standard, while high-speed symmetrical fibre optic broadband can be connected on a 48-hour turnaround. Caretaking, communal cleaning, building insurance and property management all sit inside the service charge already built into the quoted monthly price. Occupiers therefore budget from one figure rather than three separate bills.

The district suits businesses that want character rather than corporate uniformity, and its mix of independent makers, design studios, consultancies and professional practices gives occupiers a ready-made commercial community close at hand. Private offices here work equally well as a first premises for a business leaving a spare room, or as a second site for an established firm needing space to grow. For firms that want a distinctive B1 address without paying core city rents, this is one of the stronger office propositions in Birmingham.

Units are let on rolling monthly licences rather than long leases, with a refundable deposit payable on each and car parking available on a twelve-month contract at £900 plus VAT per annum. Current availability spans 411 sq ft to 1,035 sq ft, priced from £608 per month plus VAT and inclusive of business rates, with the deposit refundable at the end of the licence. Enquire through CityFlex today to arrange a viewing.