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The Forum features a range of studio, one and two-bedroom apartments to rent in the heart of Birmingham’s Southside district. There are a variety of resident facilities available on site, which include a gym, rooftop terrace, communal lounge and landscaped terrace with a pizza oven and BBQ facilities, together with a dedicated on-site concierge team to cater to your needs. The Bullring, Selfridges and Grand Central are only a short stroll away and Birmingham’s New Street station is a 5-minute walk away.
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We moved in when the building had just completed construction and while there were a few growing pains in the beginning, we have loved every single moment at the Forum. The building is soooooo incredibly pet friendly and the community here has kept us giggling with pet photos in the building’s WhatsApp group. The rooftop commons area is just fabulous. The gym (when it’s allowed to be open due to government Covid restrictions) is just fine…it is small but the equipment is all new and reasonably well-equipped (the video feed for spin and boxing classes is pretty great) and as it is only open to residents is rarely overly crowded. My only criticism is that parking onsite seems expensive compared to other options in the city center, so you may want to price check that if you own a car.
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The property is 10 minutes from the front door of our flat to the station platform at New Street which makes it optimal for rail commuters. There is a bus stop 1/2 block from the front door making bus travel even easier. It is within easy walking distance of both a Tesco Metro and a larger Tesco in the city center. The area is vibrant and diverse, with everything at your fingertips.
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I wish I’d known about all of the social activities that are planned by the lovely staff, from holiday parties to monthly quiz nights, it would have made the choice even easier to make!
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Absolutely. We had an issue with our flat being built without opening windows which led to uncomfortable heat conditions, but this was rectified and our flat is now perfect.
Modern, fun living in the heart of Brum
The building is great, very clean and efficient designs. We were on the 8th floor with a balcony view of the city. We loved the two bedroom apartment: all the services and appliances were good and made our days easy and enjoyable. The management and service teams were friendly, responsive, and did their best to make our stay here as good as could be.
The only downside is the “pet rent” – I can understand this monthly charge for dogs, perhaps, since there are public ammeneties such as a dog run that might take some maintenance. But cats are completely self-contained, so I didn’t feel this charge was fair. However, there aren’t many other apartments like this that will take pets, so we went with this even though we didn’t like this extra charge.
Overall a very positive experience, would continue to live here if we weren’t moving for work.
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This is right next to pretty much the heart of everything in Birmingham. Minutes to walk anywhere, including the train to take you long distances. We could walk to any number of restaurants, bars, shopping, and parks easily and without any planning.
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Since this was a new building when we moved in, there were some growing pains, most important of which was the windows. It took the company a while to get them replaced, but they did work tirelessly to make this right and the replacement was well managed. Very impressed with the management overall.
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Modern design, fun concept with lots of shared areas and activities design to help you get to know your neighbors (at least until Covid hit).
Modern apartment in the city centre
The Forum is quite new building with 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom or 3 bedroom apartments in the city centre. The location is definitely one of the best features of this building. Another feature would be lobby with coffee machine which is free to use for all tenants, comfortable arm chairs and plenty of room for those who work from home. There are 3 exterior spaces: rooftop, outdoor lounge and pet area. From the rooftop, you have amazing view either on city centre or Birmingham suburbs on the other side, but it is open only until 11 pm. Outdoor lounge has pizza oven and grill, but you have to be prepared to pay a fee if you would like to use them. I have 1 bedroom apartment which is on the ground floor. It is quite spacious and it has amazing terrace. The apartment was furnished with very stylish furniture and it was all i needed in the beginning.
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The Forum is in the heart of China Town. Very convenient location, 5 mins walk to train station or 10 mins walk to bus station. Tesco is 1 min by walk. Plent of asian supermarkets, restaurants and also Bullring mall is 5 mins walk.
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Opening hours of the rooftop: when we had our viewing they told us, that it would be open 24/7 and it was not when we moved in, it was quite an issue as we have a dog
Fees for using pizza oven or grill
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Communication with management was never a problem. They responded promptly every time.
Excellent in al aspects
I think the Forum is great in all aspects. The facilities are new, clean and safe with a 24 hours reception desk, gym facilities, free coffee machine etc. The location is great with walking distance to New Street train station and Digbeth Coach station. All the staff is very fiendly and the management is always looking after your needs. I’ve lived in this property for 2 years and I just extended my contract for another year as I’m very happy living in this property.
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You need to consider the city council tax and other utilities not included in the rent
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All very friendly and helpful, trying to find solutions to any problem you could have
The Forum (thumbs up!)
There was a wonderful community experience at The Forum. I miss it very much. Beautiful apartment’s in a great location. Loved the gym! (and coffee machine when you’re on the run!). Stunning views from the top of the building, where you can catchup with the neighbours and pets. Friendly staff and security, always happy to help and respond to requests very efficiently and quickly. Thanks to everyone, Salma, Jodie etc who were a huge support to us, when we needed to relocate. Miss you all.
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Terrific location, close to Tesco, and local bars, theatres and food places. A stones throw away from the bigger city centre too.
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I cant remember if there was anything I wish I’d known. 🙂
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Our French bulldog kept jumping over the back garden terrance fence into next doors terrace. The Forum team, built a barrier to make it impossible for the dog to keep on doing it, decorating it with pant pots and niceties to make it better for everyone. Any small problems like shower issues were quickly sorted.
Great building in a great location
We absolutely loved living at the Forum – the flat itself was perfect for our needs and the building was full of friendly neighbours and their pets. The communal facilities were brilliant (including varied social events, a comfortable residents’ lounge, a tasty coffee machine, regular treats for tenants, etc), and the staff were all incredibly friendly, helpful and willing to go the extra mile.
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Forum is perfectly located for easy access to central Birmingham, with train stations and shops just minutes away.
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I would be aware that one floor of the property is rented out in a similar way to an air bnb facility – as such, the building is shared with short term guests which can affect the community atmosphere on occasion.
What is the best feature of your home:
The handy location as well as the unique, friendly atmosphere that made it feel like ‘home’.
Great place! Recommend
The Forum was my house for 2 years and I could not have choose a better place. Great facilities like gym, bbq area, games room, rooftop and much more. The reception Team is just great and always happy to help. They also have maintenance on site should you need it. The Manager, Salma is such a lovely person, really helpful in everything i needed and the plus: she is always looking to get nice events within the building. Great community as well. I would definitely recommend for young people looking for a place in the city centre.
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I had some issues with the management in the very beginning and once all was sorted, had no more issues. Just for information, this management team no longer works there.
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Before I moved i was promised a gym that was only opened 2 months later. But this was sorted after
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Yes, very helpful and willing to take the responsibility for what happened
Building is great but it’s the people that make it superb.
The building itself feels much more like a hotel than an apartment block and the facilities are incredibly good. Sometimes with these types of developments the communal areas can feel shoehorned in or sterile but all of the facilities here feel genuinely useful and premium.
The building doesn’t make the place though, its the people. The staff that work here are incredible and do an amazing job at making the building feel like a community. Salma and Andy are always incredibly approachable, helpful and professional and make coming down to main community areas a delight.
The apartments themselves are well furnished and spacious, there can be a lack of storage space for bigger items but floor space is abundant. All in all its a great place to live, I have lived in a lot of city centre buildings but can see myself here for quite a time to come.
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The area itself at first can seem a little “up and coming” due to the area to the rear where the markets once stood. However there are plus points to this in its current state. For a city centre location it is very quiet, despite being so close to everything. There are a bunch of great bars and restaurants around and The Bullring and Train station are a 5min walk. It’s exciting to be in an area with so much development and new things happening all the time. This is great for young professionals and and folks who enjoy urban culture.
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As stated above I would say make sure you have enough storage space. A lot of the apartments offer more storage than other so be aware of how much you will need to store.
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Any repairs or concerns have always been dealt with super swiftly, having an on site maintenance team means issues that would usually take weeks to sort like a faulty washing machine or broken handle are dealt with in a matter of hours. It would feel like a step down going back to the single landlord now.
A nice central place to live
The building layout is easy to navigate with plenty of amenities to accommodate residents, be it the gym, outdoor spaces or social areas.
The reception team and management are incredibly friendly and welcoming; Salma on reception will go far out of her way to help iron out any issues I may have in the utmost professional and efficient manner, making my first year here a pleasurable living experience.
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The central location is so convenient, be it for social life, shopping or travel. It’s a 5 minute walk to New Street Station.
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The management team will lay on nice events for the residents now and then. Even during lockdown safer options like free ice cream or pizzas for the residents to maintain the positive energy but also help local businesses.
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Management are very fast to react to any problems I may have had, and always readily available and contactable through email and communal chat.
Wonderful Place with Excellent Facilities
Great Location with easy access to any place in the City Centre. Clean and Nice Building with many facilities and excellent management helped a lot in any issues especially Salma and Jodie. A friendly community. All Concierge Staff are co-operative and nice especially Andy. I have Lived here for more than 18 months and it has been a pleasant experience only had to move as moving to another city for work circumstances, apart from that I would have continued living in. Only Drawback though is The Intranet is slow and sometimes breaks down
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Nice and Cosy development
Great Facilities
Effective and Fair Management
nice staff at concierge
Intranet is not as good as expected
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Intranet speed
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The Roof and the Courtyard are great. Flat is equipped with all needed. Clean and nice decorated building entrance. nice 24 hours concierge
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