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3 November 2025
Poppies at Paradise
More happening at Paradise
3 September 2025
Construction of The Octagon – Birmingham’s tallest building – Completes
The Octagon, Birmingham’s tallest building and world’s first pure octagonal residential skyscraper, has marked its practical completion.
20 February 2025
The Octagon ‘Vertical Mile’ raises more than £5,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice
Paradise Birmingham and its development partners have raised £5,104 for leading local charity, Acorns Children’s Hospice.
19 September 2024
Birmingham’s tallest building ‘Tops Out’
The Octagon, the city’s first official skyscraper and newest landmark with a world-first design, has ‘topped out’.
4 September 2024
We have selected our Lucky 8 ‘golden’ ticket winners!
They will be among the first to ascend Birmingham’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s first purely octagonal residential high rise.
31 July 2024
Will you be one of our lucky 8?
A chance to be among the first to visit the very top of the world’s first pure residential octagonal high rise.
15 April 2024
Octagon soars to new heights
World's first pure octagonal high-rise residential building is now just months away from claiming its place in Birmingham’s history books.
22 August 2023
Low carbon future for the city’s tallest building
As progress at Octagon marches on – and upwards! – we’re working hard to extend the range of sustainable initiatives.
8 June 2022
Octagon progresses
Enabling work progresses on Octagon, the world-first octagonal residential tower at the northern apex of the Paradise site.
17 December 2021
Investor-developer and contractor for Octagon announced
Global real estate developer CDL is developing the site of the world first Octagon tower.
29 April 2021
Birmingham’s world first pure Octagon tower gains planning permission
The world’s first pure Octagon residential tower has today been awarded planning permission by Birmingham City Council.
19 October 2020
Planning for Birmingham’s Octagon tower submitted
A planning application for the world’s first pure Octagon residential tower has been submitted to Birmingham City Council.