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# Spaces Lewis Building

The Lewis Building at 35 Bull Street was the home of Lewis's, the department store that traded in Birmingham for over a century. The store opened in 1885 on the corner of Bull Street and Corporation Street, and the building has since been repurposed as offices. Spaces occupies three floors of it, postcode B4 6AF, and the operator describes a grand, impressive building in a prime central location with excellent public transport links.

Spaces is the IWG brand built on community and design. The centre offers private and shared office space, clean and modern meeting rooms, regular networking events, an on-site cafe and a helpful reception team, according to the operator, and it lists a lounge area, meeting rooms, wheelchair access and surveillance cameras. Eleven photographs of the building are available. The networking events are a real draw for founders and freelancers who want to meet other members.

The setting is the old retail heart of Birmingham. The operator places the building within walking distance of the Great Western Arcade, an arcade of independent shops and cafes, and the streets around Corporation Street, Colmore Row and the Cathedral Square are a short stroll away. Snow Hill station is very close, and New Street station and the Bullring are in the other direction, so shopping, lunch and a train home are all within a few streets.

Public transport is the major strength. Snow Hill station has services towards London Marylebone and the Jewellery Quarter, New Street is the hub for the national network, and tram stops on Corporation Street connect with the west of the region. For a team whose members live in different towns, the building makes sense because everybody can reach it with one change at most. Check your own routes before you decide.

Who is it for? Start-ups, freelancers and growing agencies that value a community and a social calendar, professional-services firms that want a central address with character, charities and creative studios, and branches of firms from outside the city who want a place that people recognise. The cafe on site adds a place to meet clients informally.

It is a weaker choice if you need parking at the door, which a central building like this does not list, or large floors for a big team. A department-store conversion may have deep floor plates and varied light levels, so judge the specific office and the meeting rooms with your own eyes.

The building's history is a conversation starter, but it can also tell you something practical: large retail buildings tend to have generous floors, wide stairs and good lift capacity. Ask to see the less glamorous areas, such as deliveries and bicycle storage, to understand the day-to-day running of the centre.

Because the building has a long civic history, it carries a sense of occasion that new offices lack. A firm that wants to be rooted in the city may find that the name of the Lewis Building is recognised by clients from the region, which is a useful start to a meeting. Ask the operator how the networking events are announced and whether private-office members can join them free of charge, so that the community side of the centre works for you from the first week. A short conversation with the reception team on the visit will also tell you how visitors are signed in and how deliveries are handled.

Availability, contract terms and access hours are set by the operator and vary by office. Ask which private offices are free, how the meeting rooms and events are organised and what the monthly fee includes. Visit at the hour your team would arrive and walk from Snow Hill and from New Street to compare the routes.

- **Location:** Birmingham — Colmore District (Birmingham)
- **Address:** Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6AF
- **Operator:** Spaces
- **Amenities:** Reception, Purified Water, Ergonomic Chairs, Snacks, High-speed WiFi, Office Supplies, AC / Heating, Meeting Rooms, External Monitors, Lockers, Wheelchair Accessible, Printer / Scanner, Kitchenette, Lounge Area, Surveillance Cameras

## Pricing

- Private office at Spaces Lewis Building (Private Office): £225/month

## Nearby transport

- Bull Street (tram, 1 min walk)
- PQ4 (bus, 1 min walk)
- PQ6 (bus, 2 min walk)
- PQ3 (bus, 2 min walk)
- Birmingham Snow Hill (train, 4 min walk)

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