| One Snow Hill Plaza | |
| Former Names: | Kennedy Tower |
| Alternate Names: | Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Snow Hill |
| Building Type: | Hotel |
| Architectural Style: | Modernist |
| Structural System: | Curtain wall |
| Ren Cost: | £9.6 million |
| Current Tenants: | Holiday Inn Express |
| Address: | One Snow Hill Plaza |
| Location Town: | Birmingham |
| Location Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.4848°N -1.8983°W |
| Renovation Date: | 2012-13 |
| Height: | 72m (236feet) |
| Floor Count: | 20 |
| Ren Architect: | Falconer Chester |
| Ren Firm: | Denizen |
| Rooms: | 224 |
One Snow Hill Plaza (also known as Kennedy Tower) is a highrise hotel in Birmingham, England. It is 72m (236feet) tall and was completed in 1973. In 2013 the building was renovated and became a 224-room hotel under the brand Holiday Inn Express.
It receives the name Kennedy Tower from the mural dedicated to John F. Kennedy which was located in Snow Hill Circus until it was moved in mid-2006.
It was redeveloped and modernised externally in previous years to be better suited to the environment which it will be a part of which will see the construction of Snowhill, a major mixed-use development adjacent to Snow Hill station. It forms a prominent addition on the skyline when viewed from the north.
In November 2007, Kenmore Property Ltd. announced plans to demolish the tower and replace it with a 1180NaN0 office tower, by holding a public consultation for the proposal. The plans superseded an earlier proposal for a 12-storey office tower on the site 2 Snow Hill Plaza, adjacent to Lloyd House. The new tower was designed by Hamiltons Architects and provides 540000NaN0 of office space and 40000NaN0 of retail space. This would make it the largest office tower outside London. Construction was expected to start in 2009 and to be completed in 2011.[1] [2] However, Kenmore later applied for the scheme to be divided into two phases with the first phase being constructed on the site of 2 Snow Hill Plaza, allowing for the 1180NaN0 tower to be constructed alongside at a later date. This was approved. However, in November 2009, Kenmore Property Group were placed into administration.[3] Rob Caven and Martin Ellis of Grant Thornton were appointed joint administrators of 21 of Kenmore's companies, and joint receivers of two others.[4] The Snow Hill Plaza site was formally put on the market by the administrators in March 2010.