Winvic’s £130m Oasis Birmingham BTR scheme: design and delivery notes for project teams
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Winvic Construction has secured a £130m contract to deliver Oasis Birmingham, an 11-storey, 456-home build-to-rent scheme on Kent Street funded by Heim Global Investor and developed by McLaren Living. The project comprises one- and two-bedroom apartments with internal amenities including a gym, residents’ lounge and co-working space, plus external courtyards and roof terraces, with completion targeted for 2029. For contractors and consultants, the scheme signals continued demand for high-density city-centre residential blocks and long-term BTR funding pipelines following Heim and McLaren’s 375-home Water Lane project in Leeds.
Technical Brief
- £130m capex package covers main contractor role for Winvic on Oasis Birmingham.
- Scheme is second Heim–McLaren BTR project after the 375-home Water Lane, Leeds, now mid-construction.
- Oasis contract award extends Heim’s UK build-to-core fund deployment strategy into another major regional city.
Our Take
Within the 10 Infrastructure stories in our database, this is one of the larger UK regional city schemes by value, signalling that Birmingham is attracting BTR capital at a scale comparable to recent Leeds and Manchester residential infrastructure items.
The staggered completion dates to 2027 for Water Lane in Leeds and 2029 for Oasis in Birmingham mean Winvic will have a multi‑year pipeline of BTR work, which typically allows contractors to lock in key supply-chain packages and site teams across both regions.
For McLaren Living and Heim Global Investor, combining 456 homes at Oasis with 375 at Water Lane positions them as a more visible BTR player in UK regional hubs, which can strengthen their hand when negotiating future land and funding deals flagged in other Projects-tagged pieces in our coverage.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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