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Birmingham-based regeneration company St Modwen has appointed a contracter for its £5m 'mysapce' youth centre in Longbridge.

Warwickshire-based construction company Morgan Sindall will carry out the work on the three-storey building, the value of which stands at £5m.

The 17,000 sq ft site will be located on Longbridge Lane and is the first youth centre to be constructed in the city for five years. It is being built on behalf of Birmingham City Council.

Mark Batchelor, construction manager for St. Modwen, said: "Longbridge is a hub of activity with the new Bournville College nearing completion, 115 houses and apartments being constructed at the Park View scheme, ‘myplace’ now underway, and we are also working towards construction work commencing on the new £70m Longbridge town centre.

"Within the range of facilities that we are creating at Longbridge, it is tremendous that a flagship youth centre for Birmingham is part of the mix. Many teenagers are not aware of the collapse of MG Rover nearly a decade ago and simply see Longbridge as a place of significant development activity and new opportunities, which is a great vote of confidence for what we are delivering here."

The project was funded through a government 'myplace' programme grant which is funded through the department of education and administered through the BIG Lottery scheme.

Construction work is now underway and the youth centre is scheduled to open in summer 2012.