▁The ▁two ▁developers ▁previously ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁B irmingham ' s ▁Bull ring ▁development . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁by ▁architect s ▁B DP , ▁includes ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁additional ▁ret ail ▁space ; ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁homes ; ▁new ▁le is ure , ▁office , ▁hotel ▁and ▁conference ▁facilities ; ▁and ▁a ▁" Europe an ▁Bou lev ard " ▁incorpor ating ▁O yst erm outh ▁Road ▁and ▁Qu ay ▁Par ade . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁David ▁Evans ▁department ▁store ▁has ▁been ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁development ▁incorpor ating ▁five ▁stores ▁trad ing ▁over ▁two ▁flo ors , ▁providing ▁ ▁of ▁ret ail ▁space . ▁Z ara , ▁Sl ater ' s ▁Mens we ar ▁and ▁J T ▁Morgan ▁have ▁signed ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁scheme . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁The ▁G ym ▁Group ▁opened ▁a ▁g ym ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁development . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Council ▁sought ▁expressions ▁of ▁interest ▁from ▁contract ors ▁for ▁the ▁re development ▁of ▁the ▁Qu adr ant ▁bus ▁station . ▁The ▁Council ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁hopes ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁contract ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁work ▁starting ▁soon ▁after . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁take ▁around ▁ 1 5 ▁months ▁to ▁complete . ▁The ▁new ▁bus ▁station ▁d uly ▁opened ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁though ▁with ▁many ▁finishing ▁touch es ▁not ▁added ▁until ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 .