Heart of Glass July 5, 2012 AFTER A 12-YEAR WAIT, Londoners were finally given a preview of the 360-degree panorama from the 72nd floor of the Shard yesterday, at a formal ceremony marking its external completion. The 95-storey tower designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano has had to overcome major planning battles, fierce criticism and a fractious ownership since it was [...]
CITY VIEWS | DO YOU THINK THE SHARD IS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE LONDON SKYLINE? July 5, 2012 DAVID DOHERTY GUINNESS SOUTH It’s certainly putting London Bridge on the map because south of the Thames there are no real other markers. I think it will revitalise the area without question.” David King CBRE I think it is very positive, it is another iconic building and it improves the skyline hugely. If you own [...]
EUROPE’S TALLEST TOWER CELEBRATES OPENING July 4, 2012 THE SHARD, the latest tower to dominate London’s skyline, will be inaugurated today as it celebrates its external completion at a record height of 309.6m. Lasers will beam from the 95-storey London Bridge skyscraper to buildings including the London Eye and Tower Bridge. It was designed by Renzo Piano and developed by Sellar Property with [...]
SHARD’S LITTLE SISTER IS COMPLETED June 20, 2012 THE 17-storey new building that will live in the shadow of The Shard has been officially topped out – the term given when the last beam or brick of a new building is laid. The Place – developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of the London Bridge Quarter – is a 600,000 sq ft office [...]
THE SHARD CLOSE TO SIGNING ITS FIRST TWO TENANTS May 28, 2012 The Shard, Europe’s tallest building, is said to be close to clinching its first two office tenants, in deals likely to involve two whole floors of the 1,017 ft tower. US management consultant AT Kearney and an unnamed Middle Eastern bank have been linked to Irvine Sellar’s iconic tower in London Bridge.
Putting lunch on Barclaycard May 28, 2012 IF you’re feeling peckish today then head over to Canary Wharf, Liverpool Street or Oxford Circus. A free lunch – yes, it really is free, according to organiser Barclaycard – is being laid on for 10,000 Londoners to mark the wider launch of PayTag, the contactless way to pay. PayTag is an extension of a [...]
House prices in the capital are detached by location May 20, 2012 London’s property market is outperforming but some boroughs are well off the pace LONDON Neither London, nor England and Wales, have returned to their 2008 peaks – but London is close. From March 2009, prices have grown 16 per cent in London compared to 6 per cent in England and Wales as a whole. However, [...]
Land Securities says Eurozone crisis denting London office sales May 16, 2012 Land Securities, the biggest listed British property developer, said demand for office space in London was lower than expected due to the worsening turmoil in the Eurozone. The joint developer of the Walkie Talkie skyscraper in the City of London financial district said on Wednesday firms were delaying moves due to economic uncertainty. “We remain [...]
Jones Lang LaSalle beats profit hopes May 1, 2012 JONES Lang LaSalle, one of the world’s biggest real estate services companies, last night reported net earnings that easily beat Wall Street’s forecast. The US-listed firm, which is among the agents acting for the Shard skyscraper, said first-quarter net income surged to $14m (£8.6m), compared to $1.5m a year ago, during a traditionally quiet season [...]
Walkie Talkie takes a big step forward April 24, 2012 THE CONSTRUCTION of 20, Fenchurch Street, known as the Walkie Talkie, moved forward this week with the installation of the first of 4,5000 steel sections that will make up the building’s base. The Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group development is set to complete in 2014, providing 675,000 square feet of office space to the [...]