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  • New tenant for British Land’s Cheesegrater

    January 28, 2014

    BRITISH Land said yesterday it has secured another tenant at the Cheesegrater skyscraper as the property giant reported growing demand for London office space. Australian serviced office provider Servcorp has signed a deal to take the whole of the 30th floor of British Land and Oxford Properties’ development on Leadenhall Street, which is due to [...]

  • Walkie Talkie owner to submit plans to fix ray

    January 22, 2014

    PROPERTY giant Land Securities said yesterday that it is close to submitting plans to solve the Walkie Talkie’s ultra-bright reflective rays that dazzled passers-by and melted parts of nearby cars last summer. Chief executive Rob Noel said it will submit a planning application to fix “the solar glare issue” to the City of London next [...]

  • Walkie Scorchie owner says ray is almost fixed

    November 12, 2013

    LAND Securities’ chief executive said yesterday that the developer is close to fixing problems with the  Walkie Talkie and that the skyscraper’s ultra-bright reflective rays had not put off potential tenants. The building, a joint venture with Canary Wharf Group, was dubbed the Walkie Scorchie after it began reflecting a beam of light this summer [...]

  • Walkie Scorchie architect admits his building emits death rays

    September 8, 2013

    THE ARCHITECT responsible for the Walkie Scorchie skyscraper – previously known as 20 Fenchurch Street – has finally broken cover and admitted that his building has a few issues with reflecting light. Rafael Vinoly kept quiet in the immediate aftermath of City A.M.’s world exclusive that a light beam has melted cars parked nearby. But [...]

  • City Matters: Why the City’s buildings must adapt to suit a vibrant and commercial future

    September 8, 2013

    THE STORY of the “Walkie-Scorchie” has taken the world by storm – following City A.M.’s revelation last week that a Jaguar had “melted” in the heat on Eastcheap. This brought global attention to the new buildings that are nosing skywards in the east of our Square Mile. It also highlighted the difficult and delicate process [...]

  • Sunscreen goes up to block rays from Walkie Scorchie skyscraper

    September 3, 2013

    THE DEVELOPERS behind the Walkie Talkie skyscraper last night began erecting an enormous screen in an attempt to block the building’s ultra-bright reflections ­– but not before City A.M. harnessed the power of the beam to fry an egg. Exactly 347 years after the Great Fire of London ravaged the City, we took advantage of a hotspot [...]

  • Eggsclusive: We use the Walkie Scorchie light beam to fry an egg

    September 3, 2013

    The developers of the Walkie Scorchie skyscraper – aka 20 Fenchurch Street – had hoped their building would be known for its striking design and its blue chip clients. But instead City A.M. has revealed how the building has begun emitting a curious ray of light, started melting cars, set a carpet on fire and cracked [...]

  • Exclusive: Walkie Scorchie melted my Jag

    September 1, 2013

    THE WALKIE Talkie skyscraper in the City has caused extensive damage to a Jaguar parked on a nearby street – as other drivers come forward to say it has also melted parts of their vehicles. As revealed in City A.M. last week, the building’s unusual shape is reflecting an ultra bright light onto Eastcheap, with [...]

  • Walkie Talkie building scorches Londoners

    August 27, 2013

    LONDONERS who pass by the Walkie Talkie skyscraper are in for a surprise – because the recently completed building at 20 Fenchurch Street is reflecting a beam of ultra bright light onto the street below. The hotspot on Eastcheap near Monument station is forcing pedestrians to shield their eyes, with one passer-by describing it as [...]

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