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At 288 metres, the Bishopsgate Tower will form the centrepiece of London's financial district. It will be over 100 metres taller than the City's current tallest building, Tower 42 (the former NatWest Tower), and one of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe.

Plans for a tower on this site have been around since 2002. A previous design by Helmut Jahn was scrapped following concerns over the base and crown, and its effect on views from Fleet Street. The revised design - by architects Kohn Pederson Fox - is more sleek and elegantly proportioned, and is intended to complement the neighbouring proposals such as the Leadenhall Building.

A planning application was submitted in June 2005. A revised planning application with a 19m height reduction was submitted and given final approval in April 2006. In November 2006, the developers secured funding for the project from Arab Investments.


Current Status:
Early construction is underway. It is confirmed that the tower will be built speculatively. Brookfield have been signed up as subcontractors for the steel and cladding, and are expected to take over the site from July 2009. Completion of the tower is scheduled for 2011.