40 Leadenhall Street

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40 Leadenhall Street
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40 Leadenhall Street in September 2023
40 Leadenhall Street
General information
StatusUnder construction
Address40 Leadenhall Street
Town or city London, EC3
Country United Kingdom
Cost£875million (estimate) [1]
Client Henderson Global Investors
Height155 m (170 m AOD) [2]
Technical details
Floor count35
Floor areaOffices: 890,000 square feet (82,700 m2)
Retail: 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) [3]
Design and construction
Architecture firm Make Architects
Website
40leadenhall.london

40 Leadenhall Street, also known as Stanza London is an office-led development in London that is currently under construction. It is located within the City of London financial district and is one of a number of new building developments for the area.

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Construction commenced in early 2020 with a target completion date of December 2023. [4] US law firm Kirkland & Ellis will be a major occupier from completion. [5]

Site ownership and location

The development site, known as the Leadenhall Triangle, was purchased by Henderson Global Investors in June 2011 for around £190 million. [6]

It is situated in the Aldgate ward in the eastern portion of the City of London, and is a short distance from the Leadenhall Building and the Lloyd's building.

Planning application

In October 2013 Vanquish Properties (UK) Limited Partnership applied for planning permission to construct a building comprising 10, 14 and 34 storeys to a maximum height of 170m(AOD) on a site bounded by 19-21 and 22 Billiter Street, 49 Leadenhall Street, 108 and 109-114 Fenchurch Street, 6-8 and 9-13 Fenchurch Buildings. [7] The listed building at 19 - 21 Billiter Street is to be retained whilst all other existing properties on the site will be demolished. [8]

Planning permission was granted by the City of London Corporation on 29 May 2014, following a resolution to grant permission by the Planning and Transportation Committee on 25 February 2014, subject to certain planning obligations being met. [9] [10]

Following Brexit, the developer announced that construction will only go ahead when a sufficient amount of office space has been pre-let. [11]

In October 2019 it was announced M&G and Prudential have bought the site and will fund its construction for £875m with a final development value of £1.4bn. Build started in 2020 [4] after Keltbray completed clearing the Leadenhall Triangle site. This is despite no pre-let.

Design

The building varies in height by being laid in a series of vertical slices ranging from 7 to 34 stories at the Leadenhall Street end. [3]

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