Principal Tower

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Principal Tower
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Principal Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Residential
Architectural style Modern
Location London, EC2
United Kingdom
Address115 Worship Road
Construction started2016
Completed2019 [1]
Opened2017
Owner Brookfield and Concord London
Height
Architectural163 m (535 ft)
Technical details
Floor count50
Design and construction
Architect Foster + Partners

Principal Tower is a 50-storey residential tower in Worship Street, Shoreditch, London. It was completed in 2019. [2]

There are 298 apartments in the building, designed by the architects Foster and Partners. [3]

It is next to the 15-storey office block Principal Place, also designed by Foster and Partners. In July 2014, it was reported that the internet retailer Amazon.com was close to signing a lease to move its UK headquarters there. The project had been on hold since January 2012, when the anchor tenant, the law firm CMS Cameron McKenna, pulled out. Soon after, the developer Hammerson sold its interest in the scheme to Brookfield. [4]

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References

  1. "Multiplex's jumpform rig drives rapid Principal Tower build". Construction News.
  2. "Foster + Partners completes luxury Principal Tower in London". Dezeen. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "New Developments - Principal Tower, Worship Street, London EC2A 2BA" . Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. Building: Amazon interest could revive Principal Place tower | Online News | Building, accessdate: 29 August 2014

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