2 Finsbury Avenue
Located at Broadgate, this area is the largest pedestrianised neighbourhood in Central London. The building is due to be offices, which have been designed with behavioural scientists from GXN, are predicted to have green areas and terraces, according to 3XN Architects.
8 Bishopsgate – ‘The Jenga’
Work on this skyscaper began in 2019 and finished this year, therefore this is one of the latest developments to have been built. Neighbours with the Cheesegrater, 8 Bishopsgate has also been given a nickname – the Jenga.
This is due to the layout of the high rise, as it splits into three distinctive sections of varying heights. Like the Cheesgrater, the Jenga was also restricted planning-wise, as they were not allowed to block the view of St Paul’s Cathedral from Fleet Street.
1 Leadenhall Street
This skyscraper is currently under construction as planning permission was accepted in 2017. The £400million high rise will have 36 floors when it is finished, which is expected to be in 2024. The newbuild – which will offices – will be built next to the iconic Leadenhall Market, which featured in the Harry Potter films.
1 Undershaft
Planning applications for this 73-storey skyscraper were submitted in 2016 and it is due to be the highest building in the Square Mile cluster at 289.94m tall.
100 Leadenhall Street
This high rise building is a new tower proposed for the Eastern Cluster in the City of London. It will have 57 floors and be 247 meters when it’s complete. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill say that it has been designed to preserve key historic views and will be one of the first skyscrapers in the UK to achieve net-zero carbon.
70 Gracechurch Street
This building – for Tenacity Group – is set to ‘improve the public realm, provide adaptable workplaces with an emphasis on wellbeing, and create a public viewing gallery with winter garden,’ according to KPF, who are working on the project.
55 Gracechurch Street
The City of London Corporation granted planning permission for the 30-storey office-led development in 2021, post-pandemic. ‘A free-to-access garden terrace, offering a suspended treetop walkway and panoramic views across London, will also be made available to the public.
‘An innovative ceiling system will harvest rainwater to simulate rainfall to irrigate the plants,’ According to City of London Corporation.
50 Fenchurch Street
Another office-focused development, 50 Fenchurch Street was approved in 2020. It will provide over 62,000 sq metres of office space arranged around a central core. The site is owned by The Clothworkers’ Company and is due to be complete in 2028.
55 Bishopsgate
This development is the due to be the third tallest tower in the Square Mile and planning permission was approved in July 2023. The high rise will have 63 floors and 22 storey mixed-use buildings, that will feature a free to visit public roof top, with a biodiverse climate resilient garden for relaxation, events and educational opportunities, according to the City of London Corporation.
Demolition of the existing site are expected to take place in 2024 and the building is expected to be complete in 2029.
85 Gracechurch Street
This skyscraper will be used as a mixed-use office tower. The 32-storey building will be all-electric, feature openable windows for natural ventilation and have 600 cycle spaces. There will be 27,000 sqm of new office space. Planning permission was approved in March 2023.
It will have a heritage garden on the fifth floor and free public exhibition celebrating the history of the site where once stood the Forum and Basilica.
40 Leadenhall Street – ‘Gotham City’
This skyscraper is set to have 900,000 sq ft of space, along with one fitness studio, a 30-seat HD cinema room, two public restaurants, five independent retailers and 1 library area – to name a few.
Planning permission was approved back in 2014 and it accrued the nickname ‘Gotham City,’ after the fictional city in Batman. The building is due to be complete in 2023.
