Heron Tower
| Heron Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location |
London, EC2 United Kingdom |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | 2011 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 230 metres (755 ft) |
| Roof | 202 metres (663 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 2,400-square-metre (26,000 sq ft) site |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Floor area | 461,478 sq ft (43,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Main contractor | Skanska |
| Website | |
| http://www.salesforce-tower.com | |
Coordinates: 51°30′58″N 0°4′51″W / 51.51611°N 0.08083°W
The Heron Tower (officially 110 Bishopsgate) is a commercial skyscraper in London. It stands 230 metres (755 ft) tall including its 28-metre (92 ft) mast (202 metres (663 ft) excluding the mast) making it the tallest building in the City of London financial district and the third tallest in Greater London and the United Kingdom, after the Shard in Southwark and One Canada Square at Canary Wharf. The Heron Tower is located on Bishopsgate and is bordered by Camomile Street, Outwich Street and Houndsditch.
Construction of the building started in 2007 and was completed in 2011. It is owned by Heron International and is generally known as the Heron Tower, though following a naming dispute in 2014 involving the tenant Salesforce.com the City of London ruled in favour of the property being officially named 110 Bishopsgate. The tower initially struggled to attract tenants in the depths of the Great Recession, but is now fully let.
Designed by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox, the height of the Heron Tower was planned to be only 183 m, identical to that of Tower 42, the City of London's then tallest building since 1980.
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