99 Bishopsgate
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Skyscraper
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in the City of London
City of London
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. It is 104 metres (341 ft) tall and has 25 office floors, with a total net letable floor space of circa 30000 square metres (322,917.3 sq ft). There are a further three plant floors at levels LG, 14 and 27.
The original core and steelwork was completed in 1976. At the time, it had the fastest lifts (elevator
Elevator
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s) in Europe
Europe
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, running at up to 6.5 m/s. The building was occupied solely by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
HSBC
HSBC Holdings plc is a global banking and financial services company headquartered in Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom. it is the world's second-largest banking and financial services group and second-largest public company according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine...
until they moved to 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf
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99 Bishopsgate was extensively damaged
1993 Bishopsgate bombing
The Bishopsgate bombing occurred on 24 April 1993, when the Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in London's financial district in Bishopsgate, City of London, England. One person was killed in the explosion and 44 injured, and damage initially estimated at £1 billion was caused...
by an IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
truck bomb in April 1993, which also damaged the neighbouring Tower 42
Tower 42
Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...
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The building was fully refurbished over a period of 14 months, which resulted in substantially improved cladding - arguably one of the best in the City - and a façade overrun which increased its overall height slightly. Larger, open plan floorplates were also created. It re-opened in mid-1995 as a multi-let office tower and is currently owned (leasehold) by Hammerson
Hammerson
Hammerson plc is a major British property development and investment company. The firm switched to Real Estate Investment Trust status when REITs were introduced in the United Kingdom in January 2007. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index...
and managed by CBRE. It is occupied by both the legal and investment banking sectors. Current occupiers include: CRA International
CRA International
Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm headquartered in Boston. On June 9, 2009, the Company acquired Marakon Associates...
, Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
, Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins LLP is a global law firm, one of the largest in the world. Latham currently employs approximately 2,000 attorneys in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm was started in Los Angeles in 1934 and has extensive Californian roots, but its largest office is now...
, Universities Superannuation Scheme
Universities Superannuation Scheme
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, and the Korea Development Bank
Korea Development Bank
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CBRE has produced an Energy Performance Certificate for 99 Bishopsgate which has resulted in a C rating for the building. The factors that influenced the rating are the impact of specifying energy efficient plant and equipment during refits and the good standard of building-related information made available for the purposes of EPC calculation. Considering the age of the building a C rating is impressive.
In July 2009, 99 Bishopsgate was overtaken in height by Heron Tower, located nearby.
Public right of way
A public right of way exists through the building as part of the City of London Highwalk system, connecting the pedestrian bridge over London Wall to the walkways around Tower 42Tower 42
Tower 42 is the second tallest skyscraper in the City of London and the fifth tallest in London overall. The original name was the National Westminster Tower, having been built to house the National Westminster Bank's International Division. Seen from above, the tower closely resembles the NatWest...
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See also
- 100 Bishopsgate100 Bishopsgate100 Bishopsgate is a skyscraper under construction in the north eastern part of London's main financial district, the City of London. It will stand in a prominent location on Bishopsgate, just a short walk from Liverpool Street station...
- 110 BishopsgateHeron TowerHeron Tower, also referred to as 110 Bishopsgate, is a skyscraper owned by Heron International in the City of London. It was completed in 2011...
- BishopsgateBishopsgateBishopsgate is a road and ward in the northeast part of the City of London, extending north from Gracechurch Street to Norton Folgate. It is named after one of the original seven gates in London Wall...
- Bishopsgate TowerBishopsgate TowerThe Pinnacle, also known as The Bishopsgate Tower and The Helter-Skelter, is a , 63-storey skyscraper under construction in the centre of London's main financial district, the City of London. It is one of four major towers under construction in London, others being Shard London Bridge, 122...
- Tall buildings in London