99 BISHOPSGATE

'99 Bishopsgate' is a skyscraper in the City of London. It is 104 metres tall and has 25 office floors, with a total net letable floor space of circa 30,000 square meter (320,000 sq feet). 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 (elevators) in Europe, running at up to 6.5 m/s. The building was occupied solely by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation until they moved to 8 Canada Square in Canary Wharf.
99 Bishopsgate was extensively damaged by an IRA truck bomb in April 1993,^[1] which also damaged the neighbouring NatWest Tower.
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 and managed by CBRE. It is occupied by both the legal and investment banking sectors. Current occupiers include: Deutsche Bank, Latham & Watkins, Universities Superannuation Scheme, and the Korea Development Bank.

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See also

★ 110 Bishopsgate

★ Bishopsgate

★ Bishopsgate Tower

★ Tall buildings in London

External links

★ From emporis.com

References

1. 1993: IRA bomb devastates City of London