The Walkie Talkie has shrugged off its recent Carbuncle Cup award by building further upon its incredible commercial success. Today, joint owners Canary Wharf Group and Land Securities have announced the letting of level 34 of 20 Fenchurch Street to... Read More
With 2015 likely to deliver one of the lowest volumes of new office space to the London market for twenty years, developers brave enough to embark on schemes three or four years ago are now reaping the rewards. Today occupier demand easily outstrips... Read More
20 Fenchurch Street is now 90 per cent let following the announcement that law firm Vinson and Elkins is to take the 24th floor of the City skyscraper. Since opening in May the letting momentum has been extraordinary, propelling the ‘Walkie Talkie’... Read More
Work is scheduled to begin this month to fix the ‘death-ray’ effect at the City’s Walkie-Talkie skyscraper, the developers have announced. Planning permission has been granted for the installation of sun-shades on the building which will prevent... Read More
Canary Wharf Group and Land Securities’ 20 Fenchurch Street is now 87 per cent let, the developers have announced. The news comes following yesterday’s confirmation of two new tenants for the 37 storey City tower, popularly known as the... Read More
Land Securities and Canary Wharf Group’s 20 Fenchurch Street is now almost 90 per cent let or under offer, with the first tenants due to move into the property in April. The opening of the City tower – popularly known as the Walkie-Talkie - will be marked... Read More
Land Securities reports that a planning application will be submitted next month to install sunshades at its 20 Fenchurch Street tower to solve the building’s solar glare issue. The announcement came in the developer’s Third Quarter Interim... Read More
Land Securities is counting the cost of fixing the Walkie-Talkie’s solar glare which melted cars and damaged neighbouring buildings in the City over the summer. Chief executive Rob Noel says they have found a solution that will cost in the “low single... Read More
The developers responsible for the Walkie Talkie have announced that a temporary scaffold screen will be erected over the next 24 hours to shield the street from the building’s damaging ‘solar death ray.’ Following yesterday’s revelation that... Read More
The developers of London’s Walkie Talkie are carrying out investigations after the skyscraper was blamed for causing damage to cars parked in the street below. Last week it was reported that sunlight reflected from the building was creating intense... Read More
