40 Leadenhall Street, also known as Stanza London is an office-led development in London that is currently under construction. It is located within the

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financial district and is one of a number of new building developments for the area. Construction commenced in early 2020 with a target completion date of December 2023. US law firm

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will be a major occupier from completion.

Site ownership and location

The development site, known as the Leadenhall Triangle, was purchased by Henderson Global Investors in June 2011 for around £190 million. It is situated in the

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ward in the eastern portion of the City of London, and is a short distance from the

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and the

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Planning application

In October 2013 Vanquish Properties (UK) Limited Partnership applied for planning permission to construct a building comprising 10, 14 and 34 storeys to a maximum height of 170m(AOD) on a site bounded by 19-21 and 22 Billiter Street, 49 Leadenhall Street, 108 and 109-114

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, 6-8 and 9-13 Fenchurch Buildings. The listed building at 19 - 21 Billiter Street is to be retained whilst all other existing properties on the site will be demolished. Planning permission was granted by the

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on 29 May 2014, following a resolution to grant permission by the Planning and Transportation Committee on 25 February 2014, subject to certain planning obligations being met. Following

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, the developer announced that construction will only go ahead when a sufficient amount of office space has been pre-let. In October 2019 it was announced M&G and Prudential have bought the site and will fund its construction for £875m with a final development value of £1.4bn. Build started in 2020 after Keltbray completed clearing the Leadenhall Triangle site. This is despite no pre-let.

Design

The building varies in height by being laid in a series of vertical slices ranging from 7 to 34 stories at the Leadenhall Street end.

Gallery

File:40 Leadenhall Street Construction.jpg, The construction site in August 2021 File:40 Leadenhall Street Concrete Structure.jpg, Construction of the concrete structure in August 2021 File:40 Leadenhall Street.jpg, 40 Leadenhall Street in July 2023 File:40 Leadenhall Street 2023.jpg, 40 Leadenhall Street in September 2023

References

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