5 Canada Square
| 5 Canada Square | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location |
5 Canada Square Canary Wharf Tower Hamlets London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′20″N 0°01′07″W / 51.505556°N 0.018611°WCoordinates: 51°30′20″N 0°01′07″W / 51.505556°N 0.018611°W |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 87.70 m (287.7 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 |
| Floor area | 46,450 m2 (500,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore Owings & Merrill |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
5 Canada Square is a 15-storey, 87.7 m (288 ft) office building in the Canary Wharf financial district development of London, England.
Overview
5 Canada Square was completed in 2003. The steel- framed building has an aluminum curtain wall and it features a large atrium on its south side with 46,450 m2 (500,000 sq ft) of floorspace.[4]
The principal tenant at 5 Canada Square is the European arm and HQ of Bank of America Securities. The building is used for the bank’s global cash-management business for clients.[5] Credit Suisse also occupies part of the building.[6]
History
In 2003, Royal Bank of Scotland (or RBS) bought 5 Canada Square along with 25 Canada Square, another Canary Wharf building, for a total of £1.1 billion from Canary Wharf, a major property firm that developed the facility.[7][8] 5 Canada Square was originally leased by Credit Suisse First Boston but after a banking downturn and not needing the space, Credit Suisse let the space to Bank of America.[6]
In July 2007, the building was sold by RBS to Evans Randall, a banking firm, for £452 million, making it the firm’s largest UK investment to date.[9] In 2011, Bank of America chose to renew its lease at 5 Canada Square instead of move to another London location.[5] The building was subsequently sold to St Martins Property Group in January 2013.[10]
References
- ↑ 5 Canada Square at Emporis
- ↑ 5 Canada Square at SkyscraperPage
- ↑ 5 Canada Square at Structurae
- ↑ .Canary Wharf Group website,accessed 10 June 2011, http://www.canarywharf.com/workwithus/Construction/Projects/5-Canada-Square/
- 1 2 Tom Bill (4 February 2011). "Bank of America Said to Keep Treasury Business at Canary Wharf". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Credit Suisse Rents out Surplus Docklands Space". The Independent. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Canary Shares Soar on Bid Hopes". BBC News. 5 December 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "RBS Moves In on Canary Wharf". The Sunday Herald. 7 December 2003. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "Property Week, Evans Randall £452m Canary Win". Property Week. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ↑ "St Martins buys 5 Canada Square from Evans Randall for close to £385m". CoStar UK. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
