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Gerald Ronson, Chief Executive of Heron International, said that the building, featuring 443,000 square feet of office space, was finally ready to be occupied. Already US law firm giant McDermott Will & Emory has leased 40,000 square feet in the building. Additionally, serviced office provider Landmark has leased 35,000 square feet at Heron Tower.
This leaves 368,000 square feet for the developer to fill.
Heron Tower will feature a restaurant and bar on levels 38-40 run by Sushisamba featuring Japanese, Peruvian and Brazilian food. A ground floor bar and restaurant will also be installed dubbed ‘The Drift’.
Ronson commented: “Heron Tower’s completion is a significant event not just for Heron but for the City of London as a whole. New, world-class office developments play an important role in attracting international companies to the Square Mile, helping it to retain its status as the global financial capital.
“Heron Tower has taken more than 12 years from conception to completion but the results speak for themselves: this is a truly exceptional office development in one of the world’s best locations.”
London Bridge’s The Shard is nearing completion, and will stand at 310 metres tall, but still has almost a year to go. For now, One Canada Square in Canary Wharf is the tallest building in London.
Ronson recently stated that the UK’s stagnant property market is due to rise in 2014 or 2015.
Editor’s notes: By September 2016, the tower was confirmed as fully let with lettings deals agreed with recruitment firm Harvey Nash, brokerage platform Interactive Brokers, pensions company Partnership Assurance, and law firm Proskauer Rose, to name a few.
Software firm Salesforce also agreed to rent office space at the property and was understood to have purchased naming rights for the skyscraper. However, the City of London authority did not grant official permission and stated that the property be referred to as 110 Bishopsgate. Regardless of this, Heron Tower is referred to by many as the Salesforce Tower.