30 South Colonnade

YY London
The building after refurbishment.
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Former namesThomson Reuters Building
Alternative names30 South Colonnade
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationCanary Wharf
London, E14
England
51°30′15″N 0°1′13″W / 51.50417°N 0.02028°W / 51.50417; -0.02028
Completed1991
Height62m
Technical details
Floor count14
Floor area414,812 sq ft (39,000 m2)

30 South Colonnade, also now known as YY London[1], is a commercial building in Canary Wharf, London. The building was originally designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and completed in 1991. It was purchased in 2019 by joint venture between Oaktree Capital Management (majority stakeholder) and Quadrant.[2] An extensive refurbishment was completed in 2023 by architects Buckley Gray Yeoman, which included three additional floors bringing its total size to 415,000 sqft. The refurbished building stands at 75.5 m (248 ft) tall, with a total of 17 floors – a ground floor, upper ground floor, mezzanine level and 14 upper floors including a rooftop terrace. The building design focuses on sustainability and wellness with extensive on floor terraces, BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum ESG certificates and an all-electric strategy. It has been designed to be net zero in operation.[3]

YY London primarily provides office space, although following the building’s refurbishment there are also restaurants, communal spaces for events, and food and beverage units at ground floor level.[4][5]

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  2. ^ Clark, Jessica (1 December 2020). "Canary Wharf plans get green light as landlords seek Covid-friendly offices". CityAM. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cooper, Martin (3 October 2022). "Skanska modernises original Canary Wharf office". Construction Management. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "YY London". New London Architecture. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ Bennett-Ness2023-09-13T00:00:00, Jamie. "Q&A: Quadrant bets big on Canary Wharf with YY office". Property Week. Retrieved 16 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)