Heron Tower

51°30′58″N 0°4′51″W / 51.51611°N 0.08083°W / 51.51611; -0.08083

110 Bishopsgate
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial
LocationLondon, EC2
United Kingdom
Construction started2007
Completed2011
Height
Antenna spire230 metres (755 ft)[1]
Roof202 metres (663 ft)[2]
Dimensions
Other dimensions2,400-square-metre (26,000 sq ft) site
Technical details
Floor count46[3]
Floor area461,478 sq ft (43,000 m2)[3]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kohn Pedersen Fox
Structural engineerArup
Main contractorSkanska
Website
http://110bishopsgate.com/
The lobby features a 70,000-litre aquarium containing hundreds of fish.

Salesforce Tower, 110 Bishopsgate (formerly, and still commonly known as, Heron Tower) is a commercial skyscraper in London. It stands 230 metres (755 ft) tall[4] including its 28-metre (92 ft) mast making it the second tallest building in the City of London financial district[5] and the fifth tallest in Greater London and the United Kingdom, after the Shard in Southwark and One Canada Square at Canary Wharf. 110 Bishopsgate is located on Bishopsgate and is bordered by Camomile Street, Outwich Street and Houndsditch.

Construction of the building started in 2007 and was completed in 2011. It is owned by Heron International and is still popularly known as Heron Tower, though following a naming dispute in 2014 involving the tenant Salesforce.com[6] the City of London planning committee made it clear they would rule in favour of the property being officially named 110 Bishopsgate, although the application was withdrawn before it went to committee.[7] The tower initially struggled to attract tenants in the depths of the Great Recession, but is now fully let.[8]

  1. ^ HeronTower.com (February 2010). "Heron Tower Building Specifications". Heron Tower. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
  2. ^ Skyscrapernews.com (March 2009). "Project Description Heron Tower". Skyscraper News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b Schedule of areas Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Heron Tower". www.skanska.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Heron Tower Tops Out - Article #2509". Skyscrapernews.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  6. ^ Gower, Patrick (22 May 2014). "London's Heron to Be Renamed Salesforce Tower After Leasing Deal". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. ^ Neil Callanan (23 September 2014). "Heron Tower Renamed 110 Bishopsgate in London Compromise". Bloomberg.
  8. ^ David Parsley (11 January 2016). "Heron Completes lettings at Salesforce Tower". PropertyWeek.com.