122 Leadenhall Street
122 Leadenhall Street, which is also known as the Leadenhall Building, is a 225-metre-tall (738 ft) skyscraper in central London. It opened in July 2014 and was designed by the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; it is known informally as The Cheesegrater because of its distinctive wedge shape, similar to that of the kitchen utensil of the same name. It is one of numerous tall buildings recently completed or under construction in the City of London financial district, including 20 Fenchurch Street, 22 Bishopsgate and The Scalpel.
| 122 Leadenhall Street | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Post-modern / Structural expressionism |
| Location | London, EC3 |
| Completed | June 2013 |
| Opened | July 2014 |
| Cost | £1.15 billion |
| Owner | C C Land |
| Height | |
| Roof | 225 metres (738 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 |
| Floor area | 84,424 m2 (908,730 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Services engineer | Arup |
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The site is adjacent to the Lloyd's Building, also designed by Rogers, which is the current home of the insurance market Lloyd's of London. Until 2007 the Leadenhall site was occupied by a building owned by British Land and designed by Gollins Melvin Ward Partnership, which was constructed in the 1960s. That building was demolished in preparation for redevelopment of the site. By December 2009 the site was cleared but construction had stalled, initially due to the financial crisis. The project was revived in October 2010 and Oxford Properties co-developed the property in partnership with British Land.