Plans for new 70-storey office tower at Exchequer Court in City of London
US insurer AmTrust is developing proposals for a 70-storey, 300-metre office tower at Exchequer Court in the City of London. Architect WilkinsonEyre has opened consultation on the emerging scheme, which would provide more than 100,000 sq m of Grade A office space near the Gherkin.
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Mixed Use & Regeneration
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Industrial & Warehousing
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