Sky High Flexibility | Serviced Offices in City Towers
London’s Skyscrapers
London doesn’t have a long and illustrious history of Skyscrapers, especially when compared to the U.S or the Far East. You may be surprised to know that up until 1962 St. Paul’s Cathedral was the capitals tallest building at 111m, surpassed only then by what is now known as the BT Tower. In fact, it wasn’t until the NatWest Tower (now Tower 42) was built in 1980 that London could claim its first genuine Skyscraper, and even then it was another 10 years before One Canada Square climbed up to join it.
Moving upwards
Fast forward a couple of decades and London’s Skyline has dramatically changed. What was once a relatively low rise city is now populated by a forest of towers that are continually eating up the skyline. Fed by the successes of London’s financial sector at the turn of the century, London, and in particular the City, grew upwards as well as outwards, in a bid not only to sustain its growing industries but in order to project its status as one of the world’s leading financial districts.
Even today with skyscrapers commonplace there is still something very impressive about office space up in the clouds and whether it’s for status, high quality facilities or just the fantastic views, the towers in the City of London have all remained as popular as they are inspiring.
Sky High Flexibility
The task of acquiring office space in a City of London Skyscraper is often seen as imposing as the structure itself – but it really doesn’t have to be. London’s stock of flexible office space is growing and there are plenty of affordable business centres in some of the City’s best Towers.
The square mile was once the stronghold of the financial sector, and although it remains heavily populated by related industries, the advent of successful Technology companies has seen an influx of a variety of businesses to the City. Flexible office spaces in the City have seen steady growth and great options can be found in towers such as City Point, 110 Bishopsgate and the Gherkin.
Serviced Offices in City Towers
For your benefit we have compiled a list of all of the ‘sky high’ serviced offices in the City with an average price guide per person per month. (click on the names for more information)
Tower Indicative Price Range
110 Bishopsgate (Heron Tower) £600 – £800
30 St Mary’s Axe £650 – £900
One Aldgate Tower £325 – £760
Lloyds Building £670 – £820
City Point £700 – £900
125 Old Broad Street £700 – £900
The Future
There is talk that the Skyscraper boom is over, yet the London Tall Buildings Survey 2016 outlined that 233 high-rises are approved and waiting to start construction. While it’s possible only a few of these will be seen out to completion, there certainly seems to be no stem in the flow of ideas for new towers in London.
What’s great news for SME’s is that it’s becoming increasingly popular for at least one floor of new developments to be set aside for Flexible office space; be it a campus floor such as One Canada Square’s Level39, a serviced office, or even a WeWork style co-working lounge. This will allow smaller businesses to work and grow within these groundbreaking buildings at affordable prices.
Contact Us
City Office Space receive weekly updates on office availability and there are currently lots of great options. For more information on serviced offices in the City please get in contact using the details provided below.
Telephone: 020 3434 3860
Email: sales@reesa.com