Shot of Citypoint, an high-rise office building on Ropemaker Street, City of London
CityPoint (previously known as Britannic House) is a skyscraper on Ropemaker Street on the northern fringe of the City of London. It was built in 1967 as a 35-storey, 122 metres (400 ft) tall headquarters for British Petroleum (now BP). The designers at that time were F. Milton Cashmore and Grosvenor. It was refurbished in 2000 which increased the height to 127 metres (417 ft) and increased the available floor space. The designer for the refurbishment was Sheppard Robson. It was renamed CityPoint after its refurbishment. Its anchor tenant is Simmons & Simmons, a law firm. It is currently the third tallest building in the City, after Tower 42 and 30 St Mary Axe, but only the twelfth tallest in Greater London. In August 2005, the building was put on the market by its owner, Pillar Properties, for more than £500m - one of the largest deals ever seen in the City office market. In early 2007, the building was again put on the market, this time for £650m. At the time, this made it the most expensive building ever sold in the UK, as a private US company - Beacon Capital - agreed to buy it. However, the HSBC Tower in Canary Wharf eclipsed this by some margin when, in April 2007, it was sold for over £1 billion.
Size: 3360px × 5050px
Location: Citypoint Building, Ropemaker Street, City of London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: architects, architecture, building, buisness, citypoint, commerce, high-rise, london, offices, skyscraper, windows
