Square Mile scheme being developed by CO-RE will replace 1950s tower on edge of eastern cluster
Several firms including Bovis and Mace have been sounded out about a 31-storey office tower in the City of London drawn up by Wilkinson Eyre.
The architect’s scheme at 130 Fenchurch Street was given planning last autumn and will be built on a plot occupied by a 16-storey 1950s building, Fountain House, which currently lies vacant.
As well as office space, it will include exhibition space in the middle level of the building.
As well as Bovis, which recently opened up a new office in Manchester that it says will support public sector clients across the UK, and Mace, Multiplex is also thought to have been approached about the job which has a price tag of £300m and is being developed by CO-RE for Aviva Investors.
But bidders are not expecting tenders out until spring next year as the slowdown in London commercial continues to hold up jobs.
Aviva was behind a previous plan for a 17-storey tower drawn up by Farshid Moussavi Architecture which was mothballed more than five years ago.
Others working on the deal include QS T&T Alinea, structures consultant Arup, planning consultant DP9 and heritage consultant Tavernor.
Meanwhile, work on another Wilkinson Eyre scheme is set to get going later this autumn after McLaughlin & Harvey was confirmed for a £70m job at Holborn Circus.
The job will sit on the southern side of Holborn Circus between New Fetter Lane and St Andrew Street.
It will double the floorspace of the existing 10-storey building, providing a total of 90,000sq ft of office space, with 2,000sq ft of retail space on the ground floor.
Erith has begun demolition ahead of M&H moving onto site in the next few weeks.
Others working on the job for Evans Randall Investors include QS T&T Alinea, AKTII on structures and Sweco on building services.
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