Construction of ‘The Pinnacle’ skyscraper – also known as the ‘Bishopsgate Tower’ and the ‘Helterskelter’– is close to beginning thanks to an imminent funding package. The developer, Arab Investments, has arranged £550m of debt financing as well as £100m of equity from investors, totalling the £650m required to start work.
omg! finally! ahh, london is finally getting taller! i cant wait to see this building. i find it interesting that the lobby is open. i like the idea, but where's the actual lobby? i've seen renders of the open air part, but not the actual glass enclosed lobby.
anyways, great to finally see it rise! that last picture is so clean btw! and that crane w/o the arm looks like a robot with 2 guns!
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Installation of the 2nd tower crane was completed yesterday. I work in the building next door and it was an awesome sight when they lifted the boom section into place!
what's the building next to the white-covered building in this picture? it looks like time warner center but shorter. the question is... which came first!
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...the greatness of victor is equally proportionate to the skill and obduracy of foe...
-Kostof-
Boy, it sure does look like the base of TWC. That is Plantation Place, built in 2004. However, its construction was delayed a bit due to an archeological dig that had to be carried out on the site.
Apparently the original crane base wasn't a base at all, and was in fact just a regular tower section. It is now being replaced with a proper base that will be able to climb up as the building grows.
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