1 Cabot Square

January 2020 August 2015 1 Cabot Square 1CabotSquare.jpg 1 Cabot Square Operational 1991 Commercial Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, England 51 30 21 N 00 01 26 W type:landmark_scale:3000 inline,title Post-modern 89 m ft on 21 50166 m2 on 36 Pei Cobb Freed & Partners 5604 1 Cabot Square 1 Cabot Square (also known as the Credit Suisse building), is a 21-floor office building in Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London, England. From its completion in 1991 until 2023, the building's primary tenant was Credit Suisse.De Paoli Lucca Halftermeyer Marion 30 October 2023 UBS Takes Down Credit Suisse Logo From Canary Wharf Office https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-30/ubs-takes-down-credit-suisse-logo-from-canary-wharf-building Bloomberg NewsWalker Owen Oliver Joshua 12 September 2023 UBS kick-starts Credit Suisse exit from Canary Wharf https://www.ft.com/content/4cf715ec-8260-4b1b-9a1f-95b4e9256891 Financial Times Project history Original plans called for a skyscraper on this site for Credit Suisse First Boston.Isaac Anna 2023-03-21 Thousands of UK jobs at risk after UBS takeover of Credit Suisse https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/21/uk-jobs-risk-ubs-credit-suisse-investment-banking-london 2024-03-22 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 Architect The architect on the project was Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, and the building was completed in 1991. The project had two management contractors Ellis Don and Sir Robert McAlpine. Architecture It is 89 metres tall (292 feet), with a floorspace of 50,166 square metres (164,587 square feet). The building has large, open plates on the floor, that range in size from 64,500 square feet to 24,000 square feet in the executive offices.One Cabot Square, London 110696 EMPORIS https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110696/one-cabot-square-london-united-kingdom https://web.archive.org/web/20161201020259/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/110696/one-cabot-square-london-united-kingdom usurped 1 December 2016 2020-12-04 Emporis It is internally connected to the west, to 20 Columbus Courtyard, which is also connected to a full-height internal link to the north, 17 Columbus Courtyard. The building was the second largest building located at Canary Wharf, behind the Canary Wharf Tower. The Credit Suisse building has 18 storeys with an additional two storeys of plant at the top.Modern Docklands: Gazetteer of modern non-housing developments British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols43-4/pp707-724#h3-0005 2021-06-05 www.british-history.ac.uk The building also has a two-storey arcade that is located at the base of the building. The building was renovated in 2019. Ownership In early 2012 it was purchased by Qatar's sovereign wealth fund Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)2012-01-29 Qatar sov fund to buy Credit Suisse London HQ-sources en Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/qia-credit-suisse-idUKL5E8CT0B020120129 2020-12-04Credit Suisse's Canary Wharf HQ sold to Qatar Investment Authority https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/constructionandproperty/9046607/Credit-Suisses-Canary-Wharf-HQ-sold-to-Qatar-Investment-Authority.html 2020-12-04 The Telegraph en-GB Subsequently, QIA considered selling it multiple times2016-06-28 CS Canary Wharf Office: Twists and Turns https://www.finews.asia/finance/22557-credit-suisse-investment-banking-canary-wharf-qatar-investment-authority 2020-12-04 finews.asia en-gb before eventually selling to KB Securities of South Korea.£460m One Cabot sale agreed 2.5 years on https://www.egi.co.uk/news/460m-one-cabot-sale-agreed-2-5-years-on/ 2020-12-04 www.egi.co.uk The building is leased to Credit Suisse for around 20 years and part of Canary Wharf, of which QIA bought a majority in a joint venture with Brookfield Properties in 2015.QIA puts £450m Cabot Square on the block https://www.estatesgazette.com/qia-puts-cabot-square-on-block/ 2020-12-04 Estates Gazette en-US Gallery See also Canary Wharf Credit Suisse References External links Official site Category:Office buildings in London Category:Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Category:Canary Wharf buildings Category:Credit Suisse