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15 Westferry Circus
London MMB P5 Westferry Circus.jpg
300
Canary WharfLondon, E 14England
44.5 m on
10
1998
2001
16255 m2 on
Terry Farrell & Partners
Canary Wharf Contractors
15 Westferry Circus is a 16,250 m² building located on the upper level of Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf. Construction began in November 1998.http://www.canarywharf.com/mainFrm1.asp?strSelectedArea=History History of Canary Wharf CanaryWharf.com Unknown 2002 15 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060717111857/http://www.canarywharf.com/mainFrm1.asp?strSelectedArea=History 17 July 2006 Its finish marked the completion of the Westferry Complex, the westernmost point of Canary Wharf financial estate.
The building was designed to fully incorporate the requirements of the tenant, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, who also occupied the adjoining building.http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk/projects/working/work_westferry.html Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London 2001–2002 Terry Farrell Terry Farrell 2002 14 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060720195354/http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk/projects/working/work_westferry.html 20 July 2006 Their lease began in March 2000, the same month Citigroup leased 25 Canada Square.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter sublet the building to Tube Lines. They share the building leading to the video wall, built for use in stock trading but used as a Recovery Silver Control for the London Underground in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings.http://www.survive.com/Uploads/London%20Bombings%20SIG%20-%20Graham%20Jones,%20London%20Underground%20-%20Sept%2005.pdf The terrorist attacks on London Underground London Underground Ltd Graham Jones 2005 15 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060520065235/http://www.survive.com/Uploads/London%20Bombings%20SIG%20%2D%20Graham%20Jones%2C%20London%20Underground%20%2D%20Sept%2005%2Epdf 20 May 2006 dead In 2013 Morgan Stanley vacated the building and it was taken over by London Underground, who had taken over Tube Lines. London Underground vacated the building in 2017.
15 Westferry Circus serves as the 15 mi km in marker in the London Marathon.http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/media_centre/pdf/media_pack/The%20london%20marathon%20course.pdf London Marathon 2006 course World Marathon Majors Unknown 2006 15 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060523115145/http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/media_centre/pdf/media_pack/The%20london%20marathon%20course.pdf 23 May 2006 dead
The ownership of this building was the subject of a protracted legal dispute in Ireland in 2012.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/1019/1224325455169.html Solicitor Brian O'Donnell, his wife and two adult sons have asked the High Court to halt proceedings by Bank of Ireland alleging fraud against them over an alleged conspiracy to put in place a "blatant" scheme to put property assets in London beyond its reach. The Irish Times Mary Carolan 2012 21 October 2012
As of 2018, Morgan Stanley is once again occupying two floors of the building, with another floor sublet to a tenant.
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