Completed 2004 Floor count 16 (14 above ground) Opened 2004 | Roof 68 m (223 ft) Height 68 m Floors 16 | |
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Location London, EC3
United Kingdom Opening 2004; 13 years ago (2004) Similar Plantation Place South, St Margaret Pattens, St Mary‑at‑Hill, Willis Building, 20 Fenchurch | ||
Plantation Place is one of the largest office developments in the City of London, the primary financial district of London, taking its name from a previous Plantation House, once the world's recognised centre of the tea trade.
Map of Plantation Place, London, UK
Its anchor tenant is Accenture but it is also the current headquarters of a number of other consultancy firms, banks and insurance companies, including QBE Insurance, Wells Fargo, RSA and Munich Re. The building occupies almost an entire block of approximately 10,200 sq m, bordered by Fenchurch Street to the north, Mincing Lane to the east, and Rood Lane to the west. It is bounded to the south by its sister building Plantation Place South, which has its main entrance on Great Tower Street. On the other side of Rood Lane is the skyscraper 20 Fenchurch Street, completed in August 2014.
The previous building on the site was Plantation House (built in 1935) and served the commodities markets, especially for tea and rubber. It was the home of the London Metal Exchange until 1994.
Constructed in 2004, Plantation Place is 68 m high and was built on the remains of the old Roman settlement of Londinium, burned down by Boudica in AD 60. A hoard of gold coins from the 2nd century was found on the site.
The complex contains almost 3,000 sq m of roof gardens, offering views of London's skyline. In September 2004, these roof gardens were opened to the public as part of the Open House London weekend.