15 Westferry Circus

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building_name= 15 Westferry Circus


year_built=
location= 15 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf development in the London Docklands
roof= 44.5 m
antenna_spire=
height_stories= 10
construction_period= 1998-2001
complete=2001
floor_area= 16,255 m²
architect=Terry Farrell and Partners
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15 Westferry Circus is a 16,250 m² (175,000 sq ft) building on Canary Wharf. Construction began in November 1998. [cite web|url=http://www.canarywharf.com/mainFrm1.asp?strSelectedArea=History|title=History of Canary Wharf|publisher=CanaryWharf.com|author=Unknown|date=2002] Its finish marked the completion of the Westferry Complex, the westernmost point of Canary Wharf.

The building was designed to fully incorporate the requirements of the tenant, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, who also occupied the adjoining building. [cite web|url=http://www.terryfarrell.co.uk/projects/working/work_westferry.html|title=Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London 2001-2002|publisher=Terry Farrell|author=Terry Farrell|date=2002] 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 [cite web|url=http://www.survive.com/Uploads/London%20Bombings%20SIG%20-%20Graham%20Jones,%20London%20Underground%20-%20Sept%2005.pdf|format=PDF|title=The terrorist attacks on London Underground|publisher=London Underground Ltd|author=Graham Jones|date=2005] in the aftermath of the London Bombings.

15 Westferry Circus serves as the fifteen mile (24 km) marker in the London Marathon. [cite web|url=http://www.london-marathon.co.uk/site/media_centre/pdf/media_pack/The%20london%20marathon%20course.pdf|format=PDF|title=London Marathon 2006 course|publisher=World Marathon Majors|author=Unknown|date=2006]

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