HSBC is considering abandoning its Canary Wharf tower in favour of a move to the former offices of Goldman Sachs on Fleet Street, according to reports.
Bloomberg reports that the global banking giant is looking at “a handful” of new office spaces in London that would be available when the lease expires at its 200-metre-tall skyscraper at 8 Canada Square in 2027.
However, the bank may also choose to refurbish its current home and stay there.
Among the sites on the list is the Evargo Tower on Fleet Street, which is currently being redeveloped. Formerly known as River Court, it sits on the same site as the Grade II-listed Daily Express Building, which is also being redeveloped and will become a cultural hub. The Daily Express occupied the art deco building from 1931 until 2004.
Other buildings on HSBC’s list include 175 Bishopsgate, which was previously occupied by the European Bank of Restructuring and Development; the BT Centre near St. Paul’s, which was where the first public transmission of wireless signals took place; and a new project in Wood Wharf.
HSBC moved into its current headquarters in 2002, . At the time, the skyscraper was the second-tallest building in London, though it has since fallen to eighth.
