These are the views that await office workers at a development dominating the Newcastle city centre skyline.
The 14-storey, 207-foot high Bank House development is rapidly taking shape at the site of the former Bank of England block on Pilgrim Street – the first piece of a £100m-plus regeneration project set to transform the city centre. More than 180 construction workers are working on site at the project being built by Bowmer + Kirkland on behalf of the Reuben Brothers ’ development vehicle Taras Properties.
Two companies have already signed up for space in the building, which is set to be completed next April, with law firm DAC Beachcroft becoming the first tenant to be announced, saying it had committed to 15,000 sqft of space, across one-and-a-half floors. A letting to insurer Lycetts came soon after, with the firm set to move its 105-strong Newcastle workforce into the sixth floor after exchanging contracts on 10,000 sqft of new office space.
