30 South Colonnade

30 South Colonnade, also now known as YY London, is a commercial building in Canary Wharf, London. The building was originally designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and completed in 1991. An extensive refurbishment was completed in 2023 by architects Buckley Gray Yeoman, which included three additional floors bringing its total size to 415,000 sqft. The refurbished building stands at 75.5m (248ft) tall, with a total of 17 floors – a ground floor, upper ground floor, mezzanine level and 14 upper floors including a rooftop terrace. The building design focuses on sustainability and wellness with extensive on floor terraces, BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Platinum ESG certificates and an all-electric strategy.

YY London
The building in 2012
Former namesThomson Reuters Building
Alternative names30 South Colonnade
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationCanary Wharf
London, E14
England
51°30′15″N 0°1′13″W
Completed1991
Height62m
Technical details
Floor count14
Floor area414,812 sq ft (39,000 m2)
Uncladded shell of a building with 13 floors, with additional smaller floors being constructed above
The building under reconstruction in October 2021

Owners

In 2019, the building was purchased by a joint venture between Oaktree Capital Management (majority stakeholder) and Quadrant Estates. The building had previously been sold by Canary Wharf Group for £200m to German fund manager KanAm Grund in December 2005.

Tenants

Prior to the 2023 refurbishment, 30 South Colonnade was Thomson Reuters Corporation's European headquarters.  As part of Reuters' relocation, Perkins + Will carried out extensive refurbishment of the building, including installing a 100 metre long ticker around the building to display news and stock prices.

Prior to this, the building was occupied by London Underground.[1]

References
  1. Hamnett, Chris (2003). Unequal City: London in the Global Arena. Routledge. p. 221. ISBN 0203580249.
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