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A scheme to bring a 20-year-old building in the City of London up to date is being described as one of the largest building reuse projects in the Square Mile.

The plans for 65 Gresham Street were lodged with City planners last autumn and will see the existing eight-storey block extended to 12 storeys with the original building given a wholesale makeover.

The building was designed by Sheppard Robson and completed in 2001 but the new plans involving expanding it from 24,995 sq m to 37,767 sq m. It is targeting a 66% whole life carbon reduction and operational carbon 12% lower than 2022 GLA criteria while the scheme鈥檚 project team want it to become an 鈥渆xemplar all electric building in the heart of the City鈥�.

In a design and access statement put together by the scheme鈥檚 architect Squire & Partners for the unnamed project applicant, the current building is described as 鈥減oorly configured in places and overall looks dated鈥�.

It adds 鈥渢he office floors are nearing the end of their design life and do not meet the expectations of a future office workspace鈥� while the energy performance of the building is described as 鈥減oor and services installations are nearing the end of their operational lifespan鈥�.

The new proposals include adding balconies, upper level amenity space and outdoor workspace to every floor while the building鈥檚 existing entrances on Gresham Street and 10 Aldermanbury will be redesigned to create double heigh volumes. There will also be a dedicated entrance for cyclists.

好色先生TV understands the job has a construction value of around 拢200m 鈥� although no shortlisted contractors have been drawn up yet given the last of the building鈥檚 seven major tenants is not expected to move out until June 2025.

Others working on the deal include cost consultant Turner & Townsend Alinea, project manager Opera, structural engineer Buro Happold, services engineer Atelier 10 and facade engineer and facade engineer Murphy Facade Studio.