15 Westferry Circus
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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. 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. 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
in the aftermath of the London Bombings.
15 Westferry Circus serves as the fifteen mile (24 km) marker in the London Marathon
.
Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square...
. Construction began in November 1998. 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
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
, who also occupied the adjoining building. Their lease began in March 2000, the same month Citigroup
Citigroup
Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
leased 25 Canada Square.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter sublet the building to Tube Lines
Tube Lines
Tube Lines Limited, initially known as 'Infraco JNP', has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London since May 2010. Tube Lines is an asset-management company responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure, including track, trains, signals, civil work and...
. 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
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
in the aftermath of the London Bombings.
15 Westferry Circus serves as the fifteen mile (24 km) marker in the London Marathon
London Marathon
The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...
.