Minerva House
Building in London , UK
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Minerva House was built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank with Twigg, Brown & Partners as architects.[1] The yellow brick building features narrow windows between closely paired piers.[1] It sits on the south bank of the River Thames just west of London Bridge.
| Minerva House | |
|---|---|
Minerva House c. 1985 | |
  Location within London Borough of Southwark | |
| Etymology | Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade & strategy |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Southwark, 5 Montague Close, London SE1 9BB, UK |
| Coordinates | 51.506844°N 0.089897°W |
| Current tenants | Winckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori |
| Topped-out | 1983 |
| Owner | Great Portland Estates |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Yellow brick |
| Floor count | Six |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Twigg, Brown & Partners |
History
The site
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Cartographic sources show that the site has previously housed:
Sales
Minerva House was sold for around £42 million in 2005[5] and for £60 million in 2012.[6]
Use
Following the acquisition of Grindlays by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, the building was refurbished during 2006[7] and is had mixed use with 103,686 square feet (9,632.7 m2) of office space over six floors and thirty four flats[8] in 11,900 square feet (1,110 m2) of residential space.[6] In 2022 works redevelopment of the building began that include partial demolition works with the retention of the existing structural frame and partial facade replacement, a 3-storey extension of the existing building to create a building up to 9 storeys, incorporating additional office floorspace, new external roof terraces and new public realm landscaping at ground level.[9]
Owners
The current owners are Great Portland Estates[6]. Previous tenants prior to the redevelopment works included Winckworth Sherwood LLP, TUI,[6] Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Wandle Housing Association Ltd.