British Land tops out UBS's Broadgate premises

UK REIT British Land has marked the official topping out of its 5 Broadgate development, currently under construction for Swiss Bank UBS in London.

A ceremony was held on 27 March 2014 to celebrate the milestone in the development process.

The building, which forms part of the Broadgate Estate, was designed by international architectural practice Make, and will provide 65,000 m2 of Grade A office space over 12 floors. The new building will allow UBS to consolidate its London trading operations into one location.

Construction, which is being managed by Mace, commenced in March 2012 and final completion is scheduled for Spring 2015. Over 5,000 jobs have been created during construction.