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20 Bank Street (London)

Field	Value
name	20 Bank Street
alternate_names	Morgan Stanley Building
status	complete
image	Morgan Stanley Building, Canary Wharf, London..jpg
caption	Northern façade in 2008
start_date	2000
completion_date	2003
architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
floor_area	47,565 square metres (511,990 sq ft)
floor_count	14
building_type	Office

20 Bank Street (Heron Quays 1 (HQ1) or the Morgan Stanley Building) is a 14-storey office building located in the Canary Wharf development in London, United Kingdom.

Completed in 2003, the building was designed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). It is 68 m tall with a floorspace of 47565 m2.

It is the European headquarters of Morgan Stanley, housing equity and fixed income trading floors, investment banking, technology and other support functions.

Location

Located on Bank Street, 20 Bank Street sits between the South Dock and Middle Dock in Canary Wharf. It is situated very close to the Wardian Towers and 25 Bank Street.

Transport

The building is situated next to the Heron Quays DLR Station.

History

Design and construction

It is the second building designed by SOM for Morgan Stanley in Canary Wharf after Founders Court. 20 Bank Street is a grid-frame structure with a skylit atrium. With a granite-clad core on its eastern side to shield against the adjacent DLR station, 20 Bank Street's design features a U-shaped configuration on its lower floors to maximize natural light, leading to a prominent atrium with a large glass wall. Construction began in 2000 and completed in 2003.

Tennants

It has been the European headquarters of Morgan Stanley since the building was completed. After their lease was set to end in 2028, the Morgan Stanley UK Group extended their lease on the building until 2038. A part of this deal includes a large refurbishment of the building to upgrade its energy efficiency. This work is expected to cost more than £350 million.

Gallery

File:20 Bank Street in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, spring 2013.jpg|20 Bank Street to the right of One Canada Square File:London MMB »037 Canary Wharf.jpg|West façade at night File:London MMB T5 City Canal.jpg|Heron Quays DLR Station to the right of 20 Bank Street

References

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"Morgan Stanley Headquarters – 20 Bank Street".
(29 March 2025). "20 Bank Street - Corporate office building in Canary Wharf, United Kingdom".
(3 April 2024). "Morgan Stanley recommits to Canary Wharf".
Rogers, Dave. (3 July 2025). "Bidders eye next Canary Wharf office block refurb".

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