City approves Acme’s revised plans for Aldgate tower with rebuilt boozer

ACME building design for 60 Aldgate High Street

Revisions are said to pay homage to the ‘slum pub’ that was on the site

The City of London Corporation has approved revised plans for a 15-storey tower near Aldgate underground station, including the “reimagining” of a historic City pub.

The newly approved mixed-use scheme at 60 Aldgate High Street, which has been designed by Acme, expands on previously consented plans for an office building, but it now incorporates a rebuilt Still & Star Public House.

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