KPF’s plans for 160m Shoreditch tower given public airing

KPF Old Street 4

Scheme aims to revive Old Street’s flagging “Silicon Roundabout” tech cluster

KPF’s proposals for a 36-storey tower on Islington’s Old Street roundabout on the City fringe have been given a public airing.

Due to be submitted for planning early in the new year, the 160m tall office block at 99 City Road is being envisaged as a regeneration scheme aiming to jumpstart the area’s flagging tech cluster, known as “Silicon Roundabout”.

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