Bovis signs £385 million contract to build Sellar's 36-storey tower at 60 Gracechurch Street
Bovis has put its name to the building contract for 60 Gracechurch Street, Sellar's £385 million, 36-storey office tower in the City of London. Main construction is set to begin shortly, and the tower is due to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2029.
The contract follows a technical services agreement and pre-construction work Bovis has done on the job since July 2025, according to Bovis and Construction Enquirer. Obayashi Properties UK owns the building and Sellar is developing it. The 3XN design provides offices of roughly 430,000 sq ft, all Grade A, plus outdoor terraces on each floor and a viewing gallery open to the public on level 35.
Most of the big trade packages are already let. Construction Enquirer reported that Keltbray is handling demolition, piling, the basement and the concrete core, and Permasteelisa's Scheldebouw business has the façade. William Hare is reported to have the steelwork, Phoenix ME and ESG are splitting the building services, and Fujitec is lined up for the lifts.
Bovis said the scheme aims to keep embodied carbon under 700 kgCO2/m² and is going for BREEAM Outstanding plus a 5.5-star NABERS rating. Wherever it can, the team will keep, reuse or recycle the current building's fabric. The companies have not said when the existing building will be cleared, and they have not published the value of the individual trade packages.
Why it matters: With Keltbray, Scheldebouw, William Hare, Phoenix ME, ESG and Fujitec already picked, the open work on this tower sits in their supply chains. Specialists chasing City tower jobs should approach those firms now, before main works ramp up.
Sources
- Bovis cleared to start £385m London tower buildConstruction Enquirer, Nov 9
- Bovis signs contract for Sellar's 36-storey office tower in LondonWorld Construction Network, Nov 10
- Bovis Given Green Light to Begin Construction on £385m City of London SkyscraperBDC Magazine, Nov 10