Fire breaks out in Cock Lane

Emergency services were called after a fire broke out at a block of flats in Cock Lane last Thursday.

Two fire engines and ten fire fighters from Dowgate and Clerkenwell stations attended the blaze at the six-storey block. They were called out at 21.23 and had the fire under control by 22.15.

Thirty residents were evacuated from the building and there were no injuries.

Bow Bells House sold

Bow Bells House on the City of London’s Cheapside has been sold for over £100million, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The 165,000 sq ft building was designed by Architects David Walker and HOK International and it was only completed in late 2007.

A private investor has apparently purchased the building, which is adjacent to St Mary Le Bow Church, from Mitsubishi Estate Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation for $213million.

City’s new boutique hotel

A new boutique hotel has opened up in the City of London.

Hotel Indigo Tower Hill is the latest boutique hotel in the Hotel Indigo hotel brand from the InterContinental Hotel Group.

The new hotel is at 142 Minories in what was an office building called Matheson House in its previous incarnation.

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