The owner of one of the City of London’s most iconic skyscrapers is suing over plans to build another, taller building close by, claiming it will obstruct the light.
Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund owns the Willis Building, a 28-floor tower in the heart of the financial district designed by renowned British architects Foster + Partners that was completed in 2008.
The fund, which owns the tower via its real estate group St Martins Property, has filed a lawsuit against French group Axa Investment Managers over plans for a larger, 36-storey tower nearby at 50 Fenchurch Street.
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The case, originally filed by St Martins in November, claims that the new development will ‘materially reduce the light enjoyed by the Willis Building’.
It added that this light blockage would amount to ‘substantial interference with the ordinary enjoyment of the Willis Building and constitute a nuisance’.
A defence to the claim has yet to be filed.
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