Principal Place is an office development at the eastern end of Worship Street,

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, London. The main entrance is approached from

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. It is a 15-storey office block designed by

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. In July 2014, it was reported that the internet retailer

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was close to signing a lease to move its UK headquarters there. The project had been on hold since January 2012, when the anchor tenant, the law firm

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, pulled out. Soon after, the developer

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sold its interest in the scheme to

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. Alongside it, there is a 50-storey residential tower called

Principal Tower Principal Tower is a 50-storey residential tower in Worship Street, Shoreditch, London. It was completed in 2019. There are 298 apartments in the building, designed by the architects Foster and Partners. It is next to the 15-storey office block ...

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