Record number of resi towers built in London last year

The City of London skyline, with PLP's under-construction 22 Bishopsgate at the centre

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Pre-covid survey reports 140% increase in completions of tall buildings

A record number of tall buildings were added to London’s skyline last year, according to new data.

The 60 completions of buildings over 19 storeys represented a 140% year-on-year increase, according to New London Architecture’s (NLA) annual tall buildings survey which is published today.

The record is unlikely to be broken for the next few years, the organisers admitted, as Britain contends with coronavirus and its fallout.

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