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Landmark Bristol building to be sold
The building that heralded the start of the Harbourside regeneration project is being sold.
The curved Canons House overlooking the Lloyds Amphitheatre is home to 2,300 staff, who will be moved to a nearby office as part of a hybrid working plan.
Lloyds Banking Group has owned the landmark building since it was built in 1990, with regular concerts and festivals hosted on the Amphitheatre.
Lloyds group ambassador the South West, Jeremy Hayward, said: “Today we have announced plans to bring our Bristol-based teams together in one location.
“We will be investing in the area by renovating our Harbourside office, where all our people will work from in future, and will be putting our Canons House office up for sale.”
The staff who work for Lloyds in Bristol will all be based at the group’s newer office next to Canons House, with the company expecting around 80 per cent of their workforce will have a hybrid workstyle post-pandemic.
Jeff Spencer DJ-ing in a phone box at the Lloyds Amphitheatre – photo: Martin Booth
The company’s statement added: “By having our colleagues based in one large site in the city, rather than two under-occupied large buildings, which require heating and lighting, we will significantly reduce our environmental impact in the city of Bristol.
“We would like to discuss the sale of the site with the council, to see if there are occupiers, developers or investors who may be interested in investing in Bristol and the redevelopment of this very prominent site.”
Lloyds’ plans could spell a rethink for Bristol City Council’s plans for Temple Island.
Designed by Zaha-Hadid Architects, Temple Island is meant to include two major office buildings for which the council has guaranteed office rents for 40 years if Legal & General (L&G) cannot find tenants.
£32m has been committed to clean the site before disposing of Temple Island to L&G as part of a 250-year lease agreement with the council.
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