It is no
coincidence that King's Reach resembles Tower
42 because they are both the creations of
Richard Seifert. King's Reach has the
same central concrete core rising out of the
centre of the tower and the same vertical
steel stripes over brown cladding.
The building's original occupant was the
publishing company IPC Media (International
Publishing Corporation) but they left in 2007
to take up residence elsewhere. The
building has stood empty since that date.
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The King's Reach website says thatCIT
Group
Plc, an independent private equity real estate
company, received planning consent in July of
2011 to redevelop the tower and the associated
podium building. Once completed the
building will become a mixed use facility
offering almost 370,00 square feet of office
space, 72,000 square feet of retail and 173
apartments. The architectural practice
responsible for the design of the
refurbishment is Kohn Pedersen Fox, the
designers of the Heron Tower. The images
below show the tower in August 2013.
