The crash and rebound of Canary Wharf

Gordon, D

The crash and rebound of Canary Wharf - 2002 - Wharton Real Estate Review 1(1) Spring 2002, 75-85(6) .

Charts the progress of Canary Wharf, Britain's largest office project incorporating 13m sq ft of development on an 80-acre site. Looks at the different phases of development and the involvement of Olympia and York Developments, the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). In particular discusses the recession, competition the City Corporation, transportation problems involving the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), the difficulty of attracting British tenants, the recovery of Canary Wharf post 1995, the creation of Canary Wharf PLC and its financial strucutre, and winners and losers of the development.


CANARY WHARF
RECESSION
TENANTS
TRANSPORTATION
DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY
OLYMPIA AND YORK DEVELOPMENTS
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
LONDON DOCKLANDS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION