City tower gets on top of neighbours

摘要

Aldgate in the London borough of Tower Hamlets lies just east of the City of London. It is a transitional area between the capital's financial district and a neighbourhood now famous for Brick Lane's Bangladeshi cuisine, trendy bars and the Whitechapel Art Gallery. To meet the local council's needs for housing growth and the City's needs for more commercial space,Tower Hamlets created a masterplan in 2007 to safeguard areas and provide a framework for residential, commercial, cultural and educational development. At the junction of Leman Street and Whitechapel High Street, a new £78m 18-storey building is being built to herald Aldgate's new Commercial Quarter.