The Sky Garden, the oh-so glamorous tree-lined space at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street opens to the public from Monday, 5th January 2015, crowning the 160-metre Walkie Talkie building built by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly.
The three-storey space houses a series of bars and restaurants including the Fenchurch Seafood Bar and Grill and a traditional British restaurant on the two upper levels, and the Sky Pod Bar on the lower level on the 35th floor.
A huge development is Shoreditch Village - EllisMiller's Shoreditch Village includes plans for a 14,000 square metre - the equivalent of five football pitches - mixed-use and public realm scheme on a complex east London site. The masterplan features a 185-bedroom CitizenM hotel, retail, cafes, residential and commercial space on a site which is currently used as a car park. The hotel forms a key part of the regeneration scheme, which could be completed by mid-2015.
Broadgate Circle is also being redeveloped - don't worry, the iconic circular design remains in place and it's business as usual while the work is being done - to provide eight new restaurants and cafes, a bar set over two levels and two new eateries for food on the go. Yauatcha, The Botanist, Aubaine, Comptoir Libanais and Shoryu Ramen - casual ramen restaurants from the team behind Japan Centre - are all confirmed to open there in 2015.