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London Bridge Place
London Bridge Place or nicknamed "Baby Shard", is an approved 17-storey office block proposed to go under construction in Southwark, London. Costing an estimated £134 million, the Baby Shard is expected to be built opposite Shard London Bridge as part of the planned £2 billion London Bridge quarter redevelopment. Construction is expected to take around two years and is scheduled to be complete in 2013, shortly after the opening of Shard London Bridge. The building will be a mixed use development, housing office space, shops and cafes as well as a new entrance for London Bridge tube station.

History
The building was designed by Renzo Piano, the same architect who designed Shard London Bridge. Originally, there were two designs; the first design originally proposed at 88 metres tall with 18 floors and 60,000 square metres of space. However, it was then announced that Southwark council had approved the second design, which was scaled down to 74 metres tall after legal arguments inquiring public space and the proposed Thameslink rail upgrade. The Baby Shard is to replace the previous New London Bridge House, which was demolished in 2009, after London Bridge Place was brought by Seller Properties and CLS in a joint venture in 2003 for 39.5 million.

Last month, it was confirmed that Seller had secured construction finance for both London Bridge Place and The Shard.