Apple to Move London Headquarters to Battersea Power Station
A pedestrian passes the Battersea power station residential and retail development in London, on Aug. 7, 2015.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/BloombergApple Inc. is leasing about 500,000 square feet (46,451 square meters) of office space at Battersea Power Station on the south bank of London’s River Thames.
The consumer electronics and software giant will move 1,400 employees to the development in 2021, according to a Wednesday from the project’s developer. The lease accounts for about 40 percent of the office space within the development, which is backed by Sime Darby Bhd, SP Setia Bhd Group and the Employees Provident Fund. The power station gained worldwide renown after being used as the iconic cover illustration for the band Pink Floyd’s platinum 1977 album “Animals.” It was depicted on the cover with a pig floating between two of its four chimneys.