BT Sells Iconic London Tower to Become World's First Telecom-Turned-Hotel

BT is selling its London telecommunications Tower to MCR Hotels for £275 million. MCR plans to convert it into a hotel.

The 177-meter tall BT Tower was built in 1964 and was London's tallest building for 16 years. It once had a rotating restaurant and public viewing galleries.

The Tower has played a vital role carrying calls, messages and TV signals across London and the UK. But its purpose has diminished in the mobile age.

MCR Hotels, the 3rd largest hotel owner-operator in the US, will work with Heatherwick Studio on proposals to repurpose the Tower into a hotel.

The Tower has hosted corporate events since public access ended in 1971 after a bomb exploded on the 33rd floor.