The building was empty. My servants were enjoying carnival.
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But planners advised the committee to back the demolition of thebuilding and seven empty terraced homes at the site and approve a factory building and associated development.
Fears that a September 11th-like attack would occur in London helped keep the upper half of thebuildingempty by the autumn of 2004, with Swiss Re taking up the rest of the office space.
"If we only redid the sanctuary, it would have been a beautifully restored building that was empty most of the time, instead of a dilapidated building that was empty most of the time, " he said.