45 Moorfields demolition by John F Hunt: logistics and piling insights for engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
John F Hunt has completed demolition of the former 11-storey Tenter House and begun construction and piling for a new single-basement scheme at 45 Moorfields in the City of London for developer Freshwater, with Buro Four and Exigere on the project team. The works sit immediately adjacent to Moorgate Station and the Elizabeth line, in a transport hub handling over 50,000 passengers daily, tightening constraints on logistics, noise and vibration. Phase 1 piling and construction will run from March 2026 to January 2027, alongside phased public realm works including a new plaza and hard/soft landscaping for neighbouring owners Citypoint and Brookfield.
Technical Brief
- Single-basement construction package is bundled with above-ground public realm works under John F Hunt’s contract.
- Public realm delivery is phased separately to Citypoint and Brookfield, requiring interface management with two freeholders.
- Coordination is structured through a team including developer Freshwater, project manager Buro Four and cost consultant Exigere.
- For similar constrained City schemes, bundling demolition, enabling, basement and plaza works reduces handover and interface risks.
Our Take
John F Hunt’s completion of the 11-storey 45 Moorfields demolition feeds directly into the Tenter House development pipeline at a time when group financials show slim margins, so securing follow-on construction and piling work through to January 2027 helps underpin workload visibility.
Recent coverage of John F Hunt Group includes a £1.3m fleet upgrade for Kubota excavators and leadership changes in its industrial dismantling arm, signalling that the 45 Moorfields/Tenter House work sits within a broader push to scale both plant capacity and complex urban dismantling capability in the United Kingdom.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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