據最新報導，短視頻巨頭TikTok (抖音)已和業主Helical達成協議，正式租下位於倫敦市中心Farringdon 伊利沙伯線 (Elizabeth Line) 地鐵站上蓋大型寫字樓 - Kaleidoscope (萬花筒大樓)。
 

根據公告，TikTok將租下該大樓全部空間 (辦公面積達88,600平方呎)，意味著這棟大樓將成為 “倫敦TikTok大樓”。TikTok將在今年對其內部進行裝修，然後在2022年初搬入Farringdon。預計該寫字樓可容納約850名TikTok員工，並進一步帶動倫敦短視頻產業鏈向Farringdon區聚集。
 

為了表達在Kaleidoscope (萬花筒大樓) 長期進駐的決心，TikTok和業主簽署總共15年的租約(且至少要租10年後才可退租)，為此業主也給予了TikTok一定的免租期。從區域上來看，TikTok選擇的Farringdon位於King's Cross和Bank (舊金融城) 之間，原本就是倫敦創意和設計產業的聚集地，這裡有多家知名公關廣告公司、還有不少建築設計事務所。值得一提的是，在TikTok入駐之前，該區就因為交通便利，吸引了眾多科技公司入駐，成了倫敦近年來發展最快、科技產業最為聚集的街區之一。

TikTok Leases New London Office Following U.K.-China Tech Spat

TikTok, the social media company owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., has agreed to lease a new London office building months after a spat between the U.K. and China threatened to derail its expansion.

The firm has signed a 15-year lease for the 88,500 square foot (8,200 square meters) Kaleidoscope building in Farringdon, according to a statement from developer Helical Plc. The property was built above London’s still unfinished Crossrail train line and boasts a 5,000 square foot roof terrace.

Tensions over the U.K.’s decision to limit the use of Huawei Technologies Co. products in the country’s 5G infrastructure prompted TikTok to end talks for a global headquarters in Britain, the Sunday Times said in July. A U.K. government review into the social media company was likely to impose some restrictions on its activities but stop short of labeling it a similar threat to Huawei, Bloomberg reported in August.

A TikTok spokesman declined to comment further on the office lease. The company is still looking for a larger office in Dublin, Bloomberg reported last month.
 

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