At least one other person has been treated for minor injuries.
Officers asked members of the public to avoid the area, including anyone planning to go to a demonstration nearby at 6pm.
The force said: "Police are advising motorists and the public to avoid the Grosvenor Square area following a partial building collapse.
"Police were called at 3.45pm today, Monday April 14, to a building site on Grosvenor Square. Officers, London Ambulance Service, London's Air Ambulance and London Fire Brigade are in attendance.
"A man, believed to be in his early 30s, who was working on the site, was pronounced dead at the scene. At least one other person has been injured.
"The Health and Safety Executive has been informed. Road closures remain in place.
"Officers are also advising anyone who was planning to attend a demonstration in the area from 6pm today that it may not be possible to attend the approved location."
Local workers said a building on North Audley Street had collapsed.
The site's address is 20 Grosvenor Square, which is being redeveloped into residential accommodation as part of a £250 million renovation.
It is a former US naval headquarters and is yards from the US Embassy.
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