Baltimore Tower

Baltimore Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationLondon, E14
United Kingdom, 25 Crossharbour Plaza
Coordinates51°29′50.8″N 0°0′54.3″W / 51.497444°N 0.015083°W / 51.497444; -0.015083
Construction started
2013
Completed
2017
Cost£142m
LandlordBallymore
Height
Height149 m (489 ft)
Top floor45
Technical details
Floor count45, plus ground floor plus 2 basement floors
Floor area145,858 m2 (1,570,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectsSkidmore Owings & Merrill SOM
Architecture firm
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Main contractorO'Shea
Website
https://www.galliardhomes.com/baltimore-tower

Baltimore Tower, also known as Arena Tower and nicknamed The Slinky due to its resemblance to the popular toy, is a high-rise residential skyscraper in Millwall on the Isle of Dogs, London, England. The building is located on a site that was previously the location of the London Arena. The 45-storey building comprises 366 residential apartments and is 149 meters in height. It was designed by American architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Baltimore Tower won the Best Residential High Rise Award at the International Property Awards in 2017.

Planning application

Arena Tower under construction

Ballymore London Arena Ltd applied for an amended planning application to Tower Hamlets in 2008.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Baltimore Wharf". O'Shea. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Arena Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Baltimore Tower". Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Grant Prior (12 July 2013). "O'Shea starts construction of twisted tower". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Baltimore Tower-GalliardCanary Development. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Planning applications". Tower Hamlets. 14 March 2008. PA/08/00504. Retrieved 3 March 2014.