Baltimore Tower
Baltimore Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
Location | London, E14 United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°29′50.8″N 0°0′54.3″W / 51.497444°N 0.015083°WCoordinates: 51°29′50.8″N 0°0′54.3″W / 51.497444°N 0.015083°W |
Construction started | 2013 |
Completed | 2017 |
Cost | £142m[1] |
Height | 149 m (489 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 45, plus 1 basement floor |
Floor area | 145,858 m2 (1,570,000 sq ft)[2] |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[3] |
Main contractor | O'Shea[4] |
Website | |
https://www.galliardhomes.com/baltimore-tower |
Baltimore Tower also known as Arena Tower and nicknamed The Slinky, 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.
Planning application[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Baltimore_Tower.jpg/220px-Baltimore_Tower.jpg)
Arena Tower under construction
Ballymore London Arena Ltd applied for an amended planning application to Tower Hamlets in 2008.[5]
Gallery[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Arena_Tower_London_2.jpg/220px-Arena_Tower_London_2.jpg)
The entrance to Arena Tower
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Arena_Tower_London.jpg/220px-Arena_Tower_London.jpg)
Arena Tower from Greenwich Park
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Baltimore Wharf". O'Shea. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Arena Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Baltimore Tower". Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Grant Prior (12 July 2013). "O'Shea starts construction of twisted tower". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "Planning applications". Tower Hamlets. 14 March 2008. PA/08/00504. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
External links[]
Media related to Baltimore Tower at Wikimedia Commons
- Building at The Skyscraper Center database
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Residential skyscrapers in London
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
- Twisted buildings and structures
- Residential buildings completed in 2017
- Millwall
- London stubs