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 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | London, E14 United Kingdom |
| Address | 25 Crossharbour Plaza |
| Coordinates | 51°29′50.8″N 0°0′54.3″W / 51.497444°N 0.015083°W |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 2017 |
| Cost | £142m[1] |
| Landlord | LiFE Residential |
| Height | |
| Height | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Top floor | 45 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 45, plus ground floor plus 2 basement floors[1] |
| Floor area | 145,858 m2 (1,570,000 sq ft)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Skidmore Owings & Merrill SOM |
| Architecture firm | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[3] |
| Main contractor | O'Shea[4] |
| Website | |
| https://www.galliardhomes.com/baltimore-tower | |
Baltimore Tower won the Best Residential High Rise Award at the International Property Awards in 2017.[5]
Planning application
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Ballymore London Arena Ltd applied for an amended planning application to Tower Hamlets in 2008.[6]
Gallery
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Arena Tower from Greenwich Park -
The entrance to Arena Tower -
Millwall Inner Dock & Arena Tower. 25 June 2019. -
Reflections of Baltimore Tower in the still waters of Millwall Dock. 13 September 2016.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Baltimore Tower-GalliardCanary Development. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Planning applications". Tower Hamlets. 14 March 2008. PA/08/00504. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
External links
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Media related to Baltimore Tower at Wikimedia Commons- Building at The Skyscraper Center database
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