Baltimore Tower

{{Short description|High-rise residential skyscraper in Millwall on the Isle of Dogs, London}}

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| status = Completed

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| cost = £142m

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| landlord = LiFE Residential

| location = London, {{postcode|E|14}}
United Kingdom

| address = 25 Crossharbour Plaza

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| start_date = 2013

| completion_date = 2017

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| height = 149 m (489 ft)

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| floor_count = 45, plus ground floor plus 2 basement floors

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| architect = Skidmore Owings & Merrill SOM

| architecture_firm = Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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| main_contractor = O'Shea

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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.[https://www.canarydevelopment.com/baltimore-tower-galliard/ Baltimore Tower-Galliard]Canary Development. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

Planning application

File:Baltimore Tower.jpg

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

Gallery

File:Arena Tower London.jpg|Arena Tower from Greenwich Park

File:Arena Tower London 2.jpg|The entrance to Arena Tower

File:Arena Tower.jpg|Millwall Inner Dock & Arena Tower. 25 June 2019.

File:Reflections of Baltimore Tower in the still waters of Millwall Dock.jpg|Reflections of Baltimore Tower in the still waters of Millwall Dock. 13 September 2016.

See also

References

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{{cite web |url=http://www.cjoshea.co.uk/projects/baltimore-wharf/ |title=Baltimore Wharf |publisher=O'Shea |accessdate=3 March 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.som.com/projects/baltimore_tower |title=Baltimore Tower |publisher=Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |accessdate=3 March 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2013/07/12/oshea-starts-construction-of-twisted-tower/ |title=O'Shea starts construction of twisted tower |author=Grant Prior |publisher=Construction Enquirer |date=12 July 2013 |accessdate=3 March 2014}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ |title=Planning applications |publisher=Tower Hamlets |at=PA/08/00504 |date=14 March 2008 |accessdate=3 March 2014}}

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