Highpoint (building)

{{Short description|Residential tower in London}}

{{Distinguish|Highpoint I}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox building

| name = Highpoint

| image = File:HighpointSE11.jpg

| caption = Highpoint in 2021

| status = Complete

| start_date = 2014

| completion_date = 2018

| building_type = Residential

| location = Churchyard Row, Southwark
London, {{postcode|SE|11}}
United Kingdom

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| roof = 142

| floor_count = 46

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| architect = Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

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| main_contractor = Mace

| developer = First Base

| owner =

| management = Realstar Living, Peabody Trust

}}

Highpoint (also 80 Newington Butts,{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/80-newington-butts/15596|title = Castilla - the Skyscraper Center}} and previously referred to as 360 London) is a 142-metre, 46-storey, 458-apartment residential tower in Elephant and Castle in the London Borough of Southwark in London on the site of the London Park Hotel.{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/296149/highpoint-london-united-kingdom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016174214/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/296149/highpoint-london-united-kingdom |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 October 2017 |title=Emporis - Highpoint}}

It was the tallest build-to-rent development in the country at the time of construction,{{Cite web |url=http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/7927 |title=Work to start on 44-storey Elephant & Castle tower}} and one of London's tallest residential buildings.

On completion in 2018, 343 one- and two-bedroom apartments were made available for rent to private tenants. The building features a 24/7 gym, and a "sky lounge" on the 45th floor, with a bar, kitchen and co-working space, accessible by residents only.[https://uncle.co.uk/elephant-castle/ Uncle - Elephant and Castle]

The building is managed by Canadian real estate manager Realstar Living under its UK brand UNCLE.{{Cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/8dabd434-7576-11e4-b1bf-00144feabdc0 |title=Tower developers hope to win Britons over to high-rise living|newspaper=Financial Times|date=28 November 2014}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/142621e4-0b87-11e5-994d-00144feabdc0 |title=City letting investors step into UK housing rental market|newspaper=Financial Times|date=5 June 2015}} It is one of 5 properties managed by the company in London. They have another one in Manchester.[https://www.uncle.co.uk/ Uncle - Elephant and Castle]

Under previous plans the privately rented apartments were to be managed by Essential Living. The other 115 units are rented as affordable housing units by the Peabody Trust.

A 300-seat flexible theatre space located in the building has been leased to the Southwark Playhouse, and it opened as a venue in January 2023.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64347357 | title=Southwark Playhouse Elephant: London's newest venue opens | work=BBC News | date=23 January 2023 }}

The site also features a commercial unit, currently operating as a branch of a healthy-living cafe bar chain of two establishments, called [https://nueground.co.uk Nue Ground].

File:Highpoint, Elephant and Castle.jpg|Under Construction, 2017

File:Highpoint.png|The building in 2019