Landmark Pinnacle
{{Short description|Residential skyscraper in London}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Landmark Pinnacle
| status = Completed
| image = File:Landmark Pinnacle December 2020.png
| caption = Landmark Pinnacle, December 2020
| location = Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London, {{postcode|E|14}}
United Kingdom
| address = 10 Marsh Wall, London E14 9GU, United Kingdom
| location_town = Greater London
| location_country = United Kingdom
| coordinates =
| start_date = 2016
| completion_date = 2020
| cost = ~£200m (approx)
| top_floor = 75
| floor_count = 76
| alternate_names = City Pride
| parking = Basement -1, ~30 resident bays
| building_type = Monolith
| current_tenants = ~800 (approx), as of Sep 2023
| height = {{convert|233|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} AGL
{{convert|239|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} AOD{{cite web|title=31 Facts: Landmark Pinnacle - T|url=https://www.buildington.co.uk/blog/2017/05/25/31-facts-about-landmark-pinnacle-development-in-canary-wharf-london-e14/}}
| roof = Flat, open deck
| observatory = 2, 75th floor
| elevator_count = 7 residential, 2 serviced apartments, 1 utility
| architecture_firm = Squire and Partners
| structural_engineer = WSP Group
| services_engineer = Hoare Lea
| main_contractor = J Reddington Limited
| developer = Chalegrove Properties Limited
|website = {{URL|https://landmarkpinnacle.com/}}
}}
Landmark Pinnacle is a {{convert|233|m|adj=on}}{{cite web |date=23 May 2017 |url=https://www.e-architect.co.uk/london/landmark-pinnacle-on-south-west-india-dock |title=Landmark Pinnacle South West |website=e-architect.co.uk |access-date=16 September 2020}}{{cite web |date=19 September 2020 |url=https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2017/09/19/boom-time-for-new-skyscrapers-at-canary-wharf/ |title=Boom time for new skyscrapers at Canary Wharf |website=fromthemurkydepths.co.uk |access-date=16 September 2020}} skyscraper constructed by developer Chalegrove Properties in Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs, London, United Kingdom. The 75-storeys Landmark Pinnacle is a short distance west from the financial center of Canary Wharf. [https://www.canarydevelopment.com/landmark-pinnacle/ Landmark Pinnacle — Chalegrove Properties]Canary Development. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023. It is the tallest residential tower in the United Kingdom, the tallest residential building in western Europe and has more habitable floors than any other building in western Europe.{{cite web| url=https://www.canarydevelopment.com/landmark-pinnacle/ |title=Landmark Pinnacle — Chalegrove Properties | website=Canary Development | date=4 January 2021 |access-date= 13 February 2023}} As of 2023, Landmark Pinnacle is the fourth-tallest building in the United Kingdom.{{cite web| url=https://civilnoteppt.com/top-10-tallest-buildings-in-the-uk/ |title=Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the UK as of 2023 | website=CivilNotePpt |access-date= 13 February 2023}} The development was formerly known as City Pride, the same name as the public house it replaced, before a name change in 2016.
The Landmark Pinnacle tower boasts the United Kingdom’s first-ever residential tropical terrarium gardens and the highest tropical residential gardens in the United Kingdom. The Panoramic Sky Gardens are located on the entire 27th floor of the tower, covering an area of 6,350 square feet. The garden is split into an East and West side, offering panoramic views over Canary Wharf and the City of London. The gardens are home to over 3,500 plants from all around the world.[https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/uks-highest-tropical-garden-in-a-residential-setting-launches-at-landmark-pinnacle/ UK’s highest tropical garden in a residential setting launches at landmark pinnacle. The Pro Landscaper Team]Pro Landscaper. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
Since its completion, Landmark Pinnacle has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. The building has won the Premier Guarantee Awards for Quality Recognition in 2021 and 2022, as well as the Excellence Award in 2021. [https://www.premierguarantee.com/our-favourite-projects-premier-guarantee/landmark-pinnacle-canary-wharf-london/ Premier Guarantee Awards for ‘Landmark Pinnacle’] Premier Guarantee. Retrieved 16 December 2023. In addition, it was awarded the Best Luxury High Rise Living category at the 2023 Luxury Lifestyle Awards. [https://www.chalegrove.co.uk/winner-best-luxury-high-rise-living-for-landmark-pinnacle-2023-luxury-lifestyle-awards/ Winner: Best Luxury High Rise Living for ‘Landmark Pinnacle’ – 2023 Luxury Lifestyle Awards]Chalegrove Properties Limited. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
Site history
File:City Pride - panoramio.jpg
The City Pride pub was formerly the only building on the site and closed in 2012. Oracle Group purchased the freehold in 2007 for £6.75 million and sold it to Glenkerrin for £32 million in 2008. Landmark North Ltd and UK Power Network Holdings purchased the site (and the associated Island Point site) from the administrators of Glenkerrin for £43 million in 2011.{{cite news | url=https://www.scmp.com/presented/business/topics/invest-overseas-properties/article/2126980/landmark-pinnacle-london | title=Landmark Pinnacle: London waterfront living from a unique vantage point | work=South China Morning Post | date=8 January 2018}}
In 2016, a development loan of £320 million was agreed in order to continue with construction.{{cite web|title=Landmark deal on the Isle of Dogs|url=http://www.propertymatters.co.uk/news/landmark-deal-on-the-isle-of-dogs.html|website=propertymatters.co.uk|access-date=29 September 2016}}
Planning
Chalegrove Properties registered a planning application with Tower Hamlets in December 2012 for the erection of a residential-led mixed-use tower of 75 floors comprising 822 residential units and 162 serviced apartments and associated amenities. The application was permitted (subject to conditions) on 9 October 2013. The application is subject to a Section 106 Agreement with a total amount payable to Tower Hamlets of £5,182,279.
Island Point
Chalegrove Properties registered a planning application in December 2012 for a development of 173 homes at a site located at 443-451 Westferry Road, in a linked application with what was then known as the City Pride development to fulfil the affordable housing conditions. The application was permitted (subject to conditions) on 9 October 2013. The application was subject to a Section 106 Agreement with a total amount payable to Tower Hamlets of £4,069,361 (including £2,734,636 for the provision of educational facilities in the Borough).
Gallery
File:West India Docks-South Dock 7139.JPG|Landmark Pinnacle under construction viewed from South Dock. September 2017.
File:Landmark Pinnacle 2018.png|May 2018
File:Canary Wharf - Landmark Pinnacle building under construction (geograph 6063286).jpg|February 2019
File:Landmark Pinnacle 2019.png|July 2019
File:Canary Wharf and Isle of Dogs 22.12.2019 (ammended).png|December 2019
File:LandmarkPinnacleCanaryWharf.jpg|August 2020
File:East view landmark pinnacle.jpg|East view of Canary Wharf from 75th floor, December 2022.
File: East view from landmark pinnacle panaramio.jpg|East view of Canary Wharf from 75th floor
File: West view from landmark pinnacle.jpg|West view towards central London from 75th floor
File:Landmark Pinnacle.png|The Cascades, Landmark Pinnacle, and Landmark West and East towers, February 2020.
File:The Newfoundland, One Bank Street and Landmark Pinnacle geograph-6678817-by-Stephen-Richards.jpg|The Newfoundland, One Bank Street and Landmark Pinnacle, at Westferry Road, Canary Wharf, seen from River Thames. November 2020.
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External links
- [https://landmarkpinnacle.com/ Official site]
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