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Altus House is a 37-storey, residential skyscraper in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The building consists of over 752 student units. [2] Sources differ as to whether it is 114 or 116 metres (374 or 381 feet) [2] [3] tall; by either measurement Altus House is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire as of 2023, taking the title from Bridgewater Place in 2021.
Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital. Currently, the tallest building in Leeds, and also the newest on the list, is Altus House at 114 metres (374 ft) [1] which has held the record since topping out in 2020. The oldest building on the list is Holy Trinity Church, constructed in 1727, which stands at a height of 56.7 m (186 ft).
High-rise residential blocks are common in many towns and cities in Yorkshire, with many councils, particularly Leeds, Middlesbrough, Bradford and Hull enthusiastically embracing high-rise living in the 1960s and '70s. Sheffield has fewer high-rise residential blocks, with the council there looking more towards the more modern 'wall like ...
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, [2] [3] is an office and residential skyscraper in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was the tallest building in Yorkshire at the time of being topped out in September 2005, but is now the second-tallest after another Leeds building, Altus House. Bridgewater Place is visible from up to 25 miles (40 ...
The Shard is the tallest building in the UK.. As of January 2025, there are 177 habitable buildings (used for living and working in, as opposed to masts and religious use) in the United Kingdom at least 100 metres (330 ft) tall, [1] 132 of them in London, 25 in Greater Manchester, eight in Birmingham, four in Leeds, two each in Liverpool and Woking, and one each in Brighton and Hove ...
Opal Tower (Leeds) S. Altus House; Sky Plaza; W. West Riding House This page was last edited on 8 March 2017, at 06:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The building is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, and contains 533 student apartments.It was the world's tallest student accommodation building at 103 metres (338 ft) when completed, [2] although it has since been passed by others including Altus House, Leeds. [3]
This article lists existing and demolished council commissioned high-rise apartment buildings in the City of Leeds. High-rise being defined as being eight stories or more. High-rise being defined as being eight stories or more.