Altus House is a 37-storey, residential
skyscraper
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in
Arena Quarter
Arena Quarter (sometimes referred to as Arena Qtr) is a mixed city centre development with residential, retail and office developments in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is located in Leeds city centre and the area is best known for housing ...
,
Leeds
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,
West Yorkshire
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, England. The building consists of over 752 student units. Altus House is the tallest building in
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
and
Yorkshire
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taking the title from
Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, 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 ...
in 2021.
Tallest building accolades
After topping out in late 2020, Altus became the tallest building in
West Yorkshire
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, and the tallest in the wider county of
Yorkshire
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. It became
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
' third building over 100m along with
Bridgewater Place
Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek, 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 ...
and Sky Plaza, the former of which previously held the title of the tallest building in Yorkshire.
It was the 13th tallest building in the
United Kingdom
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outside
Greater London
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*Greater Bank, an Australian ...
upon completion.
Gallery
File:Hume House, Lovell Park Road, Leeds (2) (geograph 5682213).jpg, Hume House, which occupied the site prior
File:Construction of White Rose View (left) and Altus House (right) with Arena point inbetween seen from Wade Lane, Leeds (29th August 2019).jpg, Altus house and White rose view under construction on merrion way.
File:Altus House, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.jpg, Render of Altus House.
File:Leeds Dock - Flickr 2020.jpg, Altus house under construction on the Leeds skyline
See also
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Architecture of Leeds
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References
External links
Skyscrapers in Leeds
Residential skyscrapers in England
Buildings and structures under construction in the United Kingdom
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