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. Retrieved: 24 June 2021. It was built by property development company Ballymore Retrieved: 24 June 2021. and designed by architects

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. The Ontario Tower is a primarily glass and aluminium design. Its roof is sloped, with a blue

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-rimmed elliptical profile. Construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2007. The tower is 155.55m in height, has 32 floors and 256 apartments.

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{{Reflist Residential skyscrapers in London Residential buildings completed in 2007 Skyscrapers in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Blackwall, London