Chapter Spitalfields, originally known as Nido Spitalfields, is a

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building located at 9 Frying Pan Alley in Spitalfields, Central

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. It is the third tallest student dormitory in the world, behind the

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in Leeds, and 17 New Wakefield Street in Manchester. The 34-storey tower falls within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, though Middlesex Street forms the boundary with the

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, the principal financial district of the world. Middlesex Street forms part of the

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area. Prior to construction of Nido, the plot at 100 Middlesex Street was occupied by a 1960-built office building, Rodwell House, which comprised an 8-storey block oriented north-south, surrounded by a single-storey office podium. In 2015, Nido Spitalfields was purchased by Greystar Real Estate Partners, parent company of the student accommodation company, Chapter. Other Chapter buildings in London are located in the King's Cross area and

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. The tower appears in the '' Doctor Who'' episode " The Wedding of River Song".

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File:Nido Spitalfields, London.jpg, Side view File:City from One Bishops Square.jpg, Nido on The City's skyline

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