Baltimore Tower

Baltimore Tower, formerly known as Arena Tower and nicknamed The Slinky, is a high-rise residential skyscraper in Millwall on the Isle of Dogs, London. The building is located on a site that was previously the location of the London Arena. The 45-storey building comprises 366 residential apartments and is 149 meters in height. It was designed by American architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Baltimore Tower
General information
Status	Complete
Location	London, E14 United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°29′50.8″N 0°0′54.3″W
Construction started	2013
Completed	2017
Cost	£142m[1]
Height	149 m (489 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	45, plus 1 basement floor
Floor area	145,858 m^2 (1,570,000 sq ft)[2]
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill[3]
Main contractor	O'Shea[4]
Website
BaltimoreWharf.com

Planning application

Arena Tower under construction

Ballymore London Arena Ltd applied for an amended planning application to Tower Hamlets in 2008.[5]

See also

• List of twisted buildings

References

1. "Baltimore Wharf". O'Shea. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
2. "Arena Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
3. "Baltimore Tower". Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
4. Grant Prior (12 July 2013). "O'Shea starts construction of twisted tower". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
5. "Planning applications". Tower Hamlets. 14 March 2008. PA/08/00504. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

External links

• Media related to Baltimore Tower at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Building at The Skyscraper Center database