Altus House

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 metres (374 ft)^[2] or 116 metres (381 ft)^[3] tall, but by either measurement Altus House is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire as of 2023, taking the title from Bridgewater Place in 2021. The height of this building in confirmed to be 374 ft (114 meters).^[4]

Altus House
Altus House in 2021
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Skyscraper[1]
Location	Merrion Way, Arena Quarter, Leeds, England
Construction started	2019
Completed	2021
Height
Roof	114 metres (374 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Design and construction
Developer	Zena Ltd / Olympian Homes
Main contractor	RG Group

Tallest building accolades

After topping out in late 2020, Altus House became the tallest building in West Yorkshire, and the tallest in the wider county of Yorkshire. It became Leeds' third building over 100 m (330 ft) along with Bridgewater Place and Sky Plaza, the former of which previously held the title of the tallest building in Yorkshire.^[2] It is also the tallest student accommodation building in northern Europe.^[3]

It was the 13th tallest building in the United Kingdom outside Greater London upon completion.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  Hume House, which previously occupied the site of Altus House
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  Altus house and White rose view under construction on Merrion Way
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  Computer-generated image of Altus House
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  Altus House under construction on the Leeds skyline

See also

• Yorkshire portal
• Architecture portal

• Architecture of Leeds

References

1. Under the Emporis Standards Committee, a skyscraper is defined as a multi-storey building which is at least 100m. Any building from 35m to 100m tall is generally considered to be a high-rise building.
2. "Inside the luxury rooms for rent in Leeds skyscraper which is now Yorkshire's tallest building". Leeds Live. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
3. Miran Rahman (19 August 2021). "Tallest student accommodation building in northern Europe is completed". The Business Desk.
4. "Earth Versions". Google Earth. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

External links

Records
Preceded by Bridgewater Place 112 m (367 ft)	Tallest building in Yorkshire 2020 – present	Succeeded by incumbent

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