List of tallest buildings and structures in Leeds

See also: Architecture of Leeds

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Leeds ranks skyscrapers, structures and towers in the city of Leeds, England by height.

Leeds is a major UK city and regional capital.

Currently, the tallest building in Leeds, and also the newest on the list, is Altus House at 114 metres (374 ft) ^[1] which has held the record since topping out in 2020.

The oldest building on the list is Holy Trinity Church, constructed in 1727, which stands at a height of 56.7 m (186 ft).

There are currently 14 skyscrapers with a height of 100 m (328 ft) or more built, being constructed or approved, ^[2] and over 150 high-rise buildings. Over 50 buildings 50 m (160 ft) tall are under construction, approved or planned for the coming years.

Tallest buildings and structures

This list ranks externally complete Leeds buildings and free-standing structures that stand at least 50 m (160 ft), based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings which have been demolished are not included.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Location	Notes
1	Altus House		114.3 (375)	38	2021	Arena Quarter	Currently the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire. Located in the Arena Quarter
2	Bridgewater Place		112 (367)	32	2007	South Bank	Held the record as the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire from 2007 to 2021
3	Sky Plaza		106 (348)	37	2009	Arena Quarter
4	Opal 3		90 (295)	27	2008	Arena Quarter
5	Pinnacle		80 (262)	20	1973	Shopping Quarter	Formerly and colloquially known as West Riding House
6	White Rose View Tower 1		79 (260)	28	2020	Arena Quarter	Student residential
7	Park Plaza Hotel		77 (253)	20	1966	City Square	Formerly known as Royal Exchange House, approved to be demolished for 134 m (440 ft) student residential
9	Candle House		75 (246)	23	2009	Granary Wharf
10	K2		74 (243)	20	1972	Civic Quarter	Formerly known as Dudley House, renovated in 2003
11	Cottingley Heights		72 (236)	25	1972	Cottingley	Renovated in 1989
12	Cottingley Towers		72 (236)	25	1972	Cottingley	Renovated in 1989
13=	Symons House		70 (230)	23	2020	Merrion Street
13	Broadcasting Tower	[3]	70 (230)	23	2009	Universities	Voted world's best tall building 2010 [3]
14	Central Village Tower		70 (230)	22	2014	Universities
15	Leeds Town Hall		68.6 (225)		1858	Civic Quarter
16	Clarence House		66.5 (218)	20	2008	Leeds Dock
17	Central Square		65 (213)	12	2016	Financial Quarter
18	West Point		65 (213)	17	1975	Financial Quarter	Formerly known as Royal Mail House, renovated in 2005
19	City Island Phase 2		61 (200)	20	2007
20	Parkinson Building		57 (187)	5	1951	Universities
21	Vita		57 (187)	19	2019	Grand Quarter
22	Holy Trinity Church		56.7 (186)	2	1727	Shopping District	Current spire added 1839
23	The Headline		56 (184)	18	2021	Financial Quarter
23	Castle House		56 (184)	14	1988	Financial Quarter
24	1 City Square		54 (177)	12	1997	City Square
25	Blue		54 (177)	14	2004	Granary Wharf
26	3 Central Village		53 (174)	17	2016	Universities
27	Hampton By Hilton		53 (174)	14	1960s	Eastgate
28	Tinshill BT Tower		53 (174)		1967		Commonly known as Cookridge Tower
29	White Rose View Tower 2		52 (171)	18	2020	Arena Quarter	Student residential
29=	Vita II		52 (171)	16	2020	Universities	Student residential
30	Bond Court		52 (171)	13	1970s	City Square	Formerly known as Sun Alliance House, renovated in 2005
31	Platform (formerly known as City House)		52 (171)	15	1962	City Square	Formerly known as British Railways House, major renovation commenced
32	Leeds Civic Hall		52 (171)	6	1933	Civic Quarter
33	Calverley Building, Leeds Beckett University		52 (171)	13	1960s
34	The Gateway		52 (171)	15	2008	East Street
35	X1 Aire		50 (164)	14	2017	East Street
36	Portland Building, Leeds Beckett University		50 (164)	12	1960s	Universities
37	Nuffield Hospital		50 (164)	12	2003	Civic
38	Skyline Tower		50 (164)	17	2009	Quarry Hill
39	Whitehall Waterfront		50 (164)	16	2004	Wellington
40	Whitehall Quay		50 (164)	18	2002	Wellington
41	City Island		50 (164)	16	2006	Wellington
42	Watermans Place		50 (164)	16	2009	Granary Wharf
43	Merrion House		50 (164)	13	1964	Arena Quarter
44	Wade House		50 (164)	13	1964	Arena Quarter
45	Lloyds Bank		50 (164)	10	1972	Financial Quarter
46	Princes Exchange		50 (164)	12	2001	Station

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction in autumn 2023

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
			metres	feet
1	Cirrus Point (ex-arena point)	Student residential	134	440	45	N/A	Groundworks have begun as of October 2023
2	44 Merrion Street	Student residential	100	328	33		Glazed as of December 2023
3	Latitude Blue Tower A	Residential	98	321	32
4	Triangle Yard	Residential	94	308	31
5	Latitute Blue Tower B	Residential	82	269	27
3	Phoenix Tower A	Residential (PRS)	67	220	22
3	Doncaster Monks Bridge Tower E	Residential (PRS)	67	220	21
3	Latitude Purple Tower B	Residential (PRS)	64	210	21
4	Live Oasis	Student residential	62	203	20
5	Latitude Purple Tower B	Residential (PRS)	55	180	17
5	Phoenix Tower B	Residential (PRS)	55	180	17
5	Carlton Hill	Student residential	55	180	15
6	SOYO E	Residential (PRS)	54	176	17
6	SOYO F	Residential (PRS)	54	176	17
7	City Square House	Office	52	170	12
8	Doncaster Monks Bridge Block D	Residential (PRS)	50	164	16
9	Doncaster Monks Bridge Block C	Residential (PRS)	45	145	15
10	Doncaster Monks Bridge Block C	Residential (PRS)	45	145	15
8	Points Cross Block A & B	Residential (PRS)	–	–	11

Approved

The information below was last updated in October 2021.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year (estimated completion)
1	Arena Point	134	440	45	Approved
2	Lisbon Square Tower 2	107	340	32	Approved – On site April 2022
3	Midland Mills	103	338	33	Approved
4	Bridge Street tower 5	100	328	31	Approved
5	Bridge Street tower 6	100	328	31	Approved
6	Lisbon Square Tower 1	75	250	26	Approved – On site April 2022
7	Lisbon Square Student Tower	75	250	25	Approved – On site April 2022
8	Globe Road tower A	73	239	23	Ground Enabling Works Commenced
9	Bridge Street tower 7	70	230	20	Approved
10	St Cecilla Place tower B	68	224	21	Approved
11	Points Cross Block 5	67	220	20	Phase 1 Under Construction
12	St Cecilla Place tower A	62	203	19	Approved
13	St Cecilla Place tower C	62	203	19	Approved
14	Globe Road tower F	60	197	17	Ground Enabling Works Commenced
15	Victoria Gate Hotel	60	197	15	Approved
16	Technology Campus Student Block	60	197	20	Demolition Complete – Completion predicted 2023
17	Bridge Street tower 4	58	190	16	Approved
18	Sovereign Square Hotel	53	174	15	Approved
18	Brotherton House	45	148	14	Approved
19	City Reach [4]	–	–	10–14	Approved
20	Latitude (Yellow Block) [5] [6]	44	144	10	Approved
21	No.2 Whitehall Riverside (Block 1,2 & 3) [7] [8]	–	–	8	Approved

Proposed

This information below was last updated in October 2021.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors
1	CEG Southbank Globe Waterside	136	446	40
2	Yorkshire Post Phase 2	126	–	42
3	Clay Pit Lane Tower 1	125	–	38
4	Springwell Gardens II	114	475	36
5	Latitude Purple A Tower 1	100	–	31
6	Aire Park R1 Tower	105	–	32
7	Yorkshire Post Phase 2	98	–	32
8	Latitude Purple A Tower 2	79	–	26
9	McLaren Living Proposal at Midland Mills	78	260	26
10	Globe Square Tower	75	250	25
11	City One	75	250	25
12	Leeds City Village	65		22
13	Leeds City Village	65		22
14	Marsh Lane/Saxton Lane	60		20
15	Shannon Street Residential	60		20
16	Aire Park other buildings	60		20

Unbuilt

This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in Leeds that were planned to rise at least 100 metres (328 ft), for which planning permission was rejected or which were otherwise withdrawn.

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Year	Image	Notes
			metres	feet
1	Criterion Place Tower 1	Residential	180	591	53	2008		[9]
2	Lumiere Tower 1	Residential	171	561	54	2008		Tower 1 was to provide 618 residential apartments, including a number of Prime Apartments aimed specifically at over-55s. It would have also provided a health centre, 1,660 sq m of offices and an artist studio/exhibition space. [10]
3	Providence Tower	Residential	120	394	30			[11]
4	Criterion Place Tower 2	Residential	118	387	33			[9]
5	Lumiere Tower 2	Serviced apartments, residential, office	113	371	32	2008		Tower 2 was to provide 220 apartments, providing a mix of serviced apartments and standard residential dwellings. The tower would have also contained 12,439sq m of offices and 2,733 sq m of retail.
	Briggate Tower	Office	113	371	25	1938		[12] Cancelled due to World War II, site now occupied by Marks and Spencer. [13]
7	City 1	Residential, hotel	112	367	37	2004		[14]
8	Hume House	Student residence	130	430	42			[15]

Other unbuilt

• EMI Westgate Tower, 120–140 metres, 36 storeys (circa 1970, around metres in height, cancelled for excessive height, site now occupied by 1980s Westgate Point development)
• Triple Five Leeds Development – Height unknown (circa 1989, planned complex in Holbeck including shopping, residential and offices which was to include a number of high rise buildings of unspecified height, cancelled)
• Norman Foster plan for Criterion Place for Royal London Insurance – circa 60-70m (proposed 1994, development on site cancelled)
• Kite Tower – 90 m (vision from 2005 since superseded by The Spiracle)
• Mayfair Tower – 98 m (cancelled 2006 due to failure to make profitable)
• Brunswick Place – 91 m and 85 m (vision from 2006 for a redevelopment of this former Leeds Metropolitan University site)
• The Spiricle – 80 m / 262 ft / 25 storeys (cancelled 2008 due to failure to make it profitable)
• Cromwell Mount Towers (unapproved due to inappropriate height) ^[16]
• Manor Point (student residence) – cancelled 2006 due to failure to be profitable.
• Millgarth Tower – Now the site of the new John Lewis store and former Millgarth police station ^[17]
• Leeds One by Ian Simpson Architects. Leeds One (on the former Tetley's Brewery site) was taken over by the Vastint project with entirely new plans and design. ^[18]

Demolished buildings

• Elland Road four floodlights, 79 m (259 ft). Constructed in 1970 and demolished in 1991–93 for replacement with new East Stand and lighting above stands.
• Albion Tower aka Leeds Permanent Building Society Tower, 61 m (200 ft). Constructed in the 1960s and demolished in 1998 for replacement with The Light leisure / shopping complex.
• Arena Point Tower, 79 m (259 ft). Demolished in 2022–23 to be replaced with 134 m (440 ft) tower.

History of tallest buildings in Leeds

Held record		Name and location	Constructed	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Notes
From	To
1727	1841	Holy Trinity Church	1722–1727	57	186	The earliest recorded tallest building in Leeds.
1841	1858	Leeds Minster	1837–1841	42 [19]	139	At the time of its construction, it was the largest church in the United Kingdom built on a new site since St Paul's Cathedral. [19]
1858	1966	Leeds Town Hall	1853–1858	69	226	One of the tallest Town Halls in the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]
1966	1973	Park Plaza Hotel Leeds	1965–1966	77	253	Also called Royal Exchange House.
1973	2005	West Riding House	1972–1973	80	262	The tallest building in Leeds for 32 years.
2005	2020	Bridgewater Place	2004–2007	112	367	The first Skyscraper in Leeds.
2020	–	Altus House, Leeds	2019–	116	380	The tallest building in Yorkshire and the North East.

See also

• Listed buildings in Leeds
• List of council high-rise apartment buildings in the City of Leeds
• List of tallest buildings in Yorkshire

References

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External links

• SkyscraperNews: Leeds
• Broadcasting Tower Website
• Broadcasting Tower – Downing Information Page