List of tallest buildings and structures in Leeds facts for kids

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Leeds is a big city in England, and it has many tall buildings! This list shows the tallest skyscrapers, towers, and other structures in Leeds.

Right now, the tallest building in Leeds is Altus House. It's about 114 meters (375 feet) tall and became the tallest in 2020. The oldest building on this list is Holy Trinity Church, built in 1727. It stands at 56.7 meters (186 feet).

Leeds is growing fast! There are 14 skyscrapers that are 100 meters (328 feet) or taller. These are either already built, being built, or planned. Plus, over 150 other tall buildings are in the city. Many more buildings taller than 50 meters (164 feet) are also being built or planned for the future.

Leeds' Tallest Buildings and Structures
Future Tall Buildings in Leeds
Buildings That Were Never Built
- Other Unbuilt Plans
Buildings That Were Taken Down
History of Leeds' Tallest Buildings
See also

Leeds' Tallest Buildings and Structures

This list shows buildings and structures in Leeds that are at least 50 meters (164 feet) tall. We measure their height including spires and fancy architectural parts, but not antenna masts. If two buildings have the same height, they share a rank with an equals sign (=). The "Year" column shows when the building was finished. Buildings that have been taken down are not on this list.

Rank	Name	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Location	What it's known for
1	Altus House	114.3 (375)	38	2021	Arena Quarter	This is currently the tallest building in Leeds and the whole Yorkshire area. It's in the Arena Quarter.
2	Bridgewater Place	112 (367)	32	2007	South Bank	This building was the tallest 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	People used to call this building West Riding House.
6	White Rose View Tower 1	79 (260)	28	2020	Arena Quarter	This building is for student homes.
7	Park Plaza Hotel	77 (253)	20	1966	City Square	It was once called Royal Exchange House. Plans are approved to take it down and build a 134-meter (440-foot) student building.
9	Candle House	75 (246)	23	2009	Granary Wharf
10	K2	74 (243)	20	1972	Civic Quarter	This building was known as Dudley House and was updated in 2003.
11	Cottingley Heights	72 (236)	25	1972	Cottingley	It was renovated in 1989.
12	Cottingley Towers	72 (236)	25	1972	Cottingley	It was renovated in 1989.
13=	Symons House	70 (230)	23	2020	Merrion Street
13	Broadcasting Tower	70 (230)	23	2009	Universities	This building was voted the world's best tall building in 2010.
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	It used to be called Royal Mail House and was updated 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	Its spire (the pointy top) was added in 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		Many people call this the Cookridge Tower.
29	White Rose View Tower 2	52 (171)	18	2020	Arena Quarter	This is another student residential building.
29=	Vita II	52 (171)	16	2020	Universities	This building is also for student homes.
30	Bond Court	52 (171)	13	1970s	City Square	It was once called Sun Alliance House and was updated in 2005.
31	Platform (formerly known as City House)	52 (171)	15	1962	City Square	This building was known as British Railways House. It's currently being renovated.
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

Future Tall Buildings in Leeds

This section shows buildings that are either being built, have been approved, or are just ideas for the future.

Buildings Being Built (Autumn 2023)

These buildings are currently under construction.

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Image	Notes
1	Cirrus Point (formerly Arena Point)	Student residential	134	440	45	N/A	Work has started on the ground as of October 2023.
2	44 Merrion Street	Student residential	100	328	33		The outside glass is finished 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	Homes for rent	67	220	22
3	Doncaster Monks Bridge Tower E	Homes for rent	67	220	21
3	Latitude Purple Tower B	Homes for rent	64	210	21
4	Live Oasis	Student residential	62	203	20
5	Latitude Purple Tower B	Homes for rent	55	180	17
5	Phoenix Tower B	Homes for rent	55	180	17
5	Carlton Hill	Student residential	55	180	15
6	SOYO E	Homes for rent	54	176	17
6	SOYO F	Homes for rent	54	176	17
7	City Square House	Office	52	170	12
8	Doncaster Monks Bridge Block D	Homes for rent	50	164	16
9	Doncaster Monks Bridge Block C	Homes for rent	45	145	15
10	Doncaster Monks Bridge Block C	Homes for rent	45	145	15
8	Points Cross Block A & B	Homes for rent	–	–	11

Approved Buildings

These buildings have been given permission to be built. This information was last updated in October 2021.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Status/Notes
1	Arena Point	134	440	45	Approved
2	Lisbon Square Tower 2	107	340	32	Approved – Work started on site in 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 – Work started on site in April 2022.
7	Lisbon Square Student Tower	75	250	25	Approved – Work started on site in April 2022.
8	Globe Road tower A	73	239	23	Ground work has begun.
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 is currently being built.
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 work has begun.
15	Victoria Gate Hotel	60	197	15	Approved
16	Technology Campus Student Block	60	197	20	Old buildings have been taken down. Expected to be finished in 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	–	–	10–14	Approved
20	Latitude (Yellow Block)	44	144	10	Approved
21	No.2 Whitehall Riverside (Block 1,2 & 3)	–	–	8	Approved

Proposed Buildings

These are ideas for buildings that might be built in the future. This information 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

Buildings That Were Never Built

This section lists plans for very tall buildings in Leeds (at least 100 meters or 328 feet) that were either not approved or cancelled for other reasons.

Rank	Name	Use	Height		Floors	Year	Image	Notes
Rank	Name	Use	metres	feet	Floors	Year	Image	Notes
1	Criterion Place Tower 1	Residential	180	591	53	2008
2	Lumiere Tower 1	Residential	171	561	54	2008		This tower was planned to have 618 apartments, including some for people over 55. It would also have had a health center, offices, and an art space.
3	Providence Tower	Residential	120	394	30
4	Criterion Place Tower 2	Residential	118	387	33
5	Lumiere Tower 2	Apartments, residential, office	113	371	32	2008		This tower was planned for 220 apartments, including some with services like a hotel. It would also have had offices and shops.
5	Briggate Tower	Office	113	371	25	1938		This plan was cancelled because of World War II. A Marks and Spencer store is there now.
7	City 1	Residential, hotel	112	367	37	2004
8	Hume House	Student residence	130	430	42

Other Unbuilt Plans

EMI Westgate Tower: This was a plan around 1970 for a 120-140 meter (394-459 feet) tower with 36 floors. It was cancelled because it was too tall.
Triple Five Leeds Development: Around 1989, there were plans for a huge complex in Holbeck with shops, homes, and offices. It would have had many tall buildings, but the heights were not set. This plan was cancelled.
Norman Foster plan for Criterion Place: In 1994, a 60-70 meter (197-230 feet) building was proposed, but the whole project was cancelled.
Kite Tower: This was an idea from 2005 for a 90 meter (295 feet) tower, but a new plan called The Spiracle replaced it.
Mayfair Tower: This 98 meter (322 feet) tower was cancelled in 2006 because it wasn't going to make enough money.
Brunswick Place: An idea from 2006 for two towers, 91 meters (299 feet) and 85 meters (279 feet) tall, to rebuild an old university site.
The Spiricle: This 80 meter (262 feet) tower with 25 floors was cancelled in 2008 because it wasn't profitable.
Cromwell Mount Towers: These towers were not approved because they were considered too tall for the area.
Manor Point: A student housing building that was cancelled in 2006 because it wasn't going to be profitable.
Millgarth Tower: This was a planned tower where the new John Lewis store and old police station now stand.
Leeds One by Ian Simpson Architects: This project was planned for the old Tetley's Brewery site. New plans and designs by Vastint took over the site.

Buildings That Were Taken Down

Elland Road floodlights: These four tall lights were 79 meters (259 feet) high. They were built in 1970 and taken down between 1991 and 1993. New lights were put on top of the stands instead.
Albion Tower (also called Leeds Permanent Building Society Tower): This 61 meter (200 feet) building was built in the 1960s. It was taken down in 1998 to make way for The Light shopping and entertainment complex.
Arena Point Tower: This 79 meter (259 feet) tower was taken down in 2022-2023. A much taller 134 meter (440 feet) tower is being built in its place.

History of Leeds' Tallest Buildings

This table shows which building held the record for the tallest in Leeds over time.

Held record		Name and location	Constructed	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Notes
From	To	Name and location	Constructed	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Notes
1727	1841	Holy Trinity Church	1722–1727	57	186	This was the first recorded tallest building in Leeds.
1841	1858	Leeds Minster	1837–1841	42	139	When it was built, it was the biggest church in the UK built on a new site since St Paul's Cathedral.
1858	1966	Leeds Town Hall	1853–1858	69	226	This is one of the tallest Town Halls in the United Kingdom.
1966	1973	Park Plaza Hotel Leeds	1965–1966	77	253	It was also known as Royal Exchange House.
1973	2005	West Riding House	1972–1973	80	262	This building was the tallest in Leeds for 32 years!
2005	2020	Bridgewater Place	2004–2007	112	367	This was the first true skyscraper in Leeds.
2020	–	Altus House, Leeds	2019–	116	380	This is the tallest building in all of Yorkshire and the North East of England.