Newfoundland topped out at Canary Wharf as Britain’s tallest rental apartment tower
Union Jack flutters among flags of EU nations as Newfoundland tower is topped out. Picture: CWG - Credit: CWG
Britain’s tallest rental apartment block has been topped out at Canary Wharf after reaching 60 storeys.
Newfoundland tower arrives at Canary Wharf, completed by 2020. Picture: CWG - Credit: CWG
The 729ft Newfoundland tower has appeared on the London skyline with its transparent unique ‘diamond’ structure, joining an A-list of iconic skyscrapers such as the Shard and the Gherkin.
“Reaching the topping out point is a milestone in construction,” Vertus developers’ Alastair Mullens said.
“It’s cementing its place among some of London’s most iconic buildings.”
Construction workers get bird's eye view of Canary Wharf and east London. Picture: CWG - Credit: CWG
Construction began in 2015 with 300 piles driven into the earth, some reaching nearly 200 feet in the ground, among the deepest ever installed at Canary Wharf.
You may also want to watch:
It then took 140,000sq feet of pre-cast concrete plank and 9,500 tonnes of structural steelwork to make it to 60 storeys.
The Newfoundland tower will be completed in the spring of 2020, with 636 apartments up for rent.
Newfoundland at sunset overlooking the Thames and the London skyline. Picture: CWG - Credit: CWG
Most Read
- 1 Teenager found dead in Victoria Park
- 2 Driver arrested after police 'drugs patrol' stops car in Whitechapel
- 3 Two in five people in Tower Hamlets may have had Covid-19
- 4 'I can save the planet with my seaweed' scientist in east London claims
- 5 Drug and alcohol abuse by Tower Hamlets parents and children soars
- 6 Disgraceful management of the pandemic
- 7 'Laptop bonanza' for schoolchildren in Poplar to help survive lockdown gloom
- 8 That's so raven: Everything you need to know about the guardians of the Tower
- 9 Post deliveries in east London hit by Covid crisis among Royal Mail staff
- 10 Pressure on government to provide laptops for lockdown learning
Its residents get a communal lounge, gym, fitness studios, private dining room, children’s play area and garden terrace—as well as their own private panoramic views.
