A glass-fronted tower block is set to spring up on Merrion Street after recently getting the green light, forming one of the new student accommodation developments planned in the city.
Once completed, it will be one of the tallest buildings in Leeds at 32 storeys.
Here, we round up the tallest skyscrapers and towers in Leeds - listed in descending order:
Here, we round up the tallest skyscrapers and towers in Leeds - listed in descending order:
![The White Rose View Tower, operated by Unite Students, is a student accommodation tower in the Arena Quarter. Located next to Altus House, it opened in 2020 and is home to around 976 students.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzgy.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. White Rose View Tower, 79m
The White Rose View Tower, operated by Unite Students, is a student accommodation tower in the Arena Quarter. Located next to Altus House, it opened in 2020 and is home to around 976 students.Photo: Google
![The Park Plaza Hotel tower, in City Square, was completed in 1965 and was originally an office block. The tallest building for seven years until 1973, it was redesigned in 2004 to host the four-star Park Plaza Hotel.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzgz.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Park Plaza Hotel, 77m
The Park Plaza Hotel tower, in City Square, was completed in 1965 and was originally an office block. The tallest building for seven years until 1973, it was redesigned in 2004 to host the four-star Park Plaza Hotel.Photo: Google
![Arena Point, nestled between Altus House and White Rose View in the Arena Quarter, was constructed in 1976 as an office block tower. It has been approved for demolition and will make way for a new 43-storey student skyscraper - which will be the new tallest building in Leeds on completion.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzg0.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Arena Point, 77m
Arena Point, nestled between Altus House and White Rose View in the Arena Quarter, was constructed in 1976 as an office block tower. It has been approved for demolition and will make way for a new 43-storey student skyscraper - which will be the new tallest building in Leeds on completion.Photo: Google
![Candle House, pictured to the left, is a 23-storey residential apartment block in Granary Wharf. The tower was constructed in 2009 and its striking circular design makes it a distinctive feature of the Leeds skyline.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzg1.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Candle House, 75m
Candle House, pictured to the left, is a 23-storey residential apartment block in Granary Wharf. The tower was constructed in 2009 and its striking circular design makes it a distinctive feature of the Leeds skyline.
![K2 is a mixed-use tower block in the Civic Quarter, opposite St Johns Centre. The building was originally built in 1972 as Dudley House, an office block occupied by Leeds City Council. It was renovated in 2003 and now contains flats and commercial space, known as 'The Cube'.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzg2.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. K2, 74m
K2 is a mixed-use tower block in the Civic Quarter, opposite St Johns Centre. The building was originally built in 1972 as Dudley House, an office block occupied by Leeds City Council. It was renovated in 2003 and now contains flats and commercial space, known as 'The Cube'.
![Cottingley Towers and Cottingley Heights are twin high-rise towers in Cottingley, constructed in 1972-3 and refurbished in 1989. The towers house hundreds of apartments and have 25 floors each.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzg3.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Cottingley Heights and Cottingley Towers, 72m
Cottingley Towers and Cottingley Heights are twin high-rise towers in Cottingley, constructed in 1972-3 and refurbished in 1989. The towers house hundreds of apartments and have 25 floors each.