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:
![Symons House is a luxury student accommodation tower in Merrion Street. Managed by Prestige Student Living, the block boasts a private cinema and an outdoor cinema, a fitness suite, a roof terrace and communal lounges.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzg4.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Symons House, 70m
Symons House is a luxury student accommodation tower in Merrion Street. Managed by Prestige Student Living, the block boasts a private cinema and an outdoor cinema, a fitness suite, a roof terrace and communal lounges.Photo: Google
![Broadcasting Tower is a Leeds Beckett University building in Woodhouse Lane. Completed in 2009, it houses the University's Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology, as well as student flats. In 2010 it was voted the 'world's best tall building' by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkyNzg5.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. Broadcasting Tower, 70m
Broadcasting Tower is a Leeds Beckett University building in Woodhouse Lane. Completed in 2009, it houses the University's Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology, as well as student flats. In 2010 it was voted the 'world's best tall building' by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
![Central Village Tower, constructed in 2014, is a 23-storey student accommodation block that forms part of the Central Village development in Woodhouse Lane. It's managed by the University of Leeds and is home to 404 cluster bedrooms.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkzMDQw.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. Central Village Tower, 70m
Central Village Tower, constructed in 2014, is a 23-storey student accommodation block that forms part of the Central Village development in Woodhouse Lane. It's managed by the University of Leeds and is home to 404 cluster bedrooms.Photo: Google
![Leeds Town Hall opened in 1858 and it's still one of the tallest buildings in the city, with its clock tower rising to 68.5m high. A Grade-I listed building, it now serves mainly as conference and wedding venue.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTI2MDkzMDQx.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. Leeds Town Hall, 68.5m
Leeds Town Hall opened in 1858 and it's still one of the tallest buildings in the city, with its clock tower rising to 68.5m high. A Grade-I listed building, it now serves mainly as conference and wedding venue.