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Sky Plaza (also known as The Plaza Tower) is a skyscraper, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, consisting of 572 student apartments. It is the world's second tallest student accommodation building, the third tallest being Nido Spitalfields in London,〔(Worlds Tallest Student Block Completes In Leeds ) Skyscraper News, 26 June 2009〕〔("Spitalfields" ), Prodigy Living. Retrieved 10 June 2015.〕 , and the tallest is 17 New Wakefield Street in Manchester, and while not the tallest building in Leeds, its roof is the highest point in the city as it is built on high ground. It can be seen from as far as from most areas. The original planning application was an approved 26-storey scheme which was altered into the 37-storey tower. The design was submitted by Carey Jones Architects and the main contractor on site will be Shepherd Construction. Work on the foundations began in May 2007, with a completion date of 2009. The tower crane was being lowered on 24 February 2009 and the portable crane took down the rest of the tower crane on 1 March 2009. It caters mainly to students from University of Leeds, Leeds Metropolitan University and Leeds College of Music. The premium range of flats are some of the most expensive student accommodations in Leeds. == See also == * List of tallest buildings in Leeds * Architecture of Leeds 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sky Plaza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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