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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description| Tower block in Leeds, England}}<br />
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{{Infobox building<br />
|name = Arena Point|alternate_names = Tower North central<br />
|image = TowerLeeds.PNG<br />
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|location = [[Leeds]], [[England]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|53|48|14|N|1|32|38|W|display=title,inline}}<br />
|status = Demolished<br />
|roof = {{convert|77|m|ft|0}}<br />
|building_type = Tower<br />
|antenna_spire = {{convert|84|m|ft|0}}<br />
|floor_count = 19<br />
|start_date = 1967<br />
|completion_date = 1968 <br />
|demolition_date = 2023<br />
|floor_area = <br />
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'''Arena Point''' (previously known as '''''Tower North Central''''' and '''''Tower House''''') was a {{convert| 77|m}} high office tower in [[Leeds]], [[England]]. It was situated at the top end of [[Leeds city centre]] on Merrion Way in close proximity to the [[Merrion Centre, Leeds|Merrion Centre]] and was adjacent to the [[Opal Tower (Leeds)|Opal 3 Tower]]. It was demolished in 2023, with its plot used to develop Yorkshire's tallest building Cirrus Point.<br />
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==History==<br />
The building was constructed in 1965 and with 19 floors was one of the [[List of tallest buildings in Leeds|tallest]] buildings in Leeds. Tower North Central was reclad in 1980, and refurbished in 2003–2004,<ref name="YP">{{cite news |editor-last=Mitchinson|editor-first=James|title=Student block could replace one of city's tallest buildings |work=The Yorkshire Post |date=21 October 2020 |page=12|issn=0963-1496}}</ref> and provided {{convert|76800|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of office space. The building also benefitted from extensive on site parking with over 100 covered spaces available. The upper 11 floors were occupied by a variety of tenants following refurbishment whilst the lower seven floors and ground floor were excluded from the scheme as they were let to Axa at the time.<br />
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In 2020, plans were lodged with [[Leeds City Council]] to demolish the building and build a 43-storey student accommodation block in its place.<ref name="YP"/> Planning was agreed for the plot to be redeveloped during the [[Covid-19 pandemic]], with demolition of Arena Point beginning in 2022. By late 2023, the building had been completely demolished, to make was for Yorkshire's tallest building, Cirrus Point. Upon completion, Cirrus would be 134 metres tall, spanning 45 stories.<ref>{{cite web |title=Developer secures £150m funding to create tallest building in Leeds and another in York |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/developer-secures-ps150m-funding-to-create-tallest-building-in-leeds-and-another-in-york-4342388 |publisher=[[Yorkshire Post]]}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of tallest buildings in Leeds]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929022208/http://www.towernorthcentral.com/ Official Website]<br />
* [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=458 Article on Skyscraper News]<br />
*[http://www.londonandscottishinvestments.com/ Managing Agent]<br />
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