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Ontario Tower
Ontario Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential
Location	London, E14; United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°30′24″N 0°00′17″W / 51.5067°N 0.00469°W
Opening	2007
Management	Ballymore Asset Management
Height
Roof	104 m (341 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	32
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Developer	Ballymore Group

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The Ontario Tower, located in Blackwall in the London Docklands, is a residential housing block along the River Thames. It is considered the highest residential block on the River Thames.^[1]

It was built by property development company Ballymore^[2] and designed by architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.^[3]^[4] The Ontario Tower is a primarily glass and aluminium design. Its roof is sloped,^[5] with a blue LED-rimmed elliptical profile.^[6]

Construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2007. The tower is 155.55m in height and has 32 floors.^[1]

In 2016, the Charrington Tower (originally called Providence Tower) was completed on an adjacent site.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ontario Tower".
^ "The NPW Buildings".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Perching high above Canary Wharf beside the Thames".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Ontario Tower".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Ontario Tower & Radisson Hotel". Watts Group Ltd. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^ Ontario Tower at Emporis
^ "Charrington Tower".

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[2] "The NPW Buildings".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Perching high above Canary Wharf beside the Thames".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Ontario Tower".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] "Ontario Tower & Radisson Hotel". Watts Group Ltd. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[6] Ontario Tower at Emporis

[7] "Charrington Tower".

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-The '''Ontario Tower''' is a residential housing block along the [[River Thames]]. It is located in [[Blackwall, London|Blackwall]] in the [[London Docklands]]. It is considered the highest residential block on the River Thames.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Ontario Tower|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/101985/ontario-tower-london-united-kingdom}}</ref>
+The '''Ontario Tower,''' located in [[Blackwall, London|Blackwall]] in the London Docklands, is a residential housing block along the [[River Thames]]. It is considered the highest residential block on the River Thames.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Ontario Tower|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/101985/ontario-tower-london-united-kingdom}}</ref>
 It was built by property development company [[Ballymore Group|Ballymore]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=The NPW Buildings|url=https://npwlra.co.uk/the-estate/the-npw-buildings/|url-status=live}}</ref> and designed by architects [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill|Skidmore, Owings and Merrill]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Perching high above Canary Wharf beside the Thames|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/perching-high-above-canary-wharf-beside-the-thames-1.982487|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ontario Tower|url=http://emtecproducts.co.uk/projects/ontario-tower/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ontario Tower is a primarily glass and aluminium design. Its roof is sloped,<ref>{{cite web|title=Ontario Tower & Radisson Hotel|url=http://www.watts.co.uk/case-study-details/_/85/ontario-tower-radisson-hotel|access-date=27 June 2017|publisher=Watts Group Ltd}}</ref> with a blue [[LED]]-rimmed elliptical profile.<ref>{{Emporis|id=101985|name=Ontario Tower}}</ref>