The Tower, Meridian Quay

The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales. It is the tallest building in Wales. Standing at 107 metres (351 ft), Meridian Quay is the only skyscraper in Wales, and one of several high-rises in Swansea.^[1]

LocationSwansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Meridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea

Construction started

2006

Completed

2009

Cost£40m

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The Tower, Meridian Quay
The Tower, Meridian Quay November 2015
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General information
Location	Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Meridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Construction started	2006
Completed	2009
Cost	£40m
Height
Height	107 m (351 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	29
Design and construction
Architect	Latitude Architects
Structural engineer	Atkins Ltd
Services engineer	Atkins Ltd
Civil engineer	Atkins Ltd
Main contractor	Carillion

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Initially known as Ferrara Tower, it was part of the £50 million Meridian Quay housing and office development project.^[2] A planning application for the £40 million building was approved in 2003^[3] and construction work began in 2006.^[4] On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower.^[5] The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. A fire broke out on the 20th floor of the tower in April 2008 and took 45 minutes to extinguish.^[4] The tower was topped out to its full height on 12 September 2008.^{[citation needed]}

The tower has 29 storeys, more than twice that of the previous tallest building in Swansea – the BT Tower. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor has a concierge desk which is staffed 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors form the Altitude28 Restaurant & Sky Bar, opened December 1st 2024 ^[6] to replace the previous restaurant Grape and Olive.