| The Tower, Meridian Quay | |
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 The Tower, Meridian Quay November 2015 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Address | Meridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Cost | £40,000,000 |
| Height | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Latitude Architects |
| Structural engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Services engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Civil engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Main contractor | Carillion |
The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the tallest building in Wales. Standing at 107 m (351 ft), Meridian Quay is the only skyscraper in Wales (buildings over 100 m tall) and one of several high-rises in Swansea. It is the 106th tallest building in the United Kingdom in joint place with the Shell Centre in the London Borough of Lambeth.[1]
Initially known as Ferrara Tower, it was part of the new £50 million Meridian Quay housing and office development project.[2] Proposals for the project were made in 2004 and construction work began on site in 2006.[3] On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower.[4] 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.[3] The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.[citation needed]
The tower has 29 storeys, double the number 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 Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Brains Brewery [5] This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.[6]
