A glass-fronted tower block is set to spring up on Merrion Street after recently getting the green light, forming one of the new student accommodation developments planned in the city.
Once completed, it will be one of the tallest buildings in Leeds at 32 storeys.
Here, we round up the tallest skyscrapers and towers in Leeds - listed in descending order:
. Altus House, 114.3m
Altus House, pictured here during construction, is a student skyscraper in the Arena Quarter. The building has 37 storeys and more than 750 student flats and is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire - taking the title from Bridgewater Place in in 2021. Picture submitted by YEP reader David Ian North. Photo: David Ian North
. Bridgewater Place, 112m
Bridgewater Place, in Holbeck Urban Village, held the record for the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire between 2007 and 2021. The skyscraper is home to offices, retail units and residential flats. It has 32 storeys - two are used for car parking, ten for offices and twenty for residential use.
. Sky Plaza, 106m
Sky Plaza, pictured looming over Leeds, is a residential skyscraper in the Arena Quarter. Completed in 2009, is the world's second tallest student accommodation building after Altus House, providing a home to around 557 students.
. Arena Village, 90m
Arena Village, run by Campus Living Villages (CLV), is a 25-storey student tower in the Arena Quarter. Formerly known as Opal 3, it houses a range of rooms, flats and studios and is situated next to Altus House. Photo: Google
. Pinnacle, 80m
The Pinnacle office building, formerly known as West Riding House, opened on Albion Street in 1973. It was the tallest building in Leeds until 2006, when the construction of Bridgewater Place was completed. Photo: Google
2. Altus House, 114.3m
Altus House, pictured here during construction, is a student skyscraper in the Arena Quarter. The building has 37 storeys and more than 750 student flats and is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire - taking the title from Bridgewater Place in in 2021. Picture submitted by YEP reader David Ian North. Photo: David Ian North
3. Bridgewater Place, 112m
Bridgewater Place, in Holbeck Urban Village, held the record for the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire between 2007 and 2021. The skyscraper is home to offices, retail units and residential flats. It has 32 storeys - two are used for car parking, ten for offices and twenty for residential use.
4. Sky Plaza, 106m
Sky Plaza, pictured looming over Leeds, is a residential skyscraper in the Arena Quarter. Completed in 2009, is the world's second tallest student accommodation building after Altus House, providing a home to around 557 students.
5. Arena Village, 90m
Arena Village, run by Campus Living Villages (CLV), is a 25-storey student tower in the Arena Quarter. Formerly known as Opal 3, it houses a range of rooms, flats and studios and is situated next to Altus House. Photo: Google
6. Pinnacle, 80m
The Pinnacle office building, formerly known as West Riding House, opened on Albion Street in 1973. It was the tallest building in Leeds until 2006, when the construction of Bridgewater Place was completed. Photo: Google