St George Wharf Tower

St George Wharf Tower
St George Wharf Tower in 2013
General information
Status	Completed
Location	London, England
Coordinates	51°29′6″N 0°7′38″W / 51.48500°N 0.12722°W / 51.48500; -0.12722
Construction started	March 2010
Completed	January 2014
Height
Roof	181 metres (594 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	52
Floor area	30,342 m2 (326,600 sq ft),[1]223 flats
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Broadway Malyan
Structural engineer	WYG, Robert Bird Group
Main contractor	Brookfield Multiplex

St George Wharf Tower, also known as the Vauxhall Tower, is a residential skyscraper in Vauxhall, London, and part of the St George Wharf development. At 181 metres (594 ft) tall with 50 storeys, it is the 20th-tallest building in London and was the tallest residential building^[a] in the United Kingdom on its completion.^[4][5]

Whilst under construction, in 2013 a helicopter collided with a crane on the building and crashed to the ground, causing two deaths.^[6]

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