Balfron Tower
| Balfron Tower | |
|---|---|
Balfron Tower, a prominent example of Brutalist housing | |
| General information | |
| Type | Residential flats |
| Location | London, E14 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′49.1″N 00°00′31.7″W / 51.513639°N 0.008806°W |
| Construction started | 1965 |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 84 metres (276 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ernő Goldfinger |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Balfron Tower |
| Designated | 14 March 1996 |
| Reference no. | 1334931 |
Balfron Tower is a 26-storey residential building in Poplar, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London. Built in a Brutalist style, it forms part of the Brownfield Estate, an area of social housing between Chrisp Street Market and the A12 northern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel. It was designed by Ernő Goldfinger in 1963 for the London County Council, built 1965–67 by the GLC, and has been a listed building since 1996 (Grade II*, originally Grade II). Balfron Tower is stylistically similar to Goldfinger's later Trellick Tower in North Kensington, within West London.