First Direct Arena

La First Direct Arena (formellement connu sous le nom Leeds Arena) est une salle omnisports avec une capacité de 13 500 personnes à Leeds, dans le West Yorkshire au Royaume-Uni. La salle à officiellement ouvert ses portes le 4 septembre 2013 avec le chanteur Elton John qui a joué devant 12 000 personnes. Bruce Springsteen avait auparavant fait le premier concert le 24 juillet 2013, avec 13 000 spectateurs. La saison d'ouverture en 2013 comprenait notamment les concerts de Kaiser Chiefs, Rod Stewart et Depeche Mode. Le bâtiment a été nommé à la fois à la Carbuncle Cup de 2014 pour le bâtiment le plus laid de l'année et comme l'un des meilleurs bâtiments d’Angleterre.

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Leeds Arena

The Leeds Arena (currently known as the first direct bank arena for sponsorship reasons) is an entertainment-focused indoor arena located in the Arena Quarter of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the first in the United Kingdom to have a fan-shaped orientation. The arena officially opened on 4 September 2013, with Sir Elton John, playing to an audience of 12,000. Bruce Springsteen had, however, held the first concert on 24 July 2013, with an audience of 13,000. The arena's opening season in 2013 later included acts including Kaiser Chiefs, Rod Stewart, Status Quo and Depeche Mode. The building was named the "best new venue in the world" in 2014 by the Stadium Business Awards.

Altus House

Altus House is a 37-storey, residential skyscraper in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The building consists of over 752 student units. Sources differ as to whether it is 114 or 116 metres (374 or 381 feet) tall; by either measurement Altus House is the tallest building in Leeds and Yorkshire as of 2023, taking the title from Bridgewater Place in 2021.

Opal Tower (Leeds)

Opal Tower (officially known as Opal 3, Leeds) is a 25-storey building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It serves as student accommodation for 542 students, and is close to the City campus of Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds. As of 2018, it was the fourth tallest building in Leeds.

Lovell Park

Lovell Park is an inner-city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The area falls within the Little London and Woodhouse ward on Leeds City Council. Lovell Park along with its adjacent areas Little London and Blenheim, is an area of 1960s high-rise and maisonette council housing situated between the city centre and Sheepscar. The Londoner Public House in Little London was demolished in 2007 and a new 25-storey tower block, the Opal Tower, has been constructed on its former site. The only pub now remaining in Lovell Park is The Leeds Rifleman. The estate has only one shop, Lovell Park Stores, an independent newsagent/ convenience store/ off-licence. There are further shops within five minutes walk in the Merrion Centre, other parts of Leeds city centre and other parts of Little London. In the 1990s the Leeds Permanent Building Society relocated its offices from what is now The Light in Leeds city centre, to a new building in Lovell Park. This now belongs to Lloyds Banking Group. Lovell Park Towers was used for the filming of Married Single Other. The site of Lovell Park itself was the site of a cattle market which dates back to before 1860.

Arena Point

Arena Point (previously known as Tower North Central and Tower House) was a 77 metres (253 ft) high office tower in Leeds, England. It was situated at the top end of Leeds city centre on Merrion Way in close proximity to the Merrion Centre and was adjacent to the Opal 3 Tower. It was demolished in 2023, with its plot used to develop Yorkshire's tallest building Cirrus Point.