Centre Point, London

E287532

high-rise building mixed-use building modernist building office building residential building skyscraper

Centre Point is a prominent modernist high-rise office and residential building in central London, known as an early example of speculative commercial skyscraper development in the city.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Centre Point, London canonical	2
Centre Point	1
Centre Point residential block, London	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2684918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Centre Point, London
Context triple: [St Giles-in-the-Fields, London, locatedNear, Centre Point, London]

A. Barbican
The Barbican in Banská Bystrica is a historic fortification structure that once formed part of the town’s medieval defensive system.
B. Barbican
The Barbican is Plymouth’s historic harbourside district, known for its cobbled streets, preserved Elizabethan architecture, and vibrant waterfront pubs and galleries.
C. Barbican
The Barbican in Kraków is a well-preserved medieval fortified outpost and gateway that once formed part of the city’s defensive walls.
D. Thames House, London
Thames House in London is a prominent government building best known as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency, MI5.
E. York Centre
York Centre is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, known for its diverse, largely urban population and long-standing Liberal Party representation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Centre Point, London
Target entity description: Centre Point is a prominent modernist high-rise office and residential building in central London, known as an early example of speculative commercial skyscraper development in the city.

A. Barbican
The Barbican in Banská Bystrica is a historic fortification structure that once formed part of the town’s medieval defensive system.
B. Barbican
The Barbican is Plymouth’s historic harbourside district, known for its cobbled streets, preserved Elizabethan architecture, and vibrant waterfront pubs and galleries.
C. Barbican
The Barbican in Kraków is a well-preserved medieval fortified outpost and gateway that once formed part of the city’s defensive walls.
D. Thames House, London
Thames House in London is a prominent government building best known as the headquarters of the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency, MI5.
E. York Centre
York Centre is a federal electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, known for its diverse, largely urban population and long-standing Liberal Party representation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-rise building ⓘ mixed-use building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ residential building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architect	Richard Seifert ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernism ⓘ
category	Grade II listed buildings in the City of Westminster ⓘ Modernist architecture in London ⓘ Skyscrapers in London ⓘ
completionDate	1966 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1963 ⓘ
coordinates	51.516°N 0.129°W ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
developer	Harry Hyams ⓘ
façadeFeature	precast concrete panels ⓘ
floorCount	34 ⓘ
hasPart	Centre Point House ⓘ linked to: Centre Point Tower Centre Point Tower ⓘ podium block ⓘ
hasUse	offices ⓘ residential apartments ⓘ restaurant ⓘ retail units ⓘ
hasViewOver	Oxford Street ⓘ West End of London ⓘ
height	approximately 117 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1995 ⓘ
heritageStatus	Grade II listed building ⓘ
locatedAt	St Giles Circus ⓘ
locatedIn	City of Westminster ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England
locatedNear	Tottenham Court Road station ⓘ
locatedOn	New Oxford Street ⓘ St Giles High Street ⓘ
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFor	controversy over being left largely empty after completion ⓘ early example of speculative commercial skyscraper development in London ⓘ
openingDate	1967 ⓘ
originalFunction	speculative office building ⓘ
owner	Almacantar (majority period in 2010s) ⓘ
region	Greater London ⓘ
renovation	converted to luxury residential use in the 2010s ⓘ
renovationStartDate	around 2015 ⓘ
structuralEngineer	Pell Frischmann ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Giles-in-the-Fields, London → locatedNear → Centre Point, London ⓘ

Tottenham Court Road station → near → Centre Point ⓘ

linked to: Centre Point, London

Richard Seifert → designed → Centre Point, London ⓘ

Richard Seifert → designed → Centre Point residential block, London ⓘ