Developer Ballymore has appointed Canary Wharf Contractors to its construction team for this 50-storey residential development at 1 Millharbour in London’s Docklands.

It consists of two interlinked towers designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, and it incorporates 700 apartments, one-third of which will be affordable. It will also contain a five-star hotel, a health spa, retail facilities, and bars and restaurants. Construction is to begin this autumn, and is due to be complete in 2009.