Gran Torre Santiago

Gran Torre Santiago
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General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
LocationAv. Andrés Bello 2457, Providencia, Chile
Coordinates33°25′01″S 70°36′24″W / 33.41694°S 70.60667°W / -33.41694; -70.60667
Construction startedJune 2006; 18 years ago (2006-06)
Topped-out14 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-14)
Completed2013; 11 years ago (2013)[1]
CostUS$1 billion[2][3]
Height
Architectural300 m (984 ft)
Top floor261 m (856 ft)[4]
Technical details
Floor count62 (+6 basement floors)
Floor area107,125 m2
Lifts/elevators24
Design and construction
ArchitectBarreda y Asociados Watt International and César Pelli
Architecture firmPelli Clarke Pelli Architects
DeveloperCencosud
Website
www.costaneracenter.cl

The Costanera Center Torre 2,[5] better known as Gran Torre Santiago (Great Santiago Tower), and previously known as Torre Gran Costanera, is a 62-story tall skyscraper in Santiago, Chile. It is the second tallest in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1).[6] It is the fourth-tallest building in the Southern hemisphere (behind New Zealand's Sky Tower, Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108).

References

  1. ↑ "Gran Santiago Torre serves as perfect wayfinder when walking Chile's capital (video)". The Oregonian. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Foster, Nick (29 November 2013). "Chile property: Pro-business Santiago lures foreign entrepreneurs". Financial Times.
  3. ↑ "Santiago's Gran Torre skyscraper viewed with foreboding". South China Morning Post.
  4. ↑ "Torre Costanera". The Skyscraper Center.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Costanera Center es oficialmente el edificio más alto de Latinoámerica". La Segunda. 14 February 2012.