Gran Torre Santiago

Second tallest skyscraper in Latin America

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).

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; 17 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

References change

  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.