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Torre Bicentenario II

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Status
  
Uncertain

Opening
  
2012

Opened
  
2012

Location
  
Mexico City, Mexico

Roof
  
350 m (1,150 ft)

Floor count
  
77

Type
  
Hotel, Offices, Restaurant

Floor area
  
350,000 m (3,800,000 sq ft)

Similar
  
Kostabi World Trade Ce, Aspire Parramatta, Ice Tower, Millennium Tower, Gezhouba International Plaza

Torre Bicentenario II is a proposed skyscraper that could be built at the corner of Carretera Picacho-Ajusco and Periférico Sur, Tlalpan, in Mexico City. Proposed plans would make it the fourth tallest building in America, the tallest building in Mexico City, Latin America and surpassing Torre Mayor, the tallest building in Mexico at 225.6 m. Héctor Tagle Náder will be the architect.

Details

  • It is planned to have a height of 350 m with 77 stories and a total area of 350,000 m2.
  • It was planned to be finished in 2010 for Mexico's 200th anniversary of fighting for freedom from Spain.
  • Six underground levels
  • It will consist of a hotel, offices and a restaurant.
  • The tower will have an investment of approximately US$800 million which will be from private investment.
  • The high cost of this building is due to the security measures. It will be equipped with the latest technology in seismic shock absorbers due to the high seismic activity of the area.

    • References

    Torre Bicentenario II Wikipedia
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