Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower
Skyscraper in Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skyscraper in Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower (住友不動産六本木グランドタワー) is a 231 m (roughly 758 ft) commercial skyscraper located in Roppongi, Minato ward, Tokyo.[1][2]
Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Offices, shops, residences |
Location | Roppongi, Japan |
Coordinates | 35.6646°N 139.737661°E |
Construction started | October 2013 |
Completed | September 2016 |
Opening | October 2016 |
Height | |
Roof | 230.76 m (757.1 ft) |
Top floor | 43 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 45 (43 above ground, 2 underground) |
Floor area | 201,820 m2 (2,172,400 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 47 (43 by Toshiba Elevator, 4 by Hitachi) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Nikken Sekkei |
Developer | Sumitomo Realty & Development |
Main contractor | Obayashi Corporation Taisei Corporation |
The 40-story tower is a result of the Roppongi 3-chome East Side Project (六本木三丁目東地区プロジェクト, Roppongi san-chome higashi chiku purojekuto). Completed in September 2016, it is the largest commercial office building in Sumitomo Realty & Development's (住友不動産) property portfolio, a real estate developer that owns and manages over 200 office properties in central Tokyo.[3]
It is located in the Roppongi district of Tokyo adjacent to the Izumi Garden Tower, also owned by Sumitomo Realty, on a site that used to house the former IBM Japan Head Office Building (87.4m, 1991) and the former Roppongi Prince Hotel, closed in 2006.[4]
The building was designed by Nikken Sekkei Ltd. and built by a joint venture between Obayashi Corporation and Taisei Corporation.
Built on a sloping site with a car passenger entrance and main atrium on the 4th floor, the 1st floor of the main office tower will be directly connected to Roppongi-itchōme Station on the Tokyo Metro Namboku Line.
Floors 10 to 27 and 31 to 43 are designated as commercial office space. Publicly accessible retail and restaurants will occupy floors 2 and 3. The tower is the current headquarters of TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation, including TV Tokyo and the TX Network.
The main tower is joined by a 27-storey 109 meter residential building.[5]
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