Midtown Tower ( я та ド タ タ ウ ン タ ー ー Middo Town Tawa :) is a multifunctional skyscraper located in the Akasaka quarter of the Tokyo special district of Minato . Construction of a skyscraper was completed in 2007, at the moment it is the highest building in Tokyo and rises to 248.1 meters. This building has numerous company offices and a large Ritz-Carlton hotel in Tokyo.
| Midtown tower ッ ド タ ウ ン タ ワ ー | |
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| Location | 9-7-1 Akasaka , Minato , Tokyo |
| Building | 2004–2007 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 248.1 m |
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| Number of floors | 54 (+5 underground) |
| Area inside the building | 246,408 m² |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Owner | Mitsui fudosan |
Information and photos on Emporis | |
SkyscraperPage page | |
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Construction
Located in the center of Tokyo, the tower is the highest of the six buildings located on the territory of its complex. [1] The official grand opening took place on March 31, 2007 , despite the fact that the offices have been open since February. [1] The building was designed by the Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill with the help of Nikken Sekkei Ltd. and built by Takenaka and Taisei . [2]
Midtown Tower Commercial Activities
As a multifunctional object, the 54-story tower is used in different ways. Several conference rooms fully occupy the 4th floor. The 5th floor is the Tokyo Midtown Hub office, and there are also galleries and exhibition areas. Tokyo Midtown Medical Center is located on the 6th floor. This is a medical institution based on collaboration with Johns Hopkins University . [3] Unlike similar skyscrapers, the Midtown Tower on the fifty-fourth floor does not have a viewing platform for visitors.
Office Tenants
From 7 to 44 floors of the building area occupied by tenants. Among them:
- Cisco Systems
- Fast retailing
- Herbert smith
- Hudson soft
- Nikko Asset Management
- State Street Bank
- Yahoo! Japan
Tokyo Ritz-Carlton
Floors from 45 to 53 are occupied by the 248-room Ritz-Carlton Tokyo hotel. It was designed by renowned decorator Frank Nicholson. [four]
See also
- List of Tokyo's tallest buildings
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Mid-Town Tower . Mitsui Fudosan . The date of circulation is February 21, 2012. Archived March 29, 2012.
- ↑ Tokyo Mid-town Project (tentative name) (inaccessible link) . Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd (May 18, 2004). The appeal date is February 21, 2012. Archived October 6, 2008.
- ↑ Tokyo Midtown Medical Center . Tokyo Midtown. The appeal date is February 21, 2012. Archived June 7, 2008.
- ↑ The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo Welcomes First Guests March 30; 248-Room Property Offers New York City’s Midtown Development (unavailable link) . The Ritz-Carlton. The date of circulation is February 21, 2012. Archived September 13, 2012.
Links
- Official site
- Midtown Tower at Structurae
- Midtown Tower : Wikimedia Commons