Gran Torre Costanera
Gran Torre Costanera, previously known as Costanera Center Torre 2, and also known as El Costanera (The Costanera) by the locals, and previously known as Torre Gran Costanera, is a 62-story skyscraper in Santiago, Chile. It is the tallest building in South America, the second tallest building in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1) and the fifth tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (behind Indonesia's Autograph Tower and Luminary Tower, and Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108). The tower was designed by Chilean architects Alemparte Barreda & Asociados, the Argentine architect César Pelli and the Canadian company Watt International.
| Gran Torre Costanera | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Av. Andrés Bello 2457, Providencia, Chile |
| Coordinates | 33°25′01″S 70°36′24″W |
| Construction started | 18 June 2006 |
| Topped-out | 14 February 2012 |
| Completed | 2013 |
| Cost | US$1 billion |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Top floor | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 62 (+6 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 107,125 m2 |
| Lifts/elevators | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Barreda y Asociados Watt International and César Pelli |
| Architecture firm | Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects |
| Developer | Cencosud |
| Website | |
| www | |
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