OMG i never rrealised until now that crane startsd from the ground. Isnt that rare?

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It really doesn't look like as tall as nearly 300m. Seems at most 250m to me.

^^
It's because the towers in the surroundings are quite tall as well.

and it's not topped out yet...

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Jerryang Style

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wow, whats going on with the building on the left?

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^^
Jing'An Zhonghua Tower (静安中华大厦)


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giallo

wow, this is a great shot.http://www.photofans.cn/uploads2008/12/userid140098time20081210154421.jpg

I went to Shanghai last Easter and my hotel was just in front of this new skyscraper (that pink building on the left). It looks amazing!
When will it be finished?

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2009 6 24 Wheelock Square
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Another link confirming (?) that Wheelock Sq. only is 270m tall. Although, it also mentions that it has the tallest concrete structure in Puxi.

http://www.news365.com.cn/wxpd/sh/ja/200812/t20081223_2137670.htm

http://www.news365.com.cn/wxpd/sh/ja/200812/W020081223347858129304.jpg


Interestingly it also talks about Xujiahui Centre being 380m tall.

Somebody should email KPF.

hmm it might have 270m we..need some official information about this

Maybe 270m is the roof height.

According to SSP:
Roof: 274m
Structure: 298m

I have to say, it looks smaller than Plaza 66 (which is nearby) in real life. This tower definitely doesn't look 298m tall... 270m sounds about right to me.

But yeah, it would be nice with official confirmation from KPF.

^^yea still its pretty amazing to see it with my own eyes on the elevated highway

^^
Very true. :)

i thought i'm gonna say couldn't it be 2 meters taller so it can hit the supertall level :lol::lol::lol:

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I was in Shanghai last week and rode through under this building. It looked massive in real and dominate its own part of skyline!

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omg, this one ist just MASSIVE. not many buildings can dominate like this one. respect to the architects / engeneers.

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Does anyone know why they lowered the crane? They previously put up 2 other crans on the roof but they seem to have dissapeared, i would have thought the external crane would be needed at full height to put up the dismantling crane, but at its current height that wouldn't be possible. Maybe one of those smaller cranes on the roof is hiding behind the parapet.

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SWFC Phase II, anyone?

wow. nice.

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:drool:, the last 2 shots are just awesome!

they're quite the artistic shots. :cheers:

A view to die for.

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looks like a jester sitting at the edge of the building
great :cheers:

Looks great, almost done!

The result is pretty awesome. Too bad that it is just 2 meters away from a supertall.

The result is pretty awesome. Too bad that it is just 2 meters away from a supertall.

don't worry, i'm sure they will do something about that!

How lol. Add a spire? Wouldn't fit the building I think.

How lol. Add a spire? Wouldn't fit the building I think.
maybe increasing the height of the crown... :) but you are right, a spire would be disgusting!

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Wow, the building looks amazing now that it has been completed on the outside! I'm stunned!

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WOW!! I was waiting for shanghai skyscraper updates for some time now :D:D
This is amazing building! wow!

Elegant.

Very nice picture! What is going up in front of Wheelock Square?

what a city!!!

another good addition to Shanghai's skyline!

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Are there going to be retail shops in the podium of the building? Shame if there isn't as it's on Nanjing Road West.

just love it :okay:

Now this is an outstanding office tower, one of my favorites on this planet, thanks to everyone for the photos.

Terrific tower! Now about those last two meters...

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IFC 3? Wish it was built in Pudong with the 2 IFCs

nice position, but where is huasha road

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what a beauty.

can't believe this one is almost done

I would have preferred this one being built in Pudong. But oh well

Stunning building, would you look how a pretty boxy building looks somehow... curvy!


Although you would think that since they've gone that far, they could have added one more floor to get it over 300m :lol:

Very nice picture! What is going up in front of Wheelock Square?

A 90,000 square metre office building (about 20,000 square metres less than Wheelock), should fill the area up nicely.

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Good lord this one is pretty. I didn't expect it to look anywhere near this nice.

omg...it's soooooo nice!!!

orgasmic!!!!!!!!!!!!

wow. This is really one of the highest quality towers Shanghai has ever seen. Shanghai's tower quality standard is getting higher and higher.

One of the best non-supertall skyscraper. :cheers:

Nice!!!

What a handsome structure!:)

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One of the best non-supertall skyscraper. :cheers:

It's almost a supertall...298m ==!! why didn't they go 300 =(

^^ They can higher though the facade to make it a supertall if they want to. It's beautiful anyway.

Some sources claim this tower has 270m only, I don't really know what to think. It doesn't look shorter than Plaza 66, does it?

Some sources claim this tower has 270m only, I don't really know what to think. It doesn't look shorter than Plaza 66, does it?

A skyscraper with the roof height of 274m just have 58 floors, kind of strange you know.

A skyscraper with the roof height of 274m just have 58 floors, kind of strange you know.
Not really... ~4.7m is not a excesive height for a Grade A office tower.

ex:

Shanghai World Financiar Center - 492m - 101fl (~4.9m)

Shun Hing Square Shenzhen - 325m - 69fl (~4.7m)

Pudong International Information Port - 211m - 40fl (~5.3m)

Shanghai Development Tower - 239m - 46fl (~5.2m)

etc.

A lot of them have +4.5m per floor.

It's almost a supertall...298m ==!! why didn't they go 300 =(

Because there is restraint of the building height in shanghai now.

They should have built this in pudong. it would certainly add a lot of beauty to the already beautiful skyline

Hello everybody~~I'm JERRYANG. I'm coming now~~~~~

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Welcome Jerryang. :okay:

Glad to see you staff :D
It seems that I find many old friends here~

Some new pic from the Official website.

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Great interior. Looks like a quality building through and through!

Who wouldn't want that meeting room view...personally, I'd drift out of the meeting and sit and stare at the skyline :p

Some sources claim this tower has 270m only, I don't really know what to think. It doesn't look shorter than Plaza 66, does it?

What ever the roof height is, it is shorter than plaza 66 by a lot. I have seen it from all angles. It is mighty tall tho. it is visible from all areas of the city.

This is better. :)

Is there going to be retail in the podium? Possibly fronting onto Nanjing Road West?

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^^ looking really good actually! :)

Seems to be completed.

This tower turned out great!

Maybe I'm missing something but what about a lot of pictures of Expo 2010, pleaaaaaaase!!! Thanks

Jerryang
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^^Yea, there is a law in china that only people whose salary exceed 10,000USD can enter the cities centers (CBD). You given special ID in order to pass through the poll.

If you would walk 3km to the north of this tower to the slum areas, you see people drinking water from sewage, people peeing, pooing on streets.

^^Yea, there is a law in china that only people whose salary exceed 10,000USD can enter the cities centers (CBD). You given special ID in order to pass through the poll.

If you would walk 3km to the north of this tower to the slum areas, you see people drinking water from sewage, people peeing, pooing on streets.

LOL!! :D

Nice tower, i really hope something like this gets built in the pudong area though. No, that person is not overreacting, he is being as formal as the person before

I consider this completed. Looks sick.

Stunning design. Is this construction sight on the left the Kerry Center phase 2 does anyone know? Maybe I'm wrong but I thought it's due to be nearby here.

Jerryang

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Stunning design. Is this construction sight on the left the Kerry Center phase 2 does anyone know? Maybe I'm wrong but I thought it's due to be nearby here.

I don't know what it is, but definitely not Kerry Center.

If you have the google earth, the construction site is around 31°13'23.00" 121°26'11.00",
and I guess the photo was shot at 31°13'21.90" 121°26'9.15".

New office building will dwarf others on Shanghai's skyline
6 July 2010
China Daily - Hong Kong Edition

A top grade office tower called Wheelock Square has recently been completed in Puxi's Jing'an district in Shanghai.

Dave Siu, general manager of estates management (Shanghai) at Wharf China Estates Limited, a subsidiary of Wharf Holdings Limited said: "We have a long and proud history in Shanghai and are very pleased to be developing such a prominent site. Wheelock Square, a world-class property with world-class management, will enhance Shanghai's dynamic skyline and will redefine the landscape of this vibrant business district. The investment we've made in this project reaffirms our confidence in the business opportunities in China."

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 270-m tall Wheelock Square is now the tallest commercial building in Puxi.

It has already captured the attention of numerous multi-national companies and has received interest from tenants keen to secure space in the building via the appointed Joint Marketing and Leasing Agents, CB Richard Ellis and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Committed tenants of Wheelock Square include the MNCs such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mitsui, Shiseido, Coach, LG Chem, Conde Nast and Clarkson Asia, as well as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Among them, four are whole-floor tenants and one committed to three whole floors.

Anthony Couse, managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle (Shanghai), said: "Puxi office market is on the road to steady recovery. Many multinationals have started to re-evaluate their expansion plans on the back of a robust economy in China. It is also reflected by the increased level of enquiries in Wheelock Square."

The building has 46 typical office floors and 4 highly specified trading floors.

Tim O'Connor, senior director and head of office services at CB Richard Ellis (Shanghai), noted that office tenants are now placing greater emphasis on the quality and flexibility of office accommodation instead of rental cost alone when making decisions.

"Wheelock Square has been very favorably received and this is a testament to the quality of its design and technical infrastructure. Considerable interest has come from tenants wishing to upgrade their positions and planning their business for future growth," said O'Connor.

Wheelock Square integrates environmentally-friendly aspects with state-of-the-art design to create sophisticated modern architecture.

The building's glass facade will help maximize natural light penetration throughout the building. A high-speed lift system provides convenience for tenants.

Connected by a covered walkway, a two-level annex building on the south provides a range of places to eat and drink, while a four-storey annex building on the north houses luxury brands.

Wheelock Square is directly opposite Jing'an Temple Metro Station, which provides an efficient link to main city locations such as People's Square, Lujiazui and the Shanghai World Expo 2010 site.

It is also within easy walking distance of several hotels including the Portman Ritz-Carlton and Shanghai JC Mandarin Hotel. There are also banks, restaurants and international brands nearby.

Company profile

Wharf Holdings Limited, founded in 1886, is a subsidiary of Wheelock and Company Limited.

It has a strategic focus on property and infrastructure in Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Landmarks Harbour City and Times Square in Hong Kong represent about half of the group's total business assets.

Harbour City, the group's flagship property situated in the commercial hub of Tsim Sha Tsui, is Hong Kong's largest shopping, dining and entertainment center.

The 780,000 sq m commercial complex comprises top quality offices, retail shops, serviced apartments, hotels and a club, and approximately 2,000 car parking spaces.

The 186,000 sq m Times Square in Causeway Bay has prime retail space and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hong Kong.

The group also operates a diversified business portfolio in Hong Kong, including property investment and development, hotel ownership and management, logistics, communications, media and entertainment, and transportation.

The group has a land bank of development and investment properties covering a total of more than 9 million sq m, in many major cities such as Shanghai, Chongqing, Wuhan, Dalian, Chengdu, Suzhou, Wuxi, Hangzhou, Changzhou and Tianjin.

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the 270-m tall Wheelock Square is now the tallest commercial building in Puxi.

get your facts right folks lol, the tower's height is 298m! :|
btw WS is done, i'm going to make the request to change the title.

get your facts right folks lol, the tower's height is 298m! :|
btw WS is done, i'm going to make the request to change the title.

They got it right, it is about 270m to the roof.

They got it right, it is about 270m to the roof.

really, i didn't know that. i guess the crown makes it 298m than.

night shot - posted on Xinhua BBS/Sina House
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04A076B6.002C

Couldnt really find the thread for this tower, so i will post it hre =/ Photo from Blackstation.

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night shot - posted on Xinhua BBS/Sina House
http://bbs.home.news.cn/upfiles/04A076B6.002C

ahh... that's InterContinental Centre, the railway station is a giveaway. Looks kinda like Wheelock from that angle though.

Couldnt really find the thread for this tower, so i will post it hre =/ Photo from Blackstation.

Huamin Imperial?

Couldnt really find the thread for this tower, so i will post it hre =/ Photo from Blackstation.

Please try here next time:

Skyscraper Quick Links Thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=883588

[QUOTE=kix111;58950319]^^Yea, there is a law in china that only people whose salary exceed 10,000USD can enter the cities centers (CBD). You given special ID in order to pass through the poll.

[QUOTE]

Hi:
In the middle ages, some people in the West believe oriental women have
4 breasts, while someone in Asia believe occidental men are all as hairy as
apes.
Your claim is about as absurd as those beliefs.

Laojang

^^ kix was joking :lol:. i think you didn't get it. :|

it's really cool

Hi:
In the middle ages, some people in the West believe oriental women have
4 breasts, while someone in Asia believe occidental men are all as hairy as
apes.
Your claim is about as absurd as those beliefs.

Laojang

Hi:
What you said might be true, I, however believe you should learn to build up your understanding towards languages before you make a claim against mine.

Kix

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wow, nice pictures.

Hi:
What you said might be true, I, however believe you should learn to build up your understanding towards languages before you make a claim against mine.

Kix

lol

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Wheelock Square is another beauty!!! Truly beautiful....

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I love this picture, thanks Oasis-Bangkok! :cheers:

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Is there going to be retail uses in the podium of the building as it's on Nanjing Road West?

these pictures are absolutely phenomenal!!!

these pictures are absolutely phenomenal!!!

+1, this building is totally wicked. :nuts:

nice contrast!
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very nice building. I still would have hoped that this was in Pudong, with the rest of the towers

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very nice building. I still would have hoped that this was in Pudong, with the rest of the towers

Yes it is a pity that is located in the Peoples Square apea instead of Pudong....:)

Puxi actually has a lot of nice skyscrapers scattered around the cityscape, but the combined effect is actually quite good. So you can appreciate 2 Shanghai skylines.

Puxi actually has a lot of nice skyscrapers scattered around the cityscape, but the combined effect is actually quite good. So you can appreciate 2 Shanghai skylines.

Agree! The Puxi area is nice too!! I love Tomorrow Square.:cheers:

Yes it is a pity that is located in the Peoples Square apea instead of Pudong....:)

Its built in the district of jin'an where plaza66 is. :cheers:

Its built in the district of jin'an where plaza66 is. :cheers:

Oh sorry! Wanted to say the Nanjing Area.:) Anyway heres another picture:
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:cheers:

That red bar is quite ugly!

That red bar is quite ugly!

White or blue would have been way better!!:)

Lightsaber!! XD

That red bar is quite ugly!

The colours change up.

Here it is with red and blue. Don't mind me crouching in front.

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^^ cool. will it change to blue only?

love the photo, Giallo

the office building remain empty....

Looks very nice! Blue neon on one side and red neon on the other!

^^Nice!! Good to know the colours change!!

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That is a really impressive building!

so this jing'an area where it's located... is this place lively? far away from nanjing rd?

so this jing'an area where it's located... is this place lively? far away from nanjing rd?

Yes it is near the Nanjing area where most of the tourist go to shop!! Love that area.:cheers:

The cladding looks magnificient. Great building...

Pictures taken by me on Sep 7th.

Entrance on the corner of Yan'an Road West / Huashan Road:

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This was taken on the pedestrian walkway of this road junction IIRC:

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From Nanjing Road West:

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Viewed from Jing'an Park:

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帅啊。。。。。南西需要这样的楼！！！！

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Very nice building, love it!

Very nice building! Thanks for posting pictures!

stunning design! A lot of amazing skyscrapers being built in Chinese cities seem to be ignored by the wider forum. Maybe its because there are so many it's too hard to keep up:)

is there a thread for this tower?
--> Albany Oasis Garden Tower, 260m and 60 floors

http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=47879
http://buildingdb.ctbuh.org/?do=building&building_id=762

^^ Stale proposal, and likely never built project imo :)

ths biulding is fckin pro

damn, if only this was built in Pudong, it will really make the skyline even more diverse. This tower looks really nice

^^ Stale proposal, and likely never built project imo :)

i see, thanks.

Nice tower. cladding looks really good. :)

yea, if it was in pudong, sooo good

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damn, if only this was built in Pudong, it will really make the skyline even more diverse. This tower looks really nice

Nah .. Puxi needs some big buildings as well. It will get lost amidst all those towers in Pudong. :)

I took these pics in Sept 6th

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Nice tower. cladding looks really good. :)

In fact, the cladding looks (from the side) almost identical to the cladding from SWFC!

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I took these pics in Sept 6th

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It's actually quite a fat building!

Office rental market in Puxi heats up
4 August 2010
Copyright 2010 China Daily Information Company. All Rights Reserved.

With the increasing supply of top office buildings in Puxi, the old town area of Shanghai, a war in the rentals market in the central area is brewing, analysts say.

Since April, the central government has launched a spade of bids to curb the heating property price. The office market in Shanghai rebounded while a wait-and-see atmosphere clouds the residential market, with three major office towers, Yueda889 Plaza, Wheelock Square and Centro Mansion, all situated in the downtown area of Puxi, coming into the limelight as a number of Fortune 500 Companies move in.

Yueda 889 Plaza, Wheelock Square and Centro Mansion, the "Big-three" office buildings in the central business district of Puxi Area, will debut at almost the same time this year, gradually forming a tripartite confrontation in the office rental market.

Yueda 889, an office tower rising from a luxuriously landscaped mall after the success of the Grand Gateway Plaza and Plaza 66, has begun its office rental services, in the wake of the grand opening of its attached shopping mall in late May. By now, such world-renowned overseas retail tycoons as NOVO concept, B+E (Austria), have opened their branches in Yueda889.

The building, situated on the Wanhangdu Road and Changshou Road intersection, serves as a top integrated complex with complete facilities for business, retail and recreation. It totals a ground floor area of 100,000 sq m, 50,000 of which is top office areas.

"Currently, Yueda889 is mainly accessible to whole-storey leasers, in attempt to maintain its management quality," said a manager with Yueda889. The plan receives vibrant market response, as the renowned companies both at home and abroad like retail tycoon Novo and B+E (Austrian) have all rented a whole storey. Currently the rental price for a storey of Yueda 889 is 4.5 - 6.5 yuan (66-96 cents) per square meter per day.

Located in the Jing'an district, Wheelock Square, with a construction area of more than 100,000 square meters, has recorded many lease contracts, including some big-names such as Toshiba and Shiseido. And Centro Mansion, another 22-storey commercial complex, is situated in Huangpu district. Henderson Land acquired the site with 1.4 billion yuan in 2007. Its 36,000 square meter office tower will enter the market in the middle of 2010.

In the observation of insiders, the prospects of office buildings in Puxi Area are turning better. The delayed completion of Wheelock square and Shanghai International Commerce Centre, reduces supply and in turn pushes up the occupancy rate of grade A office place. Recently, the Puxi proprietor received an increasing number of inquiries for rentals. The property owners are becoming much more optimistic over the market in light of the falling vacancy rate.

It's actually quite a fat building!
is not "fat" is "big boned" ;)

i don't think it's 298m, must be shorter.

What's the other building going up in the centre of this picture? Anyone have any info or a link to a thread?

I took these pics in Sept 6th

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HK developers are heading north
8 November 2010
South China Morning Post

The tale of two cities and the varying fortunes of their office sectors continues unabated, with Hong Kong developers laying a stake in prime business districts across the border.

While the government and legislators in Hong Kong deliberate over whether to increase the amount of office space in Central, or let companies find new locations on the east of the island or in Kowloon, the city's developers are reaching for the sky in Shanghai.

The latest addition to the skyline of the mainland's financial capital is Wheelock Square in Puxi's Nanjing Road West. It is also the tallest premium grade-A office tower in Puxi and the brainchild of The Wharf (Holdings), whose portfolio includes Times Square in Causeway Bay and Harbour City on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.

Wharf says its new 270-metre, 61-storey tower is the only top-grade office building opened in Shanghai this year. Multinational companies that have committed to take up space at Wheelock Square include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mitsui, Shiseido, Coach, LG Chem, Conde Nast, Clarkson Asia, NBBJ, Sheppard Mullin and Poly Plastics, and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Four of these companies are each taking a whole floor, and a pharmaceutical company has acquired three floors (6,400 square metres).

Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects, the New York firm behind West Kowloon's ICC Tower, designed Wheelock Square which, in addition to 50 office floors, has four storeys of high-end retail stores and two floors featuring food and beverage outlets.

"It will further enhance Shanghai's dynamic skyline and redefine the landscape of this vibrant business district," says Dave Siu, general manager, estates management, Shanghai, of Wharf China Estates. The tower was completed in the second quarter of this year.

"The significant investment we have made in this landmark commercial building reaffirms our confidence in the business opportunities that exist in Shanghai, and across China."

Features include ceilings which Wharf says are the highest of any modern office tower in Shanghai, extending to 3.05 metres, and high-specification floor plates stretching to 2,100 square metres. There is a nine-metre-high marble lobby and direct-access elevator system, with 23 high-speed passenger lifts plus a VIP lift. Disabled facilities and pantries are also provided on every floor.

Serviced office providers have also been getting a foothold in Shanghai, as international business swings towards the city.


It seems, according to this report, that the tower is 270m not 298m and 61 floors not 58 floors. I always thought it didn't look tall enough to be almost 300m...
Also in the article is some technical info about the building.

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