Begonias Tower

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Begonias Tower
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Begonias Tower
General information
Inaugurated2013
Cost US$ 50 million [1]
Owner Grupo Brescia
Height120 m [2]
Technical details
Floor count26 [2] [3]
Design and construction
Architect(s) Bernardo Fort Brescia
Main contractor Arquitectonica

Begonias Tower, also known as the HSBC Tower, [4] is a skyscraper located in San Isidro District, Lima.

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Description

It is owned by the Brescia Group, [2] as is the Banco Continental Building. It houses a group of offices including those of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, McKinsey & Company, Huawei, among others. Its construction finished in 2013. It has a height of 120 metres, 26 floors with 8 basements. [5]

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References

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