Foreshore Place

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Foreshore Place
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ABSA Centre in Cape Town
Foreshore Place
General information
Location Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates 33°55′13″S18°25′28″E / 33.92028°S 18.42444°E / -33.92028; 18.42444
Completed1970
Height
Roof117 m (384 ft)

Foreshore Place (formerly ABSA Centre) is a mixed-use skyscraper in Adderley Street, in the central business district (CBD) of Cape Town, South Africa. [1] [2]

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History

The mixed-use tower was completed in 1970 [3] as Trust Bank Centre, with half of the building offices and half containing the Heerengracht Hotel. It was later purchased by the predecessor to the ABSA banking group and converted to offices, known as ABSA Centre, while the hotel portion became the Hotel on St Georges. In 2019, the building was redeveloped as premium mixed-use residential and office space and renamed Foreshore Place. [2]

Description

The building is 117 metres (384 ft) tall. It consists of a four-storey podium and a 29-storey tower block characterised by a concrete central core. [4] Its continuous glass curtain wall façades were the first of their kind in Cape Town.

References

  1. ↑ "ABSA building to become ultra-modern apartments". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. 1 2 "Office to let ABSA Centre Cape Town City Centre". ANVIL Property Smith. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Foreshore Place, Cape Town". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "ABSA Towers previously the Trust Bank Centre and Heerengracht Hotel". www.artefacts.co.za. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

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