IBM Building, Johannesburg

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IBM Building
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Location within South Africa
General information
StatusUnoccupied
TypeOffice space
Architectural style Modernism
Location Johannesburg
Address Central Business District
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates 26°12′24″S28°02′46″E / 26.206686°S 28.046173°E / -26.206686; 28.046173
Completed1976
Owner IBM
Height91 m (299 ft)
Technical details
Floor count25

The IBM Building is a 91-metre skyscraper in the Central Business District of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was built in 1976 and housed the South African headquarters of IBM, until they moved their headquarters to Sandton, leaving the building unoccupied.

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    Coordinates: 26°12′24″S28°02′46″E / 26.206686°S 28.046173°E / -26.206686; 28.046173