Istanbul Tower 205

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Istanbul Tower 205
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A view of the tower from Büyükdere Avenue
Istanbul Tower 205
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location Büyükdere Avenue, Levent, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates 41°05′06″N29°00′21″E / 41.08500°N 29.00583°E / 41.08500; 29.00583
Opening2019 [1]
Height
Roof220 m (720 ft)
Technical details
Floor count52 (above ground)
9 (below ground)
61 (total)
Floor area246,000 m2 (2,650,000 sq ft) [2]
Design and construction
Architect(s) Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
DeveloperBosphorus Development
Other information
Public transit access Istanbul Metro Logo.svg Istanbul M2 Line Symbol.svg 4. Levent
Website
bosphorusdevelopment.com/en/homepage/projects/istanbul-tower-205/

Istanbul Tower 205 is a skyscraper located in the central business district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey.

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It is Istanbul's and Turkey's 6th tallest skyscraper, and the 37th tallest building in Europe when completed in 2019. [1] Tower 205 rises 52 floors above ground level, and has an above-ground roof height of 220 meters. [1] Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and built by Bosphorus Development, it is an office development managed by Metal Yapi Konut and owned by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. [3]

As of 2023, Istanbul Tower 205 is the 6th tallest skyscraper in Istanbul and Turkey, behind the 284-meter-tall twin towers of Skyland İstanbul [4] [5] located adjacent to Türk Telekom Stadium in the Seyrantepe quarter of the Sarıyer district, on the European side, and the 280-meter-tall Metropol Istanbul Tower [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] in the Ataşehir district on the Asian side of the city.

History and architecture

At 220 meters tall, Istanbul Tower 205 is Turkey's tallest office building. The 246,000 square meter structure consists of a 52-story office tower atop a podium and 9 floors of underground parking on a 21,000 square meter plot of land. The tower is located on Büyükdere Avenue, one of Istanbul's central financial quarters. The project complies with LEED Platinum quality standard and was constructed in an entirely environment friendly manner.

While completed in 2019, the tower has never been occupied and remains vacant. The ground floor while finished, is ringed by construction fencing. The tower was sold to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in 2019 for $594 million. [13] The building has never been tenanted and remains vacant as of 2023. Vacancy has been attributed to a range of factors including the 2018–2023 Turkish currency and debt crisis.

Construction work

The tower was first proposed in 2012 with a different design. Design was revised and streamlined in 2014. It was originally known as Faco Tower but later adopted the name of Istanbul Tower 205. Construction of the project began in 2016 and was completed in 2019. [14]

Companies

The companies involved in the development and construction of the project have included thus far:

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Istanbul Tower 205". Bosphorus Development. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Skyland İstanbul | Hayal Gibi Hayat". www.skylandistanbul.com.
  5. ↑ "Image of Skyland Istanbul Towers" . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Metropol Tower, Istanbul". emporis.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers". aremas.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers" . Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers and the Ataşehir district" . Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Aerial (drone) view of Metropol Istanbul". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Metropol İstanbul Alışveriş Merkezi". www.metropolistanbul.com.
  13. ↑ Sabah, Daily (8 November 2019). "ICBC buys Istanbul's second tallest high-rise for $594M". Daily Sabah.
  14. ↑ "İstanbul Tower 205 teslim tarihi! - Emlak Sayfası". www.emlaksayfasi.com.tr.
  15. ↑ "ICBC İstanbul Tower 205'i 594 milyon dolara satın aldı". BloombergHT. 7 November 2019.
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