Primex Tower

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Primex Tower
Primex Tower June 2024.jpg
The Primex Tower in June 2024.
Primex Tower
Hotel chain Pullman Hotels and Resorts
General information
StatusUnderconstruction
Address EDSA corner Connecticut Street
Town or city San Juan
Country Philippines
Coordinates 14°36′06.4″N121°03′31.3″E / 14.601778°N 121.058694°E / 14.601778; 121.058694
Current tenantsPullman Manila
Construction startedJuly 2018
Topped-out2022
Completed2023
Cost 3.6 billion
OwnerPrimex Corporation
Height617 ft (188 m)
Technical details
Floor count50 (including basement)
Design and construction
Architecture firmJSLA Architects
Other information
Number of rooms200
Number of restaurants2

The Primex Tower (stylized as PRIMEX Tower) is a 50-storey office skyscraper under-construction in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines.

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Location

The building is located on the 1,944-square-meter (20,930 sq ft) lot bounded by EDSA, Connecticut, and Florida Streets in Barangay Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. [1]

Features

With a total of 50 storeys including basement level/s, [1] the Primex Tower will become the tallest building in San Juan, Metro Manila upon its completion. Designed by JSLA Architects, [2] it will have 41,000 m2 (440,000 sq ft) of total leasable office space. [3] Its first 12 floors will be allotted for above-ground and basement parking, while office spaces will occupy the next 27 floors and the last 10 will be occupied by the Pullman Manila hotel. [4] A Maserati showroom occupies a commercial space at the ground floor. [5]

Billboards are also hung on the building's northern and eastern side.

History

Real estate developer, Primex Corporation announced in 2017 that it would be building the Primex Tower. [3] [6] [7] The groundbreaking ceremony for the building was held a year later on July 11, 2018. [1]

In December 2020, Primex secured a deal with Accor to open a hotel named Pullman Manila at the Primex Tower. The hotel under Accor's Pullman hotel brand will occupy the building's ten topmost floors. [4] [8]

The building topped-off by early 2022. [9]

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