Sunwah Tower

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Sunwah Tower
Sun Wah Tower, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 01.JPG
The tower
Sunwah Tower
Record height
Preceded byVTP Office Service Center
Surpassed by Saigon Centre
General information
StatusCompleted
Type Shopping mall
Office
Restaurant
Location District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Opening1995
OwnerSunwah Group
Height
Roof92 meters (302 ft)
Technical details
Floor count21 (3 underground)
Floor areaGrade A Office: 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators7
Design and construction
Architect(s)EaWes Corporation
Main contractorShimizu Corporation

Sunwah Tower is a high-rise Grade A office building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam designed by Los Angeles architects Archeon Group. It is located at 115 Nguyen Hue. The building comprises 21 floors and 3 basements used for parking. There are 6 elevators used for customers and 1 elevator for service purpose only. The building opened in 1995 and was the tallest building in Vietnam for that year with 92 meters until it was surpassed by Saigon Centre with 106 meters.[ citation needed ]

The building was originally developed and owned by Sun Wah Group and Marubeni. In 2018, a subsidiary of Nomura Real Estate Holdings purchased a 24 percent stake [1] from Marubeni. [2]

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References

  1. VIR, Vietnam Investment Review- (2018-06-27). "Nomura Real Estate acquires Sun Wah Tower in District 1". Vietnam Investment Review - VIR. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. "Statement of Clarification on Sun Wah Tower – Sunwah". 26 June 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
Records
Preceded by
VTP Office Service Center
Tallest Building in Vietnam
1995
92 m
Succeeded by
Preceded by
VTP Office Service Center
Tallest Building in Ho Chi Minh City
1995
92 m
Succeeded by

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