Tata Centre

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Tata Centre
Jeevan Sudha & Tata Centre - Brigade Parade Ground - Kolkata 2013-01-05 2416.JPG
Tata Centre (right) as viewed from the Brigade Parade Ground
Record height
Tallest in East and Northeast India from 1963 to 1976 [I]
Surpassed by Chatterjee International Center
General information
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural style Modernism (RCC-framed construction)
Location Chowringhee Road, Kolkata, India
Address43 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Completed1963;60 years ago (1963)
Inaugurated1963;60 years ago (1963)
Owner Tata Group
Height
Roof79 metres (259 ft)
Technical details
Floor count18
Design and construction
Architect(s) Utopian Associates
Developer Tata Group
References
[1]

Tata Centre is a high-rise located in Kolkata, India. [2] It is located on Chowringhee Road in the central business district of the city. The building houses most of the Tata Group's city operations.

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History

View of Tata Centre along Chowringhee Road JL Nehru Road (3).jpg
View of Tata Centre along Chowringhee Road
Tata Centre building as seen from the Chowringhee Road junction, 2015 Jeevan Deep - Jeevan Sudha - The 42 - Residential Building under Construction - Tata Centre - Chowringhee Road - Kolkata 2015-08-16 3430-3442.TIF
Tata Centre building as seen from the Chowringhee Road junction, 2015

Tata Centre is one of the tallest buildings in the CBD and an important landmark in the central part of the city, currently undergoing renovation by architects Utopian Associates. It is a commercial building and was built in 1963, making it the first 18-floor building in the city.

Details

This sleek designed glass and steel tower has a total height of 79 metres (259 ft). The building has underground car park, central air conditioning, 7 high-speed lifts. It also houses a sub-telephone exchange for BSNL. Tata Centre is the marketing headquarters for Tata Steel. Other than Tata Steel, Metaljunction has their registered office in this building while the corporate which was also earlier in this building has been shifted to Salt Lake Sector V. Other registration and corporate offices of the Tata Group located here are Tata Metaliks Limited (PI and DI), Tata Pigments, TELCON, Tata International, Tata Bluescope Steel, Tata Sponge and Tata Mutual Fund.

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References

  1. "Emporis building ID 104414". Emporis . Archived from the original on 19 October 2020.
  2. "Tata Centre". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013.