Zebra Tower

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Zebra Tower
2018 Warszawa Zebra Tower.jpg
Zebra Tower in 2018.
Zebra Tower
General information
Type Office building
Location Warsaw, Poland
Address1 Mokotowska Street
Coordinates 52°13′03″N21°00′57″E / 52.21750°N 21.01583°E / 52.21750; 21.01583
Construction startedSeptember 2008
CompletedDecember 2010
OwnerUnion Investment
Height60 m
Technical details
Floor count17
Floor area18,280 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)
  • Martin Tröthan
  • Piotr Bujnowski
DeveloperS+B Gruppe
Website
www.zebra-tower.com

Zebra Tower is an office building in Warsaw, Poland, located in the Downtown district, at 1 Mokotowska Street. It was opened in 2010, and, is 17-storeys-tall, and has the total height of 60 m.

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History

The building was designed by Martin Tröthan from Hoffmann Architekten firm, and Piotr Bujnowski. It was developed by S+B Gruppe, and constructed by Bilfinger Berger Budownictwo between September 2008 and December 2010. [1] [2] In 2011, it was sold to Union Investment for 76 million euros. It was the largest transaction in the developer's history. [3] The same year, Zebra Tower became the first building in Poland to receive the LEED Gold certificate. [4]

Characteristics

The skyscraper is 17-storeys-tall, and has the total height of 60 m. It has the floor area of 18,280 m². [1]

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References

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  2. "Biurowiec Zebra Tower w Warszawie – Piotr Bujnowski architekt, Martin Troethan, Esnst Hoffmann". archinea.pl. 25 July 2013.
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  4. "Zebra Tower pierwszym budynkiem w Polsce z certyfikatem LEED Gold". propertynews.pl (in Polish). 30 November 2011.