Everything about International Commerce Centre totally explained
International Commerce Centre (abbr.
ICC) is a 118
story, 484
m (1,587.9
ft.)
skyscraper under construction in
West Kowloon,
Hong Kong; as part of the
Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by
MTR Corporation Limited and
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP); Hong Kong's
metro operator and largest property developer respectively.
Its formal development name is
Union Square Phase 7; and the name
International Commerce Centre was officially announced in
2005. Upon completion by
2010, the skyscraper will become Hong Kong's tallest building and will have the fourth highest roof in the world, after the
Burj Dubai complex,
Chicago Spire, and
Shanghai World Financial Center.
SHKP, together with another major Hong Kong developer,
Henderson Land, also co-developed the current record holder for Hong Kong's tallest building,
2 IFC; located directly across
Victoria Harbour in
Central,
Hong Kong Island.
Development
The height has been scaled back from earlier plans due to regulations that didn't allow buildings to be taller than the surrounding mountains. The original proposal for this building was called
Kowloon Station Phase 7 and it was supposed to be 102 floors and 574 m (1,883 feet) tall. However, the roof is still set to reach 490 m (1,608 feet), taller than the roof of the proposed
Freedom Tower in
New York, though shorter than the roofs of the
Burj Dubai,
Chicago Spire, and the
Shanghai World Financial Center. It will tower 75 m (247 feet) over the current tallest in Hong Kong,
2 IFC.
The tower was designed by the American architectural firm
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with
Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
Tenants
A
five-star hotel operated by
Ritz-Carlton will occupy the top 15
floors of the tower. The hotel's lobby is at 425 meters (1,394 feet) above the ground, becoming the highest hotel in the world when completed, surpassing the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the
Jin Mao Tower in
Pudong,
Shanghai.
Current progress
As of
2 May,
2008, the concrete core is at level 102 and the core's height is about .
At its basement is the
Elements shopping mall, which has already been opened in October 2007.
Morgan Stanley and
Credit Suisse have confirmed moving into ICC and will occupy 10 floors each,
Deutsche Bank also confirmed to move in and will occupy 12 floors with the option to expand to 18 floors.
A viewing deck on the 100th floor will be opened to the public when the building opens.
Gallery
Image:International Commerce Centre 200504.jpg|ICC under construction on April 2005
Image:International Commerce Centre 200507.jpg|ICC under construction on July 2005
Image:West Kowloon Station Site.jpg|West Kowloon station construction site near the ICC, September 2006
Image:ICC construction.JPG|ICC under construction on 6 December, 2006
Image:HK West Kowloon Giants.JPG|ICC under construction on the left on 25 February, 2007. To the right are the buildings The Harbourside (blue) and The Arch (red). The Sorrento towers can be seen in the back in between the ICC and the Harbourside.
image:ICC HK March.jpg|ICC under construction on 31 March, 2007
Image:ICC July2007.JPG|ICC under construction on 16 July, 2007
Image:UnionSquareview 20070829.jpg|A view of The Union Square buildings on 29 August, 2007
Image:ICC 10-01-2007.JPG|ICC under construction on 1 October, 2007
Image:West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade 200710-2.jpg|ICC seen from the West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade on October, 2007
Image:International Commerce Centre 200801.jpg|ICC under construction on Jan 2008
Image:ICC_Hong_Kong_March_2008.JPG | ICC under construction, March 2008
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