International Commerce Centre
From Towrs
- Formerly: Union Square Phase 7
- Formerly: Kowloon Station Phase 7
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Statistics
- Maximum height: 1,608 feet / 490 meters [1]
- Stories above ground: 118
- Type: Skyscraper
- Uses: Office, Residential, Retail
- Floor area: 2,822,039 square feet / 262,176 square meters
- Elevators: 30
- 14 regular elevators
- 6 express elevators
- 2 executive elevators
- 4 parking garage elevators
- Address: 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Timeline
- 2002: Construction begins
- 2005: The name is changed to International Commerce Centre
- December, 2007: First portion of this tower opens.
- June, 2009: Second portion of this tower opens.
- February, 2010: Anticipated completion
Trivia
- Architecture firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (design architect)
- Architecture firm: Wong & Ouyang (project architect)
- Developer: Harbour Vantage Limited (owned by Sun Hung Kai Properties)
- Structural engineer: Arup
- The original plan for this building called for 102 stories, and a height of 1,883 feet / 574 meters.
- There are 40 windows on each floor that open.
- This building will have designated refuge floors where people can flee during an emergency.
- Pico cell antennas are installed around the building and in each elevator to improve mobile phone reception.
