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International Commerce Centre
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| International Commerce Centre 環球貿易廣場[1] |
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The International Commerce Center CG illustration |
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| Location |  Hong Kong, China |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Groundbreaking | 2002 |
| Opening | 2010 |
| Use | Mixed use, hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail |
| Roof | 484.0 m (1,587.9 ft) |
| Top floor | 470.6 m (1,544.0 ft) |
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| Floor count | 118 |
| Floor area | 262,176 m² (2,822,039 sq ft) |
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| Structural Engineer |
Arup |
| Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties[2] |
| Management | Kai Shing Management Services Limited[2] |
International Commerce Centre (traditional Chinese: 環球貿易廣場) is a 118 story, 484 m (1,588 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.
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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 484 m (1,588 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 60 m (197 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.
The concrete core is currently at level 97 and the core's height is about 381 m. (Same height as Empire State Building) Half of the glass panels have been installed.
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.
At its basement is the Elements shopping mall, which has already been opened in October 2007. Potential tenants in discussion to move to ICC include Credit Suisse. Morgan Stanley have confirmed moving into ICC and will occupy 10 floors. [3]
A viewing deck on the 100th floor will be opened to the public when the building opens.
 The International Commerce Center (ICC) under construction on 25 February 2007 on the left. 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. |
- Building's website
- Elements shopping mall official website
- Union Square
- Emporis article on International Commerce Centre
- Original proposal
- Skyscraperpage.com
- ^ "International Commerce Centre - SkyscraperPage.com." Accessed 3 October 2007.
- ^ a b c "International Commerce Centre - www.shkp-icc.com - developer." Accessed 3 October 2007.
- ^ SHKP Welcomes Morgan Stanley’s Asia-Pacific Headquarters to International Commerce Centre (ICC). Accessed 5 December 2007.
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| Supertall Hong Kong skyscrapers | Central Plaza · Two International Finance Centre · Bank of China · The Center · Nina Tower |
| Skyscrapers over 152 meters (500 feet) | Cheung Kong Center · The Cullinan North & South Tower · Sorrento 1-3 &5-6 · Langham Place Office Tower · The Harbourside · Highcliff · Manulife Plaza · The Harbourfront Landmark · The Arch · Tregunter 3 · One International Finance Centre · Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong · Entertainment Building · Lippo Centre · HSBC Building · Hopewell Centre · Manhattan Heights · AIG Tower · Jardine House |
| Under construction | International Commerce Centre · One Island East · Hotel Panorama |
| Proposed | The Gateway III Tower |