International Commerce Centre
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International Commerce Centre is a skyscraper under construction in West Kowloon, Hong Kong; as part of the Union Square project built on top of the MTR 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 the third tallest building in the world, after Shanghai World Financial Center and the proposed Dubai complex.
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. However, the roof is still set to reach 484 m (1574 feet), taller than the roof of the proposed Freedom Tower in New York, though shorter than the roofs of the Shanghai World Financial Center.The tower was designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in association with Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
A five-star hotel operated by Ritz-Carlton will occupy the top 15 floors.
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Under construction: Abraj Al Bait Towers | Al Hamra Tower | Al Rajhi Tower | Bank of America Tower, New York City | Burj Dubai | City Hall and City Duma | Federation Tower | Freedom Tower (One World Trade Center) | International Commerce Centre | New York Times Tower | Rose Rotana Suites | Shanghai World Financial Center | Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) | Trump International Hotel and Tower (Toronto) | Waterview Tower
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Destroyed: World Trade Center | Construction suspended: Ryugyong Hotel
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Oil platforms: Petronius Platform | Troll Platform | Hibernia Oil Platform
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