Capital Tower (Singapore)
Capital Tower is a 52-storey, 254 m (833 ft) skyscraper completed in 2000 in the Shenton Way-Tanjong Pagar financial district of Singapore, located at Robinson Road next to Tanjong Pagar MRT station. It is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the city. Formerly planned as the POSBank's headquarters, ownership of the building was transferred to CapitaLand, and became the company's flagship building and was then named after the company. The building was officially opened on 16 May 2001.[5]
| Capital Tower | |
|---|---|
 Capital Tower in January 2006 | |
| Former names | PosBank Headquarters Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | 168 Robinson Road, Singapore 068912 |
| Coordinates | 1.2775°N 103.8475°E |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Owner | CapitaCommercial Trust |
| Management | CapitaLand |
| Height | |
| Roof | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 52 |
| Floor area | 95,500 m2 (1,028,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 20 passenger 2 service |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | RSP Architects, Planners & Engineers |
| Developer | CapitaLand |
| Structural engineer | Maunsell Group |
| Main contractor | Ssangyong Group |
| Website | |
| capitalandcommercial.com | |
| References | |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
Capital Tower has 52 floors, served by five shuttle double-deck lifts. The lifts can load 3,540 kg and travel at a speed of 10 m/s. The building stands out visually at night as the logo and some parts of the building would change its lights once in every few seconds.
The top floor of the tower is occupied by the China Club. Only club members have access. The club features a bar, restaurant with private dining rooms and meeting rooms. The club opened on 19 May 2001.[6]
Capital Tower's anchor tenant is GIC Private Limited.
References
- "Capital Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- "Emporis building ID 106364". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
- "Capital Tower". SkyscraperPage.
- Capital Tower at Structurae
- "Official Opening of Capital Tower". NAS. 16 May 2001. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "The China Club Singapore, Singapore, Singapore". Best Places Explorer. 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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