Commerzbank Tower
| Commerzbank Tower | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Kaiserplatz 1 Frankfurt Hesse, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°06′38″N 8°40′27″E / 50.11056°N 8.67417°E |
| Construction started | 1994 |
| Opening | 1997 |
| Cost | DM600 million |
| Owner | Samsung Insurance Corporation (sold for €620 million; sold-and-leased back until 2031 by Commerzbank) |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 300.1 m (985 ft) |
| Roof | 258.7 m (849 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 56 |
| Floor area | 109,200 m2 (1,175,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Norman Foster |
| Developer | Commerzbank |
| Structural engineer | Arup Krebs und Kiefer |
| Main contractor | Hochtief AG |
| Other information | |
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| References | |
Commerzbank Tower is a 56-story, 259 m (850 ft) skyscraper in the banking district of Frankfurt, Germany. An antenna spire with a signal light on top gives the tower a total height of 300.1 m (985 ft). It is the tallest building in Germany.
Commerzbank Tower was designed by Foster & Partners, with Arup and Krebs & Kiefer (structural engineering), J. Roger Preston with P&A Petterson Ahrens (mechanical engineering), Schad & Hölzel (electrical engineering). Construction of the building began in 1994 and took three years to complete. The building provides 121,000 m2 (1,300,000 sq ft) of office space for the Commerzbank headquarters, including winter gardens and natural lighting and air circulation. The building is lighted at night with a yellow lighting scheme that was designed by Thomas Ende who won a competition.
In its immediate neighbourhood are other skyscrapers including the Eurotower (former home of the European Central Bank), the Main Tower, the Silberturm, the Japan Center and the Gallileo. The area forms Frankfurt's central business district, commonly known as Bankenviertel.