HONG KONG | International Commerce Centre | 1,608 FT / 490 M | 118 FLOORS | T/O - Page 42

JACKinBeantown · #**821** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 2:37 PM**

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Did I miss something. What are the proposed twin towers next to SWFC that are almost as tall?

O this is US7 thread jesus christ.,that is not SWFC.

and that is Hanoi Road Project in Tsim Sha Tsui ,275 metres tal(U/C).
As Tsim Sha Tsui is much closer form the camera than where US7(ICC)
is located ,so it looks taht tall...

Sorry, I typed the wrong thing by mistake. Apparently I'm an asshole. I can live with it.

Aboveday · #**822** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 3:59 PM**

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try 2B funny · #**823** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 4:13 PM**

Gorgeous, but it is a bad idea to sit on the same podium with other buildings, it looks moronic

Fabb · #**824** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 4:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by JACKinNYC

Sorry, I typed the wrong thing by mistake. Apparently I'm an asshole. I can live with it.

Well, I think that the confusion is OK. Those two have much in common (height, architect, style, use...).

The question is, are they really going to be both 490 m ? Without cheating ?
I suspect the height of US7 is measured from sea level.

Aboveday · #**825** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 4:39 PM**

I think it is sea level height ,but it is also a Hong Kong standard to measure buildings height ,even government use this standard,so I think they are not cheating on purpose .

cas1976 · #**826** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 5:27 PM**

the podium is very beautiful.....
the entrance of US7 is fantastic~!!

coth · #**827** Posted **Sep 29, 2005, 6:36 PM**

there is about 107 levels on rendering.

Fabb · #**828** Posted **Sep 30, 2005, 6:04 AM**

Floor count is often very ambiguous.

Aboveday · #**829** Posted **Sep 30, 2005, 2:58 PM**

actually the tower looks difference between each rendering ,I am not sure the rendering they provided are all up-to-date.

Jaroslaw · #**830** Posted **Sep 30, 2005, 7:02 PM**

Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but in the ad they write, "HK's tallest commercial building." Do they know something about the government's plans for Tamar or Kai Tak??

Anyway, here it is today. The elevator core seems to have been set up:

Aboveday · #**831** Posted **Sep 30, 2005, 7:17 PM**

Thanks for the pic!
Tamar sites height limit was set to 180 metres,Kai Tak is 201 metres,but there is no height limit in West Kowloon and TST.

dchen · #**832** Posted **Oct 1, 2005, 4:07 AM**

just wondering why US7 is that slow as it's already behind SWFC and Burj Dubai?

Aboveday · #**833** Posted **Oct 1, 2005, 2:54 PM**

The developer is contructing phase 5,6&7 at the same time ...

Fabb · #**834** Posted **Oct 4, 2005, 11:35 AM**

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just wondering why US7 is that slow as it's already behind SWFC and Burj Dubai?

It's irritating, isn't it ?
I just hope that the developer isn't facing financial problems.

Thefigman · #**835** Posted **Oct 4, 2005, 11:52 AM**

While I was in HK last week, I read an article in the South China Morning Post about the skyscraper (I think now being called teh International Commerce Center), and that the developer (who is the same developer as IFC) is going to start filling the lower floors with tenants before the entire building is complete.

That sounds like someone needs revenue quickly.

STR · #**836** Posted **Oct 4, 2005, 3:06 PM**

Actually that common for super tall towers. In both the Sears Tower and the WTC Tenants moved into the lower floors a year before the tower was completed.

Aboveday · #**837** Posted **Oct 4, 2005, 5:05 PM**

The market value of the developer--SHKP is $192,900,000,000 HKD ($25,000,000,000 USD) .I dont think they have any financial problem at the moment....

Chad · #**838** Posted **Oct 5, 2005, 4:37 AM**

I know it's growing, but I cant see it's growth......u know what I mean?

vincent · #**839** Posted **Oct 6, 2005, 8:42 AM**

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The market value of the developer--SHKP is $192,900,000,000 HKD ($25,000,000,000 USD) .I dont think they have any financial problem at the moment....

i agree. SHKP is easily one of the top 5 largest real estate developer in the world. For those in America who thinks Donald Trump is super rich, comparing to SHKP is just like a drop in a bucket.

OrientExpress · #**840** Posted **Oct 6, 2005, 6:57 PM**

I think China is starting to run out of money now. SWFC is getting a lesser design because of the complecations and Union Square 7 is moving rather slow nowadys.