Construction commenced in 1985 and the building was designated as the headquarters of Československý rozhlas (now Český rozhlas; a Czech public radio broadcaster). In 1993, the building was nearly completed, but appeared to be oversized for Český rozhlas (which split from Československý rozhlas after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia), technically obsolete and full of dangerous asbestos.
In later years Český rozhlas tried to sell the uncompleted building. In 1996, an agreement was signed with the company NIKO to sell the building for 1 billion CZK, but subsequently failed to pay the agreed amount. A similar scenario happened one year later with the Singaporean company Wells Holding and an agreed selling price of 550 million CZK. Finally the building was sold in 1999 to the company ECM for just 285 million CZK.
After a long planning process and legislative planning steps the radical reconstruction of the building, designed by Richard Meier, began in 2005 and was completed in 2008. On 20 December 2007 the building obtained final building approval. The first tenants started to move into the building at the beginning of 2008.[4] The largest renter is Raiffeisenbank, a.s. which occupies 10 floors of the building with about 1200 employees.[5][6]
Over 2300 tons of new steel structures were used for its reconstruction. The facade consists of 30,500 m2 of glass sheets. 800 parking spaces were built in the underground floors. There are 18 lifts in the building. Elevators reach speeds of up to 6 meters per second and the official web page claims they are the fastest lifts in the Czech Republic.[7] On the 27th floor is the highest restaurant in the Czech Republic, it has been since 2013 repeatedly awarded Michelin's Bib Gourmand award.[8]
In 2009 ECM sold City Tower for €130 millions to Czech company Marpona a.s. Transaction was backed up by J&T.[9] In 2012, the building was sold again, to company Consideratio which belongs under holding Proxy-Finance. The price was not published.
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Prague skyscrapers, City Tower on right (year 2005, before reconstruction)
City Tower in centre (year 2006, during reconstruction)
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^Rogerová, Diana (2006-06-30). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
^"ECM's CITY TOWER, the Tallest Building in the Czech Republic, Receives Final Building Approval" (Press release). ECM. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-01-14.[permanent dead link]
^"CITY Tower to House Raiffeisenbank's Czech Headquarters" (Press release). ECM. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-06-12.[permanent dead link]
^ (Press release) (in Czech). Raiffeisenbank, a.s. 2008-09-25. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
^"Zajímavosti CITY TOWER". Citytower.cz (in Czech).
^"Dvě pražské restaurace uhájily hvězdu v prestižním průvodci Michelin". iDNES.cz. 14 March 2013.
^E15: Největší realitní obchod loňska šel přes J&T 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine(in Czech)
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city, tower, prague, city, tower, tallest, skyscraper, prague, pankrác, district, bohemia, second, tallest, czech, republic, standing, pankrác, plain, with, height, meters, city, towercity, tower, 2008, shortly, before, completiongeneral, informationstatuscomp. City Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Prague Pankrac district and in Bohemia and the second tallest one in the Czech Republic standing on the Pankrac Plain with a height of 109 meters 1 City TowerCity Tower in 2008 shortly before completionGeneral informationStatusCompletedTypeoffice shopsLocationHvezdova 1716 2b Prague Czech RepublicCoordinates50 03 01 N 14 26 10 E 50 05028 N 14 43611 E 50 05028 14 43611Construction started1985 halted in 1993 then restarted in 2005 Completed2008Opened2008OwnerCITY TOWER s r o HeightAntenna spire116 m 381 ft 1 Roof109 m 358 ft Top floor109 m 358 ft Technical detailsFloor count27Floor area42 000 m2 450 000 sq ft usableLifts elevators18Design and constructionArchitect s Richard Meier amp Partners Architects LLPDeveloperECMReferences 2 3 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editConstruction commenced in 1985 and the building was designated as the headquarters of Ceskoslovensky rozhlas now Cesky rozhlas a Czech public radio broadcaster In 1993 the building was nearly completed but appeared to be oversized for Cesky rozhlas which split from Ceskoslovensky rozhlas after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia technically obsolete and full of dangerous asbestos In later years Cesky rozhlas tried to sell the uncompleted building In 1996 an agreement was signed with the company NIKO to sell the building for 1 billion CZK but subsequently failed to pay the agreed amount A similar scenario happened one year later with the Singaporean company Wells Holding and an agreed selling price of 550 million CZK Finally the building was sold in 1999 to the company ECM for just 285 million CZK After a long planning process and legislative planning steps the radical reconstruction of the building designed by Richard Meier began in 2005 and was completed in 2008 On 20 December 2007 the building obtained final building approval The first tenants started to move into the building at the beginning of 2008 4 The largest renter is Raiffeisenbank a s which occupies 10 floors of the building with about 1200 employees 5 6 Over 2300 tons of new steel structures were used for its reconstruction The facade consists of 30 500 m2 of glass sheets 800 parking spaces were built in the underground floors There are 18 lifts in the building Elevators reach speeds of up to 6 meters per second and the official web page claims they are the fastest lifts in the Czech Republic 7 On the 27th floor is the highest restaurant in the Czech Republic it has been since 2013 repeatedly awarded Michelin s Bib Gourmand award 8 In 2009 ECM sold City Tower for 130 millions to Czech company Marpona a s Transaction was backed up by J amp T 9 In 2012 the building was sold again to company Consideratio which belongs under holding Proxy Finance The price was not published Gallery edit nbsp Prague skyscrapers City Tower on right year 2005 before reconstruction nbsp City Tower in centre year 2006 during reconstruction nbsp City Tower and shopping mall Arkady Pankrac nbsp Prague skyscrapers panorama in 2018See also editList of tallest buildings in Prague List of tallest buildings in the Czech RepublicReferences edit a b Topographic map of Czech Armed Forces CITY TOWER Project Brochure 2006 Retrieved 2008 06 13 permanent dead link Rogerova Diana 2006 06 30 ECM REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS A G CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH IFRS AND INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT AS OF 30 JUNE 2006 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 17 December 2007 Retrieved 2008 06 13 ECM s CITY TOWER the Tallest Building in the Czech Republic Receives Final Building Approval Press release ECM 2007 12 20 Retrieved 2008 01 14 permanent dead link CITY Tower to House Raiffeisenbank s Czech Headquarters Press release ECM 2008 03 11 Retrieved 2008 06 12 permanent dead link Raiffeisenbank dokoncila stehovani centraly do budovy City Tower Press release in Czech Raiffeisenbank a s 2008 09 25 Archived from the original on 2011 05 22 Retrieved 2008 10 10 Zajimavosti CITY TOWER Citytower cz in Czech Dve prazske restaurace uhajily hvezdu v prestiznim pruvodci Michelin iDNES cz 14 March 2013 E15 Nejvetsi realitni obchod lonska sel pres J amp T Archived 2012 04 01 at the Wayback Machine in Czech External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to City Tower Prague Official website in English City Tower on ECM website Article about building history in Czech Portals nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Architecture Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City Tower Prague amp oldid 1143807429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
