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Construction Progresses Significantly at the World Trade Center in Tokyo

The World Trade Center South Building is set to be 39 floors above ground and 197 meters in height.
The World Trade Center South Building is set to be 39 floors above ground and 197 meters in height.
15 August 2019 | Tokyo, Japan

The large-scale World Trade Center redevelopment project in front of Tokyo’s Hamamatsucho Station, known as the World Trade Center South Building, has made significant construction progress in recent months. The tower is set to be 39 floors above ground and 197 meters in height.

Hamamatsucho Station Square, also known as Hamamatsucho 2-Chome 4 District, covers three blocks: A, B and C. The World Trade Center South Building (also known as the Business Building) is currently under construction, and the World Trade Center Main Building in the east portion of the project is being planned to rise 40 floors and 162 meters above ground. These two towers comprise the entirety of Block A.

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Block B is nearly complete, fully comprised by the 29-story, 156-meter Nippon Life Hamamatsucho Clare Tower.

“As construction continues to progress, it will become visible from various places around the city.”

C district is set to contain the tower condominium known as the Hamamatsucho 2-Chome C District Urban Redevelopment Project, expected to rise to 47 stories and 190 meters. Installation of glass curtain walls has begun on the lower floors of this project.

The project has recently become visible from the nearby bus terminal. As construction continues to progress, it will become visible from various places around the city.

The current building on the development site, the World Trade Center Building, is set to be demolished and redeveloped into a 200-meter high-rise building during the completion of the Hamamatsucho 2-Chome 4 District.

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