Portside Tower

Portside Tower
Portside Tower in 2018
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General information
TypeCommercial
Address5 Buitengracht Street
Town or cityCape Town
CountrySouth Africa
Coordinates33°55′00″S 18°25′19″E / 33.91667°S 18.42194°E / -33.91667; 18.42194
Completed2014
CostR1.6 Billion (estimated)[1]
OwnerAccelerate Property Fund and First Rand
LandlordBaker Street Properties
Height139 metres (456 ft)
Technical details
Floor count32[2]
Floor areaover 52,000 m2[2]
Design and construction
Architecture firmdhk Architects; Louis Karol Architects[2]
Civil engineerWSP Structures
Nadeson
Quantity surveyorAecom Davis Langdon
De Leeuw Group
Main contractorMurray & Roberts
Awards and prizesTallest Green Building in South Africa
Website
www.portsidecapetown.com

Portside is a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) building in Cape Town, South Africa. Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building[3] and, at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in the central business district (CBD) in 15 years.[4]

The property is jointly owned by FirstRand Bank (FNB, RMB, Wesbank and Ashburton) and Accelerate Property Fund (APF). The bank self-occupies its share of the property, while AcPF leases office and retail space to tenants. AcPF appointed the Cape Town commercial brokerage firm Baker Street Properties[5] to manage and market the property.

The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) awarded the property a 5 star Green Star rating,[6] making it the tallest Green Building in South Africa.

  1. ^ "At The Portside". Land Mark Properties. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "The Building Portside". Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Cape Town | Statistics". Emporis. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    - "Cape Town's tallest building officially unveiled : Property News from Property360".
  4. ^ "Portside Tower Cape Town". e-architect. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  5. ^ "We are your new go-to firm for everything on Portside in Cape Town (blog)". Baker Street Properties. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. ^ Munnik, Mike (February 2015). "GBCSA Case Studies | Portside" (PDF). Green Building Council of South Africa.