Bahria Icon Tower

Bahria Icon Tower
بحریہ آئکون ٹاور
Bahria Icon in 2021
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General information
StatusCompleted
LocationBahria Town Icon tower, #5, Block 4, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi-75600, Pakistan
Coordinates24°48′42.48″N 67°1′43.25″E / 24.8118000°N 67.0286806°E / 24.8118000; 67.0286806,
Construction started2009
Topped-out2017
CompletedMarch 2023
CostUSD 162.5 million[4]
OwnerBahria Town
Height
Tip272.8 metres (895 ft)[2][3]
Roof300 metres (980 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count62 + 7 below ground
Floor area2,230,500 m2 (24,009,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators16
Design and construction
Architect(s)Arshad Shahid Abdullah (Pvt.) Ltd.
DeveloperBahria Town
Structural engineerBEG Associates, ESS.I.AAR.
Main contractorHabib Rafiq (Pvt.) Ltd.
Other information
Parking1,700 spaces
Website
bticon.com

Bahria Icon Tower is a skyscraper complex in the seaside municipality of Clifton in Karachi, Pakistan. The complex includes a 62-storey tower, which at 300 metres (980 ft),[2][3] is the tallest building in Pakistan and among the tallest buildings in South Asia.[5][6] The complex also includes an adjacent 42-storey building[7] and is owned by the Bahria Town Group. The construction of Bahria Icon Tower was started in 2009 and completed in March 2023.

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  4. ^ D4Sys. "Welcome to Costveyors (Pvt.) Ltd.- Bahria Town Icon". Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Khurram Shahzad (January 22, 2016). "Country's tallest building 'Bahria Town Icon' inaugurated in Karachi". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. ^ Sam Neymra (January 24, 2016). "Country's Tallest Building Bahria Icon Tower Inaugurated In Karachi". TheNewsTrack. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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