| Torre Mayor | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City |
| Coordinates | 19°25′27″N 99°10′32″W / 19.42417°N 99.17556°W |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Owner | George Soros |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 230.1 m (755 ft) |
| Roof | 225.4 m (740 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 55 |
| Floor area | 84,135 m2 (905,620 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Adamson Associates Architects Zeidler Roberts Partnership IDEA Asociados de los Estados Unidos Méxicanos |
| Developer | Reichmann International Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora |
| Structural engineer | WSP Group |
| Main contractor | A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
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The Torre Mayor is an office skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico that is the eighth tallest building in Mexico with a height of 225 meters (738 feet).[3][4] From its completion in 2003 until 2010, it was the tallest building in Latin America; it was surpassed by the 236 m (774 ft) high Ocean Two in Panama City, Panama.[5] The Torre Mayor was developed by Canadian businessman Paul Reichmann, who also maintained part ownership until his death in 2013. It is also part-owned by a group of institutional investors. The building was designed by the architectural firms of Zeidler Partnership Architects and Executive Architects Adamson Associates Architects, both of Toronto. The structural engineers and designers were The Cantor Seinuk Group from New York City in association with Enrique Martínez Romero S.A. in Mexico City.[6]
Located on Paseo de la Reforma in Cuauhtémoc, it was built by Canadian-owned Reichmann International on the former location of the Cine Chapultepec.[7] Construction work began in 1999 and was finished in late 2003. Due to Mexico City's high propensity to earthquakes, the tower incorporates several anti-earthquake measures. Torre Mayor is one of the strongest buildings on Earth in terms of earthquake resistance, being designed to withstand earthquakes measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale.[8]
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- ^ "Ocean Two | Buildings | EMPORIS". Archived from the original on 2012-10-21.
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- ^ "Teatro Chapultepec in Mexico City, MX - Cinema Treasures".
- ^ "Armstrong Worldwide Achievements - Torre Mayor - Mexico City, Mexico". armstrongpumps.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.