City Centre Dhaka

City Centre Dhaka is a skyscraper located in Motijheel, Dhaka, and is the second tallest building in Bangladesh. It is located at the heart of Motijheel, It rises up to a height of 171 m (561 ft). It Topped-out in 2012, and since is the tallest building in both Dhaka and Bangladesh.[2][3] It has 37 floors, ten of which are devoted to parking.

City Centre Dhaka
সিটি সেন্টার ঢাকা
Record height
Tallest in Bangladesh since 2012[I]
Preceded byBangladesh Bank Building
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
Location৯০/১ Motijheel Road, দিলকুশা - Dilkusha, Dhaka - 1000, Bangladesh
AddressMotijheel,
Town or cityDhaka
CountryBangladesh
Coordinates23°43′46″N 90°25′3″E
Construction started21 September 2004
Topped-out2012
Completed31 December 2012
Opened14 April 2013
Height
Architectural171 m (561 ft)[1]
Tip171 m (561 ft)
Technical details
Floor count37 (10 for parking)
Floor area482,413 sq ft (44,817.6 m2)
Design and construction
DeveloperOrion Group

Facilities

City Centre Dhaka is the first building in Bangladesh to offer multistory car parking. The building houses a small indoor convention centre and recreational area, as well as a wide atrium filled with greenery. The building is constructed for commercial use but is open to the public. City Centre features 'Glasshouse', a premier restaurant open to the city. There is a Krispy Kreme store at ground floor.[4]

See also

References

  1. "City Centre". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. "Time to go vertical as land shrinks". The Daily Star. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. "City Centre Bangladesh". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  4. "City Centre". Orion Group. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014.
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