Torre Altus

• The Torre Altus condo tower is the highest in Latin America and one of the highest in the world, and its penthouse is on two floors (43 and 44) which are about 2790 m^2, which would place it as the tallest in the world of skyscrapers and it has the best view of the Valley of Mexico.
• It is part of the Skyline of City of Santa Fe and borders the Federal District, the area belonging to the Tower Conurbada Area of Mexico City.
• La Torre Altus is anchored at 100 concrete piles which penetrate to 25 m softer zone, reaching a firmer ground and has 25 seismic shocks.
• It has endured throughout its history 4 strong earthquakes, the 2003 earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, April 13, 2007 of 6.3 on the Richter scale, on April 27, 2009 suffered a quake of 5.9 on the Richter scale with epicenter in the state of Guerrero and May 22, 2009 at 14:24, an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale lasting 40 seconds with its epicenter in Tehuacan in the state of Puebla.
• The total area of the skyscraper is 29.500 m².
• The floor to ceiling height per floor is 3.3 m and has 43 apartments, one per floor of 650 m² approx and a Pent House on two floors (44 and 45).
• Altus Tower has private party room, gym, spa, pool, helicopter pad, paddle, tennis court, reception, 11 lifts, five-story underground parking and security systems of last generation.
• Prices for property in this high-rise lie between two and four million dollars, not to mention that one must pay a separate community between 1000 and 2000 per month for life.
• The tower will be adjacent to the future Residencial Vidalta Torre Altaire 2, 3, and 4.
• It is located in Bosques de las Lomas, one of the greenest areas of Mexico City.
• The building materials used in the tower are reinforced concrete in most of the structure, glass and aluminum in a quarter of all the skyscrapers.

The Torre Altus is administered by the Building Management System (BMS), an intelligent system that controls all the facilities and equipment smoothly and efficiently to protect the lives of tenants, staff, and visitors. The BMS has integrated systems for: electric, hydro-sanitary, elevators, and fire protection-response.

The intelligent system also has control of lighting in the public areas using the B3 lighting program.

The building has an automatic water saving system, the first programmed one in Mexico. It was considered a green building for its time. It also has 'smart' automatic elevators, awaiting calls while at the floors most used per time of day.

The Torre Altus has the following systems:

• Generation and distribution of energy-saving cold water.
• Variable Air Volume system, air handling units, and preparations of high-speed products at each level.
• General Health Extraction sanitary system at each level.
• Mechanical ventilation system, automatic air ventilation for parking levels.
• Mechanical Extraction system trash room.

• Type: Slim Tower skyscraper
• Status: In residential use
• Year completed: 1998
• Tallest built status: at 197 m (646 ft), it is:
  • In Mexico: 1998 5th place; since 2011 10th place
  • In Mexico City: 1998 3rd place; since 2011 5th place
  • In Bosques de las Lomas: 1st place.
  • In Latin America: 1998 8th place
  • In the World: 1998 360th place.
• Depth = 195 m
• Total enclosed spaces area = 110,000 m² (1,184,000 sq ft)
• Total floor space−rooms area = 61,000 m² (657,000 sq ft)
• Floors = 7 levels underground parking, and 45 floors.
• Structure = Reinforced concrete:
  • 25,000 m³ concrete
  • 7,000 tons of structural steel and reinforcement