The Alvear Tower is a residential and hotel skyscraper on
Azucena Villaflor
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Avenue, east of Dock Two in the upscale
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning
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section of
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
. The skyscraper is the tallest building in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
A
mixed-use development
Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...
, the 54-story, building includes 175 condominiums totalling , as well as a
five star hotel
Hotel ratings are often used to classify hotels according to their quality. From the initial purpose of informing travellers on basic facilities that can be expected, the objectives of hotel rating have expanded into a focus on the hotel experie ...
. The building's residential floor plans are notable for their variety—ranging from to —, as well as their ceilings.
Construction
Development took place on a lot sold by Grupo Château (the local builders of the neighboring
Château Puerto Madero Residence) for US$35 million to
Madrid
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-based developer Rayet for the construction of the Hotel Único Buenos Aires. Originally scheduled to open at the end of 2010, the Hotel Único project was canceled. Rayet sold the lot to Anglo-Argentine developer, David Sutton, the proprietor of the
Alvear Palace Hotel
The Alvear Palace Hotel is a luxury hotel located in Avenida Alvear in Recoleta, an upscale neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The hotel was inaugurated in 1932 and, following extensive refurbishment, was reinaugurated in 1994.
History
T ...
, on 5 March 2010.
The construction of the Alvear Tower started in March 2012 and was completed in 2017. The skyscraper is budgeted at US$130 million.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Argentina
The tallest buildings in Argentina are primarily residential and most of them were completed after 2000, with some notable exceptions being the Kavanagh Building, an Art Deco skyscraper completed in 1936, and the Alas Building, commissioned by P ...
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List of tallest buildings in South America
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References
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Renoir Tower Two, sheight=175m
Hotels in Buenos Aires
Mixed-use developments in Argentina
Residential skyscrapers in Argentina
Skyscraper hotels