The Astro Tower (french: Tour Astro, nl, Astrotoren) is a skyscraper in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. It is located on the north-eastern corner of the
Small Ring
The Small Ring (french: Petite Ceinture, nl, Kleine Ring) inner ring road, formally R20 and N0 is a series of roadways in central Brussels, Belgium, surrounding the historic city centre. The city centre is usually defined as the area within t ...
(Brussels' inner ring road) in the municipality of
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode () or Sint-Joost-ten-Node (), often simply called Saint-Josse or Sint-Joost, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part of the region, it is bordered by the Ci ...
, just north of the
Madou Plaza Tower
The Madou Plaza Tower (french: Tour Madou Plaza, nl, Madoutoren) is a high-rise building in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the European Commission. It is located on the Small Ring (Bru ...
. The Astro Tower is tall, making it one of the
tallest buildings in Belgium
These are lists of the tallest structures in Belgium, sorted by type.
Tallest skyscrapers
The vast majority of Belgium's skyscrapers are located in multi-municipal entity of the Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, which includes the City of Brus ...
.
The financial firm
Fortis leased the entirety of the building from 2005 to 2011.
From 2011 to 2013, the building underwent extensive renovations.
[ The owner, HPG Belgium NV, sold the Astro Tower to Spanish investor Luresa in February 2008.][https://propertyeu.info/Nieuws/Luresa-buys-Astro-tower-in-Brussels/c46f138b97d542049757c0c5429bfb8d]
Gallery
File:AstroTower.jpg, The Astro Tower before renovation with its original copper
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-coloured cladding
File:Wetstraat675.jpg, Aerial view before renovation (/ in the foreground)
See also
* Finance Tower
The Finance Tower (french: Tour des Finances, nl, Financietoren) is a skyscraper in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. It was designed by the architects Hugo Van Kuyck, Marcel Lambrichs and Léon Stynen and buil ...
* North Galaxy Towers
The North Galaxy Towers are twin 28-storey skyscrapers on the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. There is a third building in the complex which is 6 storeys tall. The first two floors are shared by all three ...
* Madou Plaza Tower
The Madou Plaza Tower (french: Tour Madou Plaza, nl, Madoutoren) is a high-rise building in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the European Commission. It is located on the Small Ring (Bru ...
* Proximus Towers
The Proximus Towers (french: Tours Proximus, nl, Proximus-torens, known as the Belgacom Towers before the company's name change) are twin skyscrapers on the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings ...
* Rogier Tower
The Rogier Tower (french: Tour Rogier, nl, Rogiertoren) is a skyscraper located in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. It owes its name to the Place Charles Rogier/Karel Rogierplein on which it is situated. It ...
* World Trade Center (Brussels)
The World Trade Center (WTC) is a complex of skyscrapers at the corner of the / and the / in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. Its three towers are among the tallest buildings in Belgium.
The complex was origi ...
References
Buildings and structures in Brussels
Skyscraper office buildings in Belgium
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
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Office buildings completed in 1976