The Electra Tower, previously Amkor Tower or Elco Tower, is an office
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, located on
Yigal Allon Street. At 165 meters, it is one of the tallest buildings in the city.
Originally it was planned to be 235 meters in height with 65 floors, which would have made it Tel Aviv's tallest tower and one of the country's tallest buildings upon completion, but the final plan lowered this to a 45-floor skyscraper. The building was completed in January 2011.
Fifteen (initially five) of the tower's floors, totaling 8000 m
2 are rented by
Google
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Israel. This includes one floor of 1500 m
2 for a
business incubator
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campus launched in December 2012.
Additional notable residents are
Waze,
PayPal,
Klarna
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The company has more than 4,000 ...
,
Broadcom and
Golan Telecom
Golan Telecom ( he, גולן טלקום) is a mobile network operator in Israel. It was founded in 2010 and offers a range of mobile phone and internet services to residential and business customers. In July 2011 the company won a tender to opera ...
.
See also
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Israel
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Israel ranks skyscrapers and towers in Israel by height.
This list contains completed and topped out high-rise buildings located within Israel that are over in height. The list is sorted by off ...
References
External links
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Skyscrapers in Tel Aviv
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