Torre Château de Puerto Madero is a high-rise residential complex located in the neighborhood of
Puerto Madero
Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning
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in
Buenos Aires
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,
Argentina
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.
The development began with the 2006 purchase of two, 7,000 m
2 (74,000 ft²) lots in the Puerto Madero section by the Château Group, and was originally intended to include two, 48-story residential towers. The group sold the northern lot to the
Madrid
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-based Rayet Group in 2007, however, and instead built the planned second high-rise on
Avenida del Libertador (in the
Núñez
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Academia
* Antonio Núñez Jiménez, Cuban revolutionary and academic
* ...
district).
Work on the neo-
Second Empire architecture
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building began promptly, and by early 2009, 75% of its 190 units had been sold; among the premier real estate developments in the city, the sale price ranged from US$330 to US$470 per square foot.
''Clarín'' (16 Jan 2009)
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External links
Château Group
References
Buildings and structures in Buenos Aires
Residential buildings completed in 2009
Residential skyscrapers in Argentina
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