Torre Reforma Latino is a
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 ...
on
Paseo de la Reforma
Paseo de la Reforma (translated as "Promenade of the Reform") is a wide avenue that runs diagonally across the heart of Mexico City. It was designed at the behest of Emperor Maximilian by Ferdinand von Rosenzweig during the era of the Secon ...
#296 in the
Zona Rosa section of
Colonia Juárez, Mexico City
Colonia Juárez is one of the better–known neighborhoods or colonias in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is shaped like a long triangle with the boundaries: Paseo de la Reforma on the north, Avenida Chapultepec on the so ...
, one of the
top 20 tallest in the country. The 46-story building was completed in 2016, construction having begun in 2012. Some of its tenants include WeWork, Linio and the national offices for
UN-Habitat Mexico. It is located on the site of what was one of Mexico's largest and most famous cinemas, the
Cine Latino
Cine Latino was one of the largest cinemas in Mexico City, located on the south side of Paseo de la Reforma, the city's signature boulevard, at #296, in the Zona Rosa district of the Colonia Juárez neighborhood.
Construction began in 1942 an ...
.
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Skyscraper design and construction
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List of tallest buildings in Mexico
This list of tallest buildings in Mexico ranks skyscrapers in Mexico by height.
Tallest completed buildings
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References
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Buildings and structures in Mexico City
Residential buildings completed in 2016
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