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Torre Cepsa

Coordinates:40°28′32″N3°41′16″W/ 40.47556°N 3.68778°W/40.47556; -3.68778
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Torre Cepsa
Torre Cepsa in October 2017.
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Former namesTorre Repsol, Torre Caja Madrid, Torre Bankia
General information
TypeOffice
LocationPº de la Castellana 259,CTBA,Madrid,Spain
Coordinates40°28′32″N3°41′16″W/ 40.47556°N 3.68778°W/40.47556; -3.68778
Construction started8 October 2004
Completed2008
OwnerAmancio Ortega
ManagementGerens Hill[3]
Height
Roof248.3 m (815 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count45
Floor area107,966 m2(1,162,140 sq ft)[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Norman Foster
DeveloperRepsol YPF
Structural engineerHalvorson and PartnersGilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects
Main contractorFCCandDragados
Website
www.fosterandpartners/projects/torre-cepsa
References
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TheTorre Cepsa(renamed in June 2014, before wasTorre Bankia) (English:Cepsa Tower) is askyscraperlocated in theCuatro Torres Business AreainMadrid,Spain.With a height of 248.3 m (815 ft) and 45floors,[4]it is the second tallest of the four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area complex, surpassed byTorre de Cristalby less than a metre. It is thesecond tallest building in Spainand the 5th tallest building in the European Union.

Designed byLord Foster,it was first known asTorre Repsoland would have served as headquarters forRepsol YPFoil and gas company. During the construction of the tower, Repsol decided to change the location of its future headquarters and the financial institutionCaja Madridpurchased the building for815 million in August 2007.[5]

In 2016 it was bought byAmancio Ortega,Europe's richest man and founder of global fashion group andZaraowner Inditex (ITX.MC), for €490 million euros[6]through his property investment arm, Pontegadea Inmobiliaria, one of the biggest property companies in Spain. He purchased the tower from Abu Dhabi tycoonKhadem al-Qubaisi,whose fund had exercised a last-minute purchase option from Spanish lenderBankia(BKIA.MC), its previous owner.[7]

It was built by a joint venture ofDragadosandFomento de Construcciones y Contratas.[8]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Torre Cepsa".CTBUHSkyscraper Center.
  2. ^"Torre Cepsa".Skyscraper Center.CTBUH.Retrieved2 October2017.
  3. ^Hill International
  4. ^Oliver, Miguel (July 30, 2013)."El techo de España... por un metro"[Spain's roof... by just one meter].ABC.es(in Spanish).Retrieved2016-01-28.
  5. ^Expansión: Caja Madrid purchase Torre Caja Madrid.(Spanish)
  6. ^Ruiz, Alfonso Simón (2016-09-30)."Amancio Ortega, nuevo dueño de Torre Cepsa".Cinco Días(in Spanish).Retrieved2020-08-18.
  7. ^"Zara owner Ortega buys $550 million Madrid skyscraper".Reuters.October 2016.
  8. ^Structurae database

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