Torre Fundadores

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Information
Torre Fundadores
Location	San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico
Status	Planned
Constructed	2009-2012
Estimated completion	2012
Use	office
Roof	300 m (984 ft)^[1]
Technical details
Floor count	70
Floor area	60,000 m² (645,835 sq ft)
Elevator count	25
Cost	$120,000,000 (est)
Companies
Architect	Enrique Norten Enrique Norten Arquitectos
Contractor	A.D. Tec Gerencia de Construcción
Developer	Orange Investments, CIM Group

Torre Fundadores (Founders Tower) is a planned skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico. The tower is to be located in the upscale San Pedro Garza Garcia suburb of Monterrey. When complete, it will be the tallest building in the Monterrey area and, depending upon exact final height and definition being used, could challenge the Torre Mayor as the tallest building in Mexico.

Torre Fundadores will be a mixed-use project, providing retail, commercial office, hotel and residential space.

While detailed plans for the edifice exist, the project has yet to be approved by local authorities. ^[2]

[edit] Description

Torre Fundadores will actually be a pair of towers arising from a common base building. The shorter tower is a standard, rectangular shape commonly seen among office towers. The taller tower is more architecturally unique, appearing as a twisted tower narrowing toward the top. The design does not call for significant spires or antennae.

The building will contain 23,000 m² of office space and 12,000 m² of retail space. The remainder will consist of 236 luxury apartments and enough overall residential space to house 8,000 residents.

The tower will also feature an underground parking garage with a capacity of 2,000 vehicles.^[3]