Torre Reforma

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The Torre Reforma is a construction skyscraper in Mexico City, Mexico. Will a height of 244 meters (766 feet) to the top floor, and 57 stories. Also will be one of the highest skyscrapers in Latin America. Exceed the Mayor Tower, and Pemex Tower in Mexico City.

Construction began in May 2008, the complex will include a restaurant, a shopping mall and entertainment areas. The construction of the building will be Vertical Capital Group real estate and develop the project will be LBR and Architects.

On May 22, 2008, was released by the newspaper ^[1]Excelsior, that the construction of the Tower Reform is under way. This week began work to clean up a spot on the street Elbe River, which housed a car park which is now part of the country's highest. What is seen is just the start of excavation work which will include earthquake-resistant foundation, and ten levels of underground parking, which will accommodate 161 thousand crates. That Tower Reform is the highest skyscraper under construction in Mexico.

In addition Tower reform will be submitted for international certification as a LEED building sustainable, and will be the largest building certificate in Latin America.

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It will be built at Paseo de la Reforma # 483, a few steps away from the Torre Mayor, at the site currently occupied by a nightclub on the Paseo de la Reforma, in the last day was concluded to keep the house and build the tower on one side.

The building will contain 35,000 m of office space and 35,000 m of retail space.

It will take about 35 lifts (elevators), they reached a maximum advance of 6.8 meters per second. Significantly, will together with the WTC Tower tower buildings with more number of elevators in Latin America.

The tower will also feature an underground parking garage with a capacity of 1,161 vehicles.

Torre Reforma will be a mixed-use project, providing retail, commercial office.

The controller design Reform Torre explained that the building will grow in its upper floors to avoid occupy the entire property available, ie its plant will be closer to its peak. Among the house of the era porfiriano which is at the corner of River Elbe and Reform and skyscrapers will be free to place a patio tables in a cafeteria and integrate both spaces.