Uptown Munich

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Hochhaus Uptown München

Location	Georg-Brauchle-Ring, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Status	Complete
Constructed	2001 - 2004
Use	Office
Roof	479 ft (146 m)
Technical details
Floor count	37
Floor area	540,350 square feet (50,200 m²)
Companies
Architect	Architekturbüro Ingenhoven, Overdiek
Developer	Hines

The Uptown Munich building (German: Hochhaus Uptown München) in Munich is with a height of 146 meters currently the highest skyscraper of the city.

It was planned by the architects Ingenhoven, Overdiek (Düsseldorf) and completed within three years in 2004. The cuboid structure has been much disputed. In November 2004, a referendum was held to decide whether the construction of high-rise buildings in the inner city should be prohibited; as a result of the referendum, several building projects had to be changed substantially or given up completely. However, as of 2006, due to the very close result of the referendum and because the referendum's result was binding only for one year, there is an ongoing discussion in the city council on how to proceed with future building plans.

The current tenant of the building is O₂.