| World Trade Center Islamabad | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Commercial Retail Hotel |
| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Cost | USD$ 300 million |
| Height | |
| Roof | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Al Ghurair Giga Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| Management | World Trade Center Association |
| Main contractor | IJM Gulf Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| Architect | Hijjas Kasturi Associates SDN Abdul Razzak Associates |
| Developer | Al Ghurair Giga Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. |
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Commercial chattels in Pakistan is being endorsed by more international real estate developers then ever recorded in previous real estate history. One such extravaganza is the World Trade Center Islamabad. It is one of its kind and is being developed by the renowned Al Ghurair Giga Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited. The concept of a World Trade Center in Pakistan was promoted by the Vice Chairman of the Group Haji Rafiq Giga.
Al Ghurair Giga is the official licensee of World Trade Centers Association New York, for Islamabad .The World Trade Center Islamabad will be amongst 326 WTC’s operating in about 100 countries, with 750,000 affiliations.
The ground breaking ceremony and launching of the World Trade Center Islamabad was done on March ‘2007.
The World Trade Center Islamabad was designed by the Malaysian architectural firm, Hijjas Kasturi Associates SDN. The adjacent hotel was designed by Nihon Sekkei of Japan. The World Trade Center is coming up with a dynamic trading, shopping, dining and hotel space which is characterized by a boulevard-style café culture.
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The World Trade Center-Islamabad is located in the heart of Phase-II of Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad. It is facing the G.T. Road and is situated in the midst of a 330 kanal long commercial strip which will be completely developed by AL Ghurair Giga Pakistan (PVt.) Limited.
The World Trade Center, Islamabad is approximately 13 kilometers from the central business district.
The project consists of 3 main parts:
The shopping centre with its inspiring interior will host a uniquely diverse repertoire with the following facilities:
1. Four levels Basement - Shopping Mall Parking/1850 Cars
2. Four Levels Shopping Mall
3. Five Levels Office Parking approx. 1600 cars
4. Level 8 - Podium roof Tower Lobby (9 Units)
The World Trade Centre will have a pinnacle height of 175m.
The High-rise Office Towers are:
5 Star Luxury Hotel 31 Levels
The Hotel will be connected with WTC and contains:
1. 416 Luxury Suites & Rooms
2. Convention Centre
3. Conference & Function Halls
4. Specialized Restaurants
5. WTC Club
6. Spa, Fitness Center & Swimming Pool
7. Ample Car Parking (5 Levels with 308 Car bays)
8. Direct Access to Shopping Mall (through Ground Floor of shopping mall)
28 February 2009: First phase of four levels of Basement Complete