Cathay Zhonghua Tower

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Cathay Zhonghua Tower
國泰中華大樓
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice, Hotel
LocationNo.188, Section 1, Zhonghua Road, Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan
Construction started2019
CompletedOctober 2022
Height
Architectural129.5 m (425 ft)
Technical details
Floor count28 above ground
5 below ground[1]
Floor area28,232 m2 (303,890 sq ft)[2]

Cathay Zhonghua Tower (Chinese: 國泰中華大樓) is a skyscraper located in Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan. The height of the building is 129.5 m (425 ft), with a total floor area of 28,232 m2 (303,890 sq ft), comprising 28 floors above ground.[3] The building is a part of the old Zhonghua Building urban renewal project.[4] The old building was demolished in 2019 to make way for the new building, which was completed in October 2022.[5]

The podium of the building will house a shopping center and the middle and upper floors of the building will house a hotel with 300 guest rooms.[6] The hotel is called Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Taipei and it will be operated by the Japanese hotel chain Nishitetsu Solaria Hotel (jp:西鉄ホテルズ). It is planned to open in the summer of 2023.[7] The building is located in close proximity to Ximending and Taipei Main Station.[8]

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  1. ^ "Cathay Zhonghua Tower - Taiwan Skyscraper Center". skyscrapers.tw.
  2. ^ "Cathay Zhonghua Tower - SkyscraperPage". skyscraperpage.com.
  3. ^ "Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Taipei - The Emporis". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "(Chinese)中華大樓都更案拍板 創不動產投資信託基金首例". news.housefun.com.tw.
  5. ^ 陳美君 (2022-11-04). "北市西區地標 土銀國泰一號REIT台北中華大樓都更案完工". United Daily News.
  6. ^ "(Chinese)打造西門新地標 身價衝80億". money.udn.com.
  7. ^ "(Chinese)日西鐵集團進軍台灣 將在西門開設新飯店". finance.ettoday.net.
  8. ^ "(Chinese)【有片】這日商砸1.6億 西門町建28層飯店!". tw.appledaily.com.