A.S.P. Towers
{{Short description|Residential complex in Tehran, Iran}}
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Amir Abad – Yusef Abad
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A.S.P. Towers (also known as Kooy-e Nobonyad-e Vanak, Persian: ساختمانهای آ.اس.پ) are amongst the most well-known buildings in Tehran, Iran. They're located in the neighbourhoods of Amir Abad and Yusef Abad in the corner of Kordestan and Hakim Highway.
They were among the first residential high-rises in Iran and have housed some of the most well-known Iranian figures over the years, including Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, prime-minister under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1381388/A-S-P-Towers|title=A.S.P Towers|author=Wikimapia|accessdate=2013-04-10}} The construction was carried out by A.S.P construction company and is believed to have started in the mid-1960s.{{cite web|url=http://www.ovguide.com/a-s-p-towers-9202a8c04000641f8000000006b7313c#|title=Watch A.S.P. Towers Video (without video)|author=Vguide|accessdate=2013-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053307/http://www.ovguide.com/a-s-p-towers-9202a8c04000641f8000000006b7313c|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} The complex consists of three buildings named A, B, and C, with building A being the most luxurious of the three.
The panoramic view of the three buildings includes the Alborz Mountain Range and the Damavand peak to the east and the Milad Tower to the west. They have been a landmark of Tehran and a major point in the city's skyline since being completed in 1976. The towers were inaugurated by the then Shahbanu of Iran, Farah Pahlavi, in the same year.
Current use
The complex is still occupied and used today, with staggering prices for apartments inside the towers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/904903/%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2-%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%BE-%DA%86%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%AF|title=در برجهای آ. اس. پ چه میگذرد؟|website=tabnak.ir|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222194752/https://www.tabnak.ir/fa/news/904903/%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A2-%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%BE-%DA%86%D9%87-%D9%85%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%AF |archive-date=22 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://homing.ir/mag/all/%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%87%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%8C-%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%86-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A2%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A8/|title=از هزینه خرید و رهن و اجاره آپارتمان در برج آ. اس. پ خبر دارید؟ {{!}} هومگ|date=2018-12-03|website=مجله آنلاین هومینگ|language=fa-IR|access-date=2019-12-22}} The complex includes a gym, a kindergarten and a swimming pool.
Dozens of cafes, restaurants, and stores are located on the ground floor of the complex and are accessible to the public.
Notable residents
- Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Prime minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Shah
- Issa Omidvar, Famous world explorer and First Asian explorer of Antarctica
- Colonel Hasan Jalali, Imperial Iranian Air Force, Royal flight instructor
- Shapour Bakhtiar, Last Prime minister of Iran under Mohammad Reza Shah
Trivia
- The three buildings are 24 stories tall and not 22 as suggested by the elevators. The 23rd and 24th floors include penthouses not serviced by the lifts.
- Before the Iranian Revolution sales of any units were subject to investigation and approval by the SAVAK.
- Prime minister Shapour Bakhtiar spent the night in ASP after the collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty on the night of 11 February 1979 (22 Bahman 1357). Unbeknown to him, his Health Minister Manouchehr Razmara was also seeking refuge there at the same night. The two never met.