Foreshore Place
{{Short description|Skyscraper in Cape Town}}
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Foreshore Place (formerly ABSA Centre) is a mixed-use skyscraper in Adderley Street, in the central business district (CBD) of Cape Town, South Africa.{{Cite web |title=ABSA building to become ultra-modern apartments |url=https://www.capetownetc.com/cape-town/absa-building-to-become-ultra-modern-apartments/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=www.capetownetc.com}}{{Cite web |title=Office to let ABSA Centre Cape Town City Centre |url=https://www.anvilproperty.co.za/commercial-property/office-space/to-rent/cape-town-city-centre/absa-centre-1616 |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=ANVIL Property Smith |language=en}}
History
The tower was completed in 1970{{cite web |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/foreshore-place/4835|title= Foreshore Place, Cape Town|author= |date= |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com |publisher= |access-date=30 August 2022 |quote=}} as the Heerengracht Hotel. It was later purchased by the predecessor to the ABSA banking group and converted to offices, known as ABSA Centre. In 2019, the building was redeveloped as premium mixed-use residential and office space and renamed Foreshore Place.
Description
The building is {{convert|117|m}} tall. It consists of a four-storey podium and a 29-storey tower block characterised by a concrete central core.{{cite web |url=http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=11121|title= ABSA Towers previously the Trust Bank Centre and Heerengracht Hotel|author= |date=2020-09-07 |website=www.artefacts.co.za |publisher= |access-date=30 August 2022 |quote=}} Its continuous glass curtain wall façades were the first of their kind in Cape Town.
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|ABSA Centre Cape Town}}
- [https://www.foreshoreplace.com/ Foreshore Place official website]
{{Cape Town Skyscrapers}}