Orhideea Towers
{{Infobox building
| name = Orhideea Towers
| former_name =
| image = Bitdefender Headquarters Bucharest Romania.jpg
| caption = The towers in February 2023
| location = Bucharest
| coordinates = {{coord|44|26|38.4|N|26|3|35.3|E|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:RO}}
| status = Under Construction
| start_date =
| groundbreaking_date = 2015
| completion_date =
| est_completion =
| opening = 2018
| building_type = Office building
| tip = {{convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| top_floor =
| floor_count = 17
| elevator_count =
| cost = €75 million
| floor_area = {{convert|37,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| architect = BEHF Corporate Architects
| structural_engineer = Popp & Asociații
| main_contractor =
| developer =
| owner = CA Immo
| management =
| references =
}}
The Orhideea Towers, is a class A office building complex constructed in the western part of Bucharest in the vicinity of the Politehnica University of Bucharest. The complex comprises two office buildings, one 17 floors, {{convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and the other 13 floors, {{convert|64|m|ft|abbr=on}} with a total gross leasable area of {{convert|37,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.caimmo.com/en/portfolio/project/orhideea-towers/|title=Office development project in Bucharest|publisher=caimmo.com|language=ro|date=2 July 2016}} At completion the {{convert|85|m|ft|abbr=on}} high building complex will be one of the tallest in Bucharest.{{cite web|url=http://www.zf.ro/constructii-imobiliare/austriecii-de-la-porr-construct-construiesc-cladirile-orhideea-towers-pentru-ca-immo-15082847|title=Austriecii de la PORR Construct construiesc clădirile Orhideea Towers pentru CA Immo|publisher=zf.ro|language=ro|date=2 July 2016}} The construction of the building started in October 2015 and was completed in the first quarter of 2019 at a total cost of €75 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.porr.ro/index.php?id=3311&L=1&tx_mmcporrreferences_pi_overview%5Bbereich%5D=0&tx_mmcporrreferences_pi_overview%5Bart%5D=0&tx_mmcporrreferences_pi_overview%5Bland%5D=0&tx_mmcporrreferences_pi_overview%5Bzeit%5D=2017&tx_mmcporrreferences_pi_overview%5Bid%5D=12334&cHash=46a5560d49a5d562c286c3d6af018cf4|title=Orhideea Towers|publisher=Porr Construct|access-date=24 June 2016}}
The original project consisted of two 20 floor buildings covering {{convert|50,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} but eventually was modified to comprise the current 17 and 13 floor buildings linked together by a skybridge. The complex is directly linked to the nearby Grozăvești metro station by a tunnel specially built for the project.{{cite web|url=http://www.zf.ro/constructii-imobiliare/ca-immo-isi-indreapta-atentia-spre-proiectul-de-70-mil-euro-de-la-orhideea-avem-autorizatie-si-incepem-lucrarile-in-primavara-13649589|title=CA Immo îşi îndreaptă atenţia spre proiectul de 70 mil. euro de la Orhideea: Avem autorizaţie şi începem lucrările în primăvară|publisher=zf.ro|language=ro|date=2 July 2016}}
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File:Orhidea_Tower-UC_Bucharest_nov2017.jpg|The towers under construction in November 2017
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Category:Skyscraper office buildings in Bucharest