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Reforma 506
Av. Paseo de la Reforma #506, Col. Juárez, Cuauhtémoc
Mexico Mexico
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| Status: | destroyed | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1969 | | Destroyed | 2009 | | Floor Count | 26 | | Basement Floors | 1 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - parking garage | | - restaurant | | - retail | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | - concrete core | | Architectural Style | | - modern | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - aluminium | | - marble | | - fabric |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 312 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
The original facade was vertical panels of "golden" aluminium and transparent glass, have a big neon sign covered with plastics on the highest levels, the logo "MM" (Mario Moreno) was retired on 1977 from the top, on early 80's the aluminium was painted in black & the glass coverage changed to dark brown, after the earthquakes of 1985 was partially unused (but survive with no important damages), in 2006 two big signs of Samsung were placed in their top but on 2008 was retired.
Demolished to leave the site to BBVA-Bancomer new Headquarters, demolition works starts on February of 2009 and finished on December of 2009.
Replaced by BBVA Bancomer Project:
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