TIANJIN | China 117 Tower | 1,957 FT / 597 M | 117 FLOORS | U/C

[urbanview]

Originally Posted by photoLith

Holy hell, that is an impressive building. Just waiting in anticipation for NYC to get a 2,000 ft tall tower.

The developers in NY are very practical folks, they build for what the market requires not for prestige like these guys in China here.

[Duck From NY]

Originally Posted by urbanview

The developers in NY are very practical folks, they build for what the market requires not for prestige like these guys in China here.

I wish the early 20th century developers of the Woolworth Building had been more practical so we wouldn't have to look at that ugly detailed facade. Thankfully the nepotistic real estate cartel we have today in New York City is informed almost entirely by market demands.

[pianowizard]

The B1M's YouTube channel recently made an interesting and informative video about this near-megatall:

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[blacktrojan3921]

I still think this tower would likely be completed, if only because the government doesn't want this unfinished eyesore to cause continuing embarrassment for them.

[pianowizard]

True, at least they will make it *look* completed on the outside, eventually.

[Barney Greengrass]

Has there been any movement on this thing? It seems to have fallen completely off the radar and even its Wikipedia page appears to have been scrubbed.

The situation unfolding at Evergrande reminded me of this project even though I don't believe they were involved, if anyone knows anything.....

[NYguy]

https://www.odditycentral.com/archit...oogle_vignette

This Gigantic Skyscraper Is the World’s Tallest Abandoned Building

By Spooky on July 25th, 2024

Originally designed to be the centerpiece of a luxurious real-estate project in Tianjin, Goldin Finance 117, aka China 117 Tower, is famous for being the world’s tallest unfinished and unoccupied building. Construction began in 2008, but was halted just two years later, during the fallout of the Great Recession. Work on the project was resumed in 2011, with an estimated completion date between 2018 and 2019. However, by September 2015, construction was once again suspended and has not resumed since. When work on Goldin Finance 117 was suspended, the impressive skyscraper was the fifth tallest building in the world. Now it’s the world’s tallest abandoned building.

.....Today, Goldin Finance 117 isn’t only the world’s tallest “ghostscraper,” but also a cautionary tale for other developers and even the Chinese Government. Following the failure of Golding Group’s project, authorities issued a decree in 2020 to significantly limit the scale and number of skyscrapers being built across the country.

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[NYguy]

I'm intrigued by this. No one seems to know what's going on. This isn't an invisible tower.


https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...?adppopup=true