Saigon Trade Center

Office, retail, restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Saigon Trade Center

Tòa nhà Trung tâm Thương mại Sài Gòn

Record height
Tallest in Vietnam from 1997 to 2010[I]
Preceded by| Saigon Centre Tower 1
Surpassed by| Bitexco Financial Tower
General information
Status| Completed
Type| Office, retail, restaurant
Architectural style| Post-modern
Address| 37 Ton Duc Thang Boulevard, Ben Nghe Ward
Town or city| District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Country| Vietnam
Construction started| April 1994
Completed| 1997
Opening| July 1997
Height
Antenna spire| 160 m (520 ft)
Roof| 145 m (476 ft)
Top floor| 137 m (449 ft)
Technical details
Floor count| 33 (and 2 underground)
Floor area| 55,792 m2 (600,540 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators| 12
Design and construction
Architect(s)| WMKY Architects Engineer Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Developer| LUKS Industrial Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Other information
Public transit access|

* L1 Ba Son station
* L3 Hoa Lư station (proposed)

Website
saigontradecenter.info
References
[1]

The Saigon Trade Center is a high-rise building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was constructed from April 1994 and completed in July 1997 and with a height of 145 metres (476 ft), it was the tallest building in Vietnam from 1997 until 2010, when it was surpassed by the Bitexco Financial Tower.

The building has 33 floors with a total floor area of over 54,000 square meters. There are 10 elevators used for customers, 2 elevators used for service purpose only. The building has three antennas, which make the total height of the building increase to 160 meters. On the roof of the building, there is a coffee shop called "Panorama 33", where visitors can observate the whole city view.

Saigon Trade Center is built by reinforced concrete and glass cladding for exterior.

## Major tenants

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Some major offices and retail area tenants of the building: Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private, Hansgrohe, NTT Data, Acer, Cisco, Standard Chartered, Vietcombank, TNGo Public Bike Service, Chinese Visa Application Service Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Highlands Coffee, Wayne's Coffee, Tous les Jours, Guta Cafe, Rohto Pharmaceutical

## Floor plan[2]

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Floors | Purpose

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Floor 30-33 | Bar, restaurant
Floor 6-30 | Office
Floor 2-5 | Retail
Floor 1 | Reception hall
Basement 1-2 | Parking

## References

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1. ^ "Saigon Trade Center". SkyscraperPage.
2. ^ "Trung tâm Thương mại Saigon Trade Center - ĐC 1: 65 Lê Lợi, Phường Bến Nghé - Trung tam Thuong mai Saigon Trade Center - DC 1: 65 le Loi, Phuong Ben Nghe | Ciao.vn". Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2011-02-03.

Records

Preceded by

Saigon Centre

|  Tallest Building in Vietnam
1997—2010
145 m | Succeeded by

Bitexco Financial Tower

Preceded by

Saigon Centre

|  Tallest Building in Ho Chi Minh City
1997—2010
145 m | Succeeded by

Bitexco Financial Tower

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