Tower 185 is a 55-
storey
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,
skyscraper
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in the
Gallus district of
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...
, Germany. As of 2023, it is the
fourth-tallest building in Frankfurt and the
fourth-tallest in Germany, tied with
Main Tower
Main Tower is a 56-storey, skyscraper in the Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main), Innenstadt district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is named after the nearby Main (river), Main river. The building is when its antenna tower, antenna spire is included.
...
. The anchor tenant of the tower is the German branch office of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
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It is the second-largest professional services network in the world and is one of the Big Four accounting firms, alon ...
, which has leased .
The tower was initially planned to be with 50 storeys; however, in the final plan by
Christoph Mäckler, the height was increased to . Nevertheless, its name was not changed, hence "Tower 185".
When Germany submitted its application to have Frankfurt selected as the seat of the European Union's Anti-money-laundering authority (AMLA) in 2023, Tower 185 was one of three options – alongside
Messeturm
The Messeturm, or Trade Fair Tower, is a 63-storey, skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the second tallest building in Frankfurt, the second tallest building in Germany and the third tallest building in the Eu ...
– presented as potential location for the new agency.
[Carsten Volkery (9 November 2023)]
Wie Deutschland die Anti-Geldwäsche-Behörde nach Frankfurt holen will
'' Handelsblatt''
Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise buildings in its downtown area. In many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existi ...
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List of tallest buildings in Germany
This list ranks buildings in Germany that stand at least tall. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, Steeple (architecture), steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures.
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List of tallest buildings in Europe
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