The Astro Tower (; ) is a
skyscraper
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in
Brussels
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, Belgium. It is located on the north-eastern corner of the
Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) in the municipality of
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ( French, ) or Sint-Joost-ten-Node ( Dutch, ), often simply called Saint-Josse in French or Sint-Joost in Dutch, is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the north-eastern part o ...
, just north of the
Madou Plaza Tower
The Madou Plaza Tower (; ) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the European Commission. It is located on the Small Ring, Brussels, Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) ...
. The Astro Tower is tall, making it one of the
tallest buildings in Belgium.
The financial firm
Fortis Group leased the entirety of the building from 2005 to 2011.
From 2011 to 2013, the building underwent extensive renovations.
[ The owner, HPG Belgium NV, sold the Astro Tower to the Spanish investor Luresa in February 2008.]
Gallery
File:AstroTower.jpg, The Astro Tower before renovation, with its original copper
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-coloured cladding
File:Wetstraat675.jpg, Aerial view before renovation (/ in the foreground)
File:Estudio LamelaTorre Astro.jpg, The tower after renovation, seen from the /
See also
* Finance Tower
* North Galaxy Towers
* Madou Plaza Tower
The Madou Plaza Tower (; ) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It was built in 1965, renovated between 2002 and 2006, and taken over by the European Commission. It is located on the Small Ring, Brussels, Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) ...
* Proximus Towers
* Rogier Tower
* World Trade Center (Brussels)
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The complex was or ...
References
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Skyscraper office buildings in Brussels
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Office buildings completed in 1976