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. It was completed in March 2001, and opened in April. It was built using empty lots formerly occupied by the headquarters of

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. It is 184 metres tall and has 41 floors as well as 6 underground floors. The building covers a total ground area of 106,000 m². It was the tallest building in the Shibuya station area until the opening of

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in 2019. The two main materials used in the building's construction were

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and

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. The Tower has both office space and a hotel, the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel.

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