Guoco Tower is a

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skyscraper in

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of the

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district of Singapore. With a height of , it is currently the tallest building in Singapore, breaking the record held jointly by

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, One Raffles Place and Republic Plaza for more than 20 years.

Background

Formerly known as the Tanjong Pagar Centre, the 65-storey, 1.7 million sq ft skyscraper was developed by GuocoLand and designed by

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. It is the headquarters of Guocoland Limited (Singapore) and is the only skyscraper exempted from the height restriction of 280m. Guoco Tower houses the rooftop Urban Park, the Wallich Residence apartment complex, and a hotel by Sofitel Hotels & Resorts. The tower also has a mall, which includes a variety of food options like City Hotpot and Ah Lock & Co. an
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The development won the 2014 World Architecture News Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category, and was

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ed for the 2015

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Commercial Mixed-Use Award in the Future Projects category.

Notable residents

In July 2019, British industrialist and designer

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purchased a triplex

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at the top of the building for £43 million (US$52.8 million). He later sold the flat in October 2020 for £36 million to Chinese American businessman Leo Koguan.

References

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Background

Notable residents

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