Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center | |
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General information | |
Status | Never built |
Type | Mixed-Use |
Location | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Height | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 133 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Tous Saphoeun |
Developer | Thai Boon Roong Group Sun Kian Ip Group |
Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center, is a planned skyscraper complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, consisting of twin 133-storey skyscrapers with a height of 567 m (1,860 ft). The project is managed by the Cambodian company Thai Boon Roong Group, with the Macau-based Sun Kian Ip Group as co-developer. It is planned to be built on a 5 hectare property in the Doun Penh section, formerly occupied by the Dreamland amusement park, and was approved for construction in February 2016. In December of that year, the developers entered a $2.7 billion construction contract with Chinese firms Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group and Sino Great Wall International Engineering, who formed a joint venture for this purpose; at this time, the building's announced height was 560 m (1,840 ft).
In mid-2017, 1 August 2017 was set as the date of the start of construction. Since then, construction has been delayed multiple times. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site in 2018, however, later that year, Sino Great Wall International Engineering withdrew from the project due to concerns over financing and citing "greater uncontrollable risks." As of 2022, the project has been "failing to materialize", according to Southeast Asia Globe, and, as of 2023, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat website lists the project's status as "cancelled". The company has cited the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason for the delay.
See also
- Hotel Cambodiana, lying next to Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center construction site, and announced as the site of another Phnom Penh skyscraper
- List of tallest twin buildings and structures
- List of tallest buildings in Cambodia
Notes
- also known as "Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center" or "Thai Boon Roong Twin Towers"
References
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Cambodia's Thai Boon Roong Group will be the project's main developer, and Macao-based Sun Kian Ip Group will be co-developer.
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The Wuhan-based Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group Co. Ltd. signed the 2.7 billion-U.S. dollar contract with its Cambodian partner Thai Boon Roong (TBR) Group and Macao-based Sun Kian Ip Holding Co. Ltd.
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