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Commerzbank Tower

skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany

Key facts

Type: Office
Location: Kaiserplatz 1, Frankfurt , Hesse , Germany
Cost: DM 600 million
Owner: Samsung Insurance Corporation (sold for €620 million; sold-and-leased back until 2031 by Commerzbank)
Antenna spire: 300.1 m (985 ft)
Roof: 258.7 m (849 ft)
Floor area: 109,200 m (1,175,000 sq ft)
Architect: Norman Foster
Developer: Commerzbank
Structural engineer: Arup , Krebs und Kiefer
Main contractor: Hochtief AG
Public transit access: Willy-Brandt-Platz 11 Willy-Brandt-Platz

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Commerzbank Tower is a 56-story, 259 m (850 ft) skyscraper in the banking district of Frankfurt, Germany. Including an antenna spire on top, the tower has a total height of 300.1 m (985 ft), making it the tallest building in Germany.

Commerzbank Tower was designed by Foster & Partners, with Arup and Krebs & Kiefer (structural engineering), J. Roger Preston with P&A Petterson Ahrens (mechanical engineering), Schad & Hölzel (electrical engineering). Construction of the building began in 1994 and took three years to complete. The building provides 121,000 m (1,300,000 sq ft) of office space for the Commerzbank headquarters, including winter gardens and natural lighting and air circulation. The building is lighted at night with a yellow lighting scheme that was designed by Thomas Ende who won a competition.