Portside Tower
Portside is a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) building in Cape Town, South Africa. Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building and, at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in the central business district (CBD) in 15 years.
| Portside Tower | |
|---|---|
Portside Tower in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Address | 5 Buitengracht Street |
| Town or city | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°55′00″S 18°25′19″E |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Cost | R1.6 Billion (estimated) |
| Owner | Accelerate Property Fund and First Rand |
| Landlord | Baker Street Properties |
| Height | 139 metres (456 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32 |
| Floor area | over 52,000 m2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | dhk Architects; Louis Karol Architects |
| Civil engineer | WSP Structures Nadeson |
| Quantity surveyor | Aecom Davis Langdon De Leeuw Group |
| Main contractor | Murray & Roberts |
| Awards and prizes | Tallest Green Building in South Africa |
| Website | |
| www | |
The property is jointly owned by FirstRand Bank (FNB, RMB, Wesbank and Ashburton) and Accelerate Property Fund (APF). The bank self-occupies its share of the property, while AcPF leases office and retail space to tenants. AcPF appointed the Cape Town commercial brokerage firm Baker Street Properties to manage and market the property.
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) awarded the property a 5 star Green Star rating, making it the tallest Green Building in South Africa.