INCHEON, South Korea—The official opening of the tallest building in South Korea, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower (NEATT), took place Thursday.
The landmark 305-meter (1,001-foot), 68-story tapering skyscraper built at a cost of KRW 620 billion (US $614 million) is located in Songdo International Business District, the 1,500-acre, 100-million square foot new city being developed by Manhattan-headquartered Gale International and POSCO E&C of Korea.
The Northeast Asia Trade Tower, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, is the symbol of Songdo IBD, an international business hub in a free-trade zone that has attracted worldwide attention for its leadership in sustainability and smart-city initiatives.
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
David Phillips
David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.
