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Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Finance Center

Located in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin in China , the Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Finance Center began construction in 2013 . As of 2018 , the structure is architecturally topped out , and the project is expected to reach completion in 2020 . Designed by Skidmore , Owings & Merrill LLP , the Tianjin CTF Center stands 1,739 ft tall , and contains 97 floors above ground and four below . Floor space is divided between office space , luxury serviced apartments , and a hotel containing 365 hotel rooms and 266 apartments , according to The Skyscraper Centre .

Guangzhou CTF

The ninth space on the list is also occupied by a Chow Tai Fook Finance Center , this time located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou , China . Completed in 2016 , the Guangzhou CTF also measures 1,739 ft tall , with a total of 97 floors above ground . The building contains five floors below ground , however , but only 355 apartments and 251 hotel rooms , instead dedicating more space to offices . Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , the Guangzhou CTF has a sharper external appearance and , at 4,284,036 sq ft , almost double the floorspace of the Tianjin development .
AUGUST 2018