Dive summary:
- In St. Petersburg, Russia, designs call for a 1,519-foot-tall tower to be the high point, literally, of the 3.5 million-square-foot, mixed-use Lakhta Center.
- Gazprom will occupy the tower and has given the construction contract to Arabtec Construction LLC, based in the United Arab Emirates.
- Construction of the Lakhta Center is expected to stretch over five years. The Gazprom tower is to get started this month.
From the article:
In the Primorsky district of Saint Petersburg, Russia, the tallest office tower in Europe is set to be built as part of the Lakhta Center, a gigantic 3.5 million-square-foot mixed-use master-planned development. ...
