Nicholas Tower
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TypeOffice
Construction started2002
Completed2003
| Nicholas Towers | |
|---|---|
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 Interactive map of the Nicholas Towers area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Completed | 2003 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 88 metres (289 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 21 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket (Merged with AECOM in 2009) |
Nicholas Towers, situated on Independence Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago is the fifth tallest building in Trinidad and Tobago.[1] It has an elliptical floor plate and stands 21[2] floors tall and 88 Meters high. Construction was completed in 2003 and each floor, 8,000 square feet (700 m2) of space, was rented out at a cost of $96,000 a month[3] (as of 2005). It is a blue glass tower.
The building was constructed on the site of the Trinidad Union Club, a 136-year-old private club[4] which occupied the penthouse suite of the Nicholas Towers until 2015.[4] Major tenants of Nicholas Towers include:
- The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, a former tenant of the old Union Club building (as of 2023)[5]
- Caribbean Airlines (The national airline of Trinidad and Tobago)[1]
- American Airlines[6]
- Continental Airlines
- Ministry of Trade and Industry[7]
- Ministry of Community Development, Culture and the Arts[8]
- Office of the Prime Minister
- InvesTT (former tenant)[9]
- Economic Diversification Board (EDB) of the Ministry of Planning
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