Ningbo Center
Skyscraper in Ningbo, China
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Ningbo Center is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Ningbo, China. Built between 2018 and 2025, the tower stands at 409 m (1,342 ft) tall with 80 floors. It became the first supertall and the tallest building in Ningbo, surpassing the previous Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza by 146 meters.[1] Construction started on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2018.[2]
| Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1 | |
|---|---|
Ningbo Center in 2025 | |
 Interactive map of the Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1 area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Ningbo, China |
| Coordinates | 29.8647°N 121.6080°E |
| Construction started | December 31, 2018 |
| Completed | 2024 |
| Opened | April 9, 2025 |
| Height | |
| Height | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 80 |
| Floor area | 250,000m² |
| Lifts/elevators | 53 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP |
| Developer | Greentown China Shanshan Group |
| Main contractor | Shanghai Construction Group |
History
Ningbo Center Building started pile foundation construction in January 2019, and the structure fully topped out in the second half of 2024.[3] The building was opened on April 9, 2025.[4] The top 20 floors house a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and the bottom 60 floors contain Grade-A office space.[5]
The building has a total construction area of about 250,000 square meters. It has 80 floors above ground and 3 floors underground.[6] It was jointly developed by Shanghai Construction Group , Shanshan Group and Greentown China . It was designed by SOM Architects . Construction started on April 9, 2018.[7] The bottom was completed on August 24, 2020.[8] The upper part of the building started on November 24, 2020.[9] On May 20, 2022, it surpassed Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza to become the tallest building in Ningbo.[10] The top was completed on April 26, 2023.[11] The completion acceptance and filing were completed on January 21, 2025.[12] The building was put into use on April 9, 2025. Floors 1 to 60 of the building are Grade A office buildings, and floors 61 to 80 are the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Elevator configuration
The fourth phase of Ningbo Center Building uses Hitachi high-speed elevators, including two HEX elevators with a running speed of up to 10 m/s, making them the fastest elevators in Zhejiang Province, and five OEX elevators, which are the first double-car elevators to appear in Ningbo.[13]
| Elevator unit nr. | Nr. of units per each area |
Service floor | Elevator type | Area | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OP1-1 ~ OP1-6 | 6 | 1, 4-10, 12-17 | Service | Podium | |
| OP2-1 ~ OP2-6 | 6 | 1, 19-27 | Fire | Office | |
| OP3-1 ~ OP3-6 | 6 | 30, 31-37, 50-56 | Freight | Office | |
| OP4-1 ~ OP4-6 | 6 | 29, 57-58, 60-69 | Service | Office | |
| OPS-1 ~ OPS-2 | 2 | B3-B2, 1-1M | Passenger | Parking lot | |
| OEX-1 ~ OEX-5 | 5 | 1/1M, 29/30 | Shuttle | Office | |
| OEX-6 | 1 | 29-30 | Shuttle | Office | |
| OS-1 | 1 | B2, B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-69 | Shuttle | Office | The elevator for administrative staff is decorated like a passenger elevator. |
| OS-2 | 1 | B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-69 | Shuttle | Office | |
| OS-3 | 1 | B3-B2 ,B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-69 | Passenger | Office | |
| HL-1 ~ HL-4 | 4 | 72-79, 81-87, 89 | Double-deck shuttle passenger | Office | |
| HEX-1 ~ HEX-3 | 3 | 1, 2-3, 73 | Firefighting and freight service | All | One of them cannot reach a speed of 10 m/s |
| HEX-4 | 1 | 73, 90 | Service | Hotel | |
| HPS-1 ~ HPS-2 | 2 | B3-B2, 1, 2-3 | Passenger | Parking lot | |
| HPS-3 | 1 | B3-B2, B1, 1 | Passenger | Parking lot | |
| HS-1 ~ HS-2 | 2 | 72-79, 81-89 | Shuttle | Hotel | |
| HS-FF、HS-LB | 2 | B3-B2 ,B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-71, 72-90 | Passenger | Hotel | The HS-FF is a variable load elevator, which allows for operation with a maximum overload of 4000 kg. |
| PHS-1 ~ PHS-2 | 2 | B1, 2-4 | Shuttle | Hotel | |
| BB-FF | 1 | B1, 1 | Service | Parking lot | Located on the perimeter of the building and incorporated into Phase IV of Ningbo Center |
