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Menara Citibank Alternative names Menara Lion
Citibank TowerGeneral information Type Commercial offices Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Coordinates 3°09′36″N 101°43′02″E / 3.16°N 101.7172°ECoordinates: 3°09′36″N 101°43′02″E / 3.16°N 101.7172°E Completed 1995 Height Roof 190.2 m (624 ft) Technical details Floor count 50 Floor area 68,156 sq ft (6,331.9 m2) Design and construction Owner Inverfin Sdn Bhd Architect Hijjas Kasturi Associates References [1][2] Menara Citibank, or Citibank Tower, is an office tower located close to the Petronas Twin Towers and houses the headquarters of Citibank (Malaysia). The building was developed by The Lion Group and completed in 1995, and was originally named Menara Lion or Lion Tower until Citibank acquired a 50% stake and moved into the building in 2000.[3]
The building is owned by Inverfin Sdn Bhd, which is in turn, equally owned by Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd and Menara Citi Holding Co. Hap Seng Consolidated obtained its 50% stake in Inverfin in August 2009 from CapitaLand (30%) and Amsteel Corp Bhd (20%) (a Lion Group subsidiary), following IOI Group’s decision not to proceed with the acquisition of the same which it had bid for a year earlier.[4][5][6][7] In May 2010, Hap Seng Consolidated indicated its interest to acquire the remaining 50% stake in building sometime in the future.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
References
- ^ Menara Citibank at Emporis
- ^ Menara Citibank at SkyscraperPage
- ^ "Citibank buys into Menara Lion". The New Straits Times. 2000-4-27. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=20000427&id=NNIVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6638,4909030.
- ^ "Hap Seng unit buys into Menara Citibank owner". The Star. 2009-8-8. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/8/business/4481217&sec=business.
- ^ "Hap Seng buys 50pct of Menara Citibank for RM303.5m". The Edge Daily. 2009-8-7. http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=146797&Itemid=79.
- ^ "IOI Corp suspended, buys Menara Citibank". The Star. 2008-8-25. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/8/25/business/20080825170313&sec=business.
- ^ "IOI Corp’s RM73m deposit for Menara Citibank forfeited". The Star. 2008-11-27. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/27/business/20081127190735&sec=business.
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