Tata Centre

^[I]Surpassed byChatterjee International CenterGeneral informationTypeCommercial officesArchitectural styleModernism (RCC-framed construction)LocationChowringhee Road, Kolkata, IndiaAddress43 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaCompleted1963; 61 years ago (1963)Inaugurated1963; 61 years ago (1963)OwnerTata GroupHeightRoof79 metres (259 ft)Technical detailsFloor count18Design and constructionArchitect(s)Utopian AssociatesDeveloperTata GroupReferences^[1]

Tata Centre is a high-rise located in Kolkata, India.^[2] It is located on Chowringhee Road in the central business district of the city. The building houses most of the Tata Group's city operations.

History

Tata Centre is one of the tallest buildings in the CBD and an important landmark in the central part of the city, currently undergoing renovation by architects Utopian Associates. It is a commercial building and was built in 1963, making it the first 18-floor building in the city.

Details

This sleek designed glass and steel tower has a total height of 79 metres (259 ft). The building has underground car park, central air conditioning, 7 high-speed lifts. It also houses a sub-telephone exchange for BSNL. Tata Centre is the marketing headquarters for Tata Steel. Other than Tata Steel, Metaljunction has their registered office in this building while the corporate which was also earlier in this building has been shifted to Salt Lake Sector V. Other registration and corporate offices of the Tata Group located here are Tata Metaliks Limited (PI and DI), Tata Pigments, TELCON, Tata International, Tata Bluescope Steel, Tata Sponge and Tata Mutual Fund.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Kolkata

References