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{{Short description|Skyscraper in Chennai, India}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Central Tower, Chennai
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| image_size = 250px
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| location = [[Poonamallee High Road]], [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]], [[India]]
| address = Poonamallee High Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 003, India
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| highest_region = [[Chennai]]
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| construction_start_date = {{start date and age|2025}}
| completion_date = {{start date and age|2027}}
| inauguration_date = 
| building_type = Commercial offices<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027">{{Cite news | last = Sekar | first = Sunitha | title =27-storey Central Tower at Chennai to be ready in 2027 | location = Chennai | date = 10 February 2026 | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/27-storey-landmark-takes-shape-at-central-square-to-be-ready-in-2027/article70591679.ece | newspaper = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 14 February 2026}}</ref>
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| roof = {{convert|119|m|abbr=on}}
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| floor_count = 27
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| architectural_style = [[Modernism]] (RCC-framed construction)
| cost = {{INR}}3,500 [[million]]
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| architect = C.R. Narayana Rao
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| developer = [[Chennai Metro Rail Limited]]
| owner = [[Chennai Metro Rail Limited]]
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'''Central Tower''' or '''Central Square Tower''' is a 27-storied building under construction in [[Chennai]], [[India]], to serve as the central commercial complex in the Central Square area in the [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]] neighbourhood.

==History==
Originally the tower was planned to be a 33-storey building, which was later scaled down to 27 stories.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| title = Chennai Metro Rail Limited plans to build 27-storey building at Central Square
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 27 September 2023
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-metro-rail-limited-plans-to-build-27-storey-building-at-central-square/article67353246.ece
| access-date = 15 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last = Adnal
| first = Madhuri
| title = Chennai Central Square Plaza Gets Parking Boost With 27-Floor Building In CMRL Project
| newspaper = One India
| location = Chennai
| date = 19 February 2024
| url = https://www.oneindia.com/chennai/chennai-central-square-plaza-gets-parking-boost-with-27-floor-building-in-cmrl-project-3754529.html
| accessdate = 15 July 2024}}</ref> The foundation for the tower was laid in February 2025.<ref name="TNIE_WorkStarts">{{Cite web |date=15 February 2025 |title= Work starts for 27-floor tower at Central Square in Chennai|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Feb/15/work-starts-for-27-floor-tower-at-central-square-in-chennai |access-date=21 September 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Architecture==
Although the [[Indo-Saracenic]] style of architecture has not been adopted as such, the tower will be designed to incorporate elements of that style of architecture with a glass façade. With the tower surrounded by heritage buildings such as the [[Chennai Central Railway Station]], [[Victoria Public Hall]], and the [[Ripon Building]], the design is aimed to reflect the tone of those surrounding structures. With the bottom portion of the towers has been demarcated as a public space, Indo-Saracenic-style [[colonnade]]s have been used as part of the design from the ground till the fifth floor.<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027"/> For the office space about the fifth floor, long columns and punched windows have been used for a [[Monumentalism|monumentality effect]]. The tower lacks a dome on the top for the reason that it will not be perceived at this height. To compensate this, the middle portion of the tower will be elevated to provide a crown effect.<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027"/>

==Structure==
Spread over 14,280 square metres, the 119-metre-high tower will have a mix of retail, office and business spaces.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Sekar
| first = Sunitha
| author2=
| title = Chennai Metro Rail’s skyscraper inches closer to reality
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| date = 17 December 2024
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/skyscraper-in-chennai-inches-closer-to-reality/article68988540.ece
| accessdate = 22 November 2025}}</ref> The lower floors (ground to 4th) will have retail and commercial outlets, including a multiplex, while floors 5 to 24 will have office spaces. While the 25th floor will house service facilities, the top two floors will be premium business and commercial spaces, including a rooftop hotel spanning an area of 6,403 square meters.<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027"/> The four basement levels will accommodate parking and other facilities.<ref name="TNIE_WorkStarts"/> The tower will have a multiplex, office spaces, retail outlets, and a rooftop hotel, with the basement connected to the [[Chennai Central metro station]] and with links to the [[Moore Market Complex railway station|Chennai Central Suburban]] and [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town MRTS station]]s by means of on-ground walkways.<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027"/>

The neighbourhood area contains predominantly [[Vertisol|black cotton soil]], a [[clay]]-rich soil considered to present challenges for building construction. The pile of the building has been laid as deep as 25 to 30 meters.<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027"/>

==Parking==
The building will have a huge underground parking space measuring 24,154 square meters capable of accommodating 586 cars and 1,652 two-wheelers.<ref name="TH_ReadyBy2027"/>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Architecture}}
* [[List of tallest buildings in Chennai]]
* [[Architecture of Chennai]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Chennai Topics}}

[[Category:Office highrises in Chennai]]

Central Tower, Chennai - Revision history

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