Tata Centre

Tata Centre
Tata Centre (right) as viewed from the Brigade Parade Ground
Tata Centre (right) as viewed from the Brigade Parade Ground
Record height
Tallest in East and Northeast India from 1963 to 1976
Surpassed by	Chatterjee International Center
General information
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Modernism (RCC-framed construction)
Location	Chowringhee Road, Kolkata, India
Address	43 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Completed	1963 (1963)
Inaugurated	1963 (1963)
Owner	Tata Group
Height
Roof	79 metres (259 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	18
Design and construction
Architect	Indranil Sen
Developer	Tata Group
References

Tata Centre is a high-rise located in Kolkata, India. 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

View of Tata Centre along Chowringhee Road

Tata Centre building as seen from the Chowringhee Road junction, 2015

Tata Centre is one of the tallest buildings in the CBD and an important landmark in the central part of the city. Designed by Indranil Sen, 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