札幌センタービル, Commercial skyscraper in central Sapporo, Japan.
Sapporo Center Building (札幌センタービル) is a 25-storey office tower at Kita 5-jo Nishi 6-chome in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, completed in June 1987 and owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance. It was built in reinforced concrete and steel-reinforced concrete, and was the first building in Sapporo to exceed 100 metres in height. Its facade is a grid of light grey panels with continuous dark window bands on each floor, split by a central vertical seam.
Completed in June 1987, the Sapporo Center Building was the first high-rise in Sapporo to exceed 100 metres in height. It is built of reinforced concrete and steel-reinforced concrete and is owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance. It stands at North 5 West 6, Chuo Ward, Sapporo.
The building's name comes from its address at North 5 West 6, Chuo Ward, and it is owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance. Its lower floors hold shops and restaurants, and the basement once housed a dining floor with many eateries; the Australia consulate in Sapporo was also a former tenant.
The building stands at North 5 West 6 in Chuo Ward, about five minutes on foot from JR Sapporo Station and the Sapporo municipal subway's Sapporo Station. The ground floor holds a disaster prevention center, a pharmacy and a Seven-Eleven; the basement has a ramen shop and a smoking room.
Completed in June 1987, it was the first building in Sapporo to exceed 100 metres in height. It is owned by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance and built in reinforced concrete and steel-reinforced concrete. The Australian consulate in Sapporo once had offices here.
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