Le Parc tower, residential skyscraper in Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Le Parc Tower is a 51-floor, 158-metre residential skyscraper on the block bounded by Avenida Cerviño, Gody Cruz, Demaria and Fray Justo Santamaría de Oro in Palermo. Its flat rectangular body is striped with alternating dark glass and pale blue-grey panels, and a deep vertical recess splits the visible face into two sections. It was designed by Mario Roberto Álvarez with Sánchez Elía SEPRA directing the works.
The tower was built between 1991 and 1995 and became Argentina's tallest residential structure upon completion. It held this distinction until 2003, when another development claimed the title.
The block once held the Centenario tram station and its storage sheds until the 1960s; the site then sat as a parking lot before RAGHSA bought it. The tower's success drew celebrities such as TV host Marcelo Tinelli, singer Palito Ortega and journalist Mauro Viale, and it sparked the Quartier Demaría and Quartier de Oro towers nearby.
The tower occupies the centre of a full block bounded by Avenida Cerviño, Gody Cruz, Demaría and Fray Justo Santamaría de Oro, with gardens left free around it. It is a private residential building; the lobby and the heated pool, sports courts and 400-person function room serve residents and their guests.
The block once held the Centenario tram station and its storage sheds until the 1960s; after demolition it sat as a parking lot for years. The building code allowed only about 40 floors, but Khafif reached 50 by leaving free ground for gardens at the centre of the block. Early residents included Marcelo Tinelli, Palito Ortega and Mauro Viale.
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