Presidente InterContinental Hotel, Hotel building in Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico

Presidente InterContinental Hotel is a 130-metre, 44-floor tower at Campos Elíseos 218 in Polanco, designed by Juan Sordo Madaleno and built from 1969 to 1977. Its reinforced-concrete structure, with 40 seismic dampers and 60 concrete piles driven 35 metres deep, stands beside Chapultepec Park. Fifteen lifts run at 6.5 metres per second.

Construction began in 1969 and the hotel opened at 6 a.m. on 1 August 1977, with a formal inauguration on 18 September by President José López Portillo. Designed by architect Juan Sordo Madaleno, it was the first skyscraper in Polanco and, at 130 metres, held the record as the world's tallest concrete building until 1979, when Venezuela's Torre del Parque Central Este surpassed it.

The hotel opened on 1 August 1977 and was formally inaugurated on 18 September 1977 by President José López Portillo. Its architect was Juan Sordo Madaleno, and the building was designed by Sordo Madaleno's firm. The lobby and public areas are decorated with Mexican art and crafts, and the hotel has a restaurant serving Mexican cuisine.

The hotel sits near Chapultepec Park, which helps with orientation in the area. Visitors should know the location is in a busy commercial district, so exploring the surrounding neighborhood on foot is quite manageable.

The building rests on 60 concrete piles driven 35 metres deep and carries 40 seismic dampers along its structure; it is rated to withstand a magnitude 8.5 earthquake. It has come through at least ten quakes, including the 8.1 and 7.5 shocks of September 1985 and the 7.8 event of 20 March 2012.