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recognition from Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat,
CTBUH in 2004. The observatory, located on the 89th floor,
opened in March, 2005. The first tenant of the office tower
moved in April, 2005. The tower has held the record as the
world’s tallest building between the period of December 31,
2004 through to January 4, 2010 and is currently the world’s
4th tallest building in operation. On top of that, TAIPEI 101
is the world’s tallest green building and in the Pacific Rim
with the largest damper and the fastest elevator in the world.
TAIPEI 101 tower is an invaluable asset to the company,
the management mean to responsible for the operation and
management of the office tower, the shopping mall and the
observatory. The organization’s scale, company structure or
ownership has not undergone significant changes during the
reporting year.
Company at a Glance
Ta i p e i F i n a n c i a l C e n t e r C o r p o r a t i o n , b a c k e d b y 11
businesses, was established in October 1997 as an effort
to promote the government’s policy of building an “Asia
Financial Center” in the then newly planned central business
district – Xinyi district. The Company signed the contract with
Taipei City Government to build Taiwan’s first large BuildOperate-Transfer (BOT) project. Once obtaining the land
development right from the city government, started to build
a 508m high, 101 floors above ground and 5 floors below
ground multifunctional building - TAIPEI 101 complex an
office tower and a shopping mall. TAIPEI 101 Mall opened in
November 2003 and the office tower completed in December
2004. The building received the tallest building in the world
Company Profile
Company Title
Taipei Financial Center Corporation
Headquarters
59F, No. 7, Section 5, Xinyi Rd, Taipei City, Taiwan 110
Main
products / services
Main Brand: TAIPEI 101
Establishment
October 14, 1997
Business vicinity
Taipei, Taiwan
Ownership and
legal entity
The Company is a corporation and a public company.
Taiwan Stock Exchange ticker number 2899
No. of employee
311 (full time)
Capital
Authorized capital: NT$ 24.5 billion; Actual capital: NT$14.7 billion
Revenue
NT$ 15.584 billion
Total leasable floor
area for existing
assets and asset
currently under
construction
Office Tower: 181,545.45m2 Shopping Mall: 37,830m2 1
Vacancy
Office Tower: 5.7% (2014/12/31) Shopping Mall: 0% (2014/12/31)
1Figures derived from actual leasable floor area as of June 2015, excluding areas of public facilities such as elevators and
aisles.
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2014 the TAIPEI 101 Product and Service Summary
Office
Tower
Opening
December 31, 20041
Floor area
215,767m²
The tallest office tower in Taiwan, with office space situated between 9F and
84F. Excluding mechanical floors and miscellaneous, the office tower offers
62 floors of office space that accounts for 181,545.45 m² of leasable floor
area. The 35th floor is the amenities floor with a service center, Chunghwa
Telecom, convenience store, coffee shop, restaurants, courier service, dry
cleaning, pharmacy, dentist and travel agency to facilitate tenants’ daily
needs. A conference center is available for rent on 36F along with a
business lounge break-out tenants. 85F and 86F are leased to three restaurant operators.
Main products
and services2
Foreign tenants account for approximately 70% of total tenants; while
domestic tenants account for 30%. Tenants operate businesses including
financial services, food and beverage services, high-tech info-telecom,
professional consultants, general service industry, construction business,
manufacturing business and foreign representative offices. There are
approximately 12,150 tenants in the office tower.
Customer base
Shopping
Mall
Opening
November 14, 2003
Floor area
78,491 m2
Main products
and services2
B1F to 6F are leased to retail stores with a total leasable floor area of 37,830
m². B2F-B4F are car parking levels.
The shopping mall tenants include international brand flagship stores,
Watch & Jewelry Salon, fashion designers’ stores, high-end restaurants,
supermarket, bookstore and fitness center. Other retailers include fashion,
cosmetics, household products, electronics, convenience stores, gourmet
restaurants and coffee shops. Over 10 million customers visit the mall in a
year.
Customer base
Observatory
1
Opening
March 1, 2005
Floor area
Included in the footprint of the office tower
Main products
and services2
The observatory is located on 88F, 89F and 91F, with the entrance located
on B1F & 5F of the shopping mall.
Customer base
A total of 2,880,000 tourists visited the observatory in a year.
The date of official opening.
2
Main service area is Taipei, Taiwan.
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TAIPEI 101’s Association Membership Status in 2014
As TAIPEI 101 enjoys high international visibility, it is imperative for us to set higher standards to ensure the company to stay
abreast in latest international trends of development. As such, TAIPEI 101 has actively vied for membership in domestic and
international associations and alliances.
World Federation of Great Towers, WFGT
European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan, ECCT
France Taiwan Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, CCIFT
American Chamber of
Commerce, AmCham
Council on Tall Buildings and
Urban Habitat, CTBUH
Taiwan Association of Energy
Service Companies, TAESCO
Taiwan Green Building Council, TGBC
U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC
Shopping Center Development Council Taiwan,
SCDCT
Retailers Association of Chinese Taipei, RACT
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Milestones
1997
July
October
BOT contract secured
Company license received
1998
January
October
Ground breaking ceremony
Construction license received
1999
July
Main construction work began
2001
June
Podium topping out ceremony
2003
July
November
Tower topping out ceremony
Shopping mall opening
2004
October
December
Tallest building in the World recognized by CTBUH
Office tower opening
2005
March
April
Observatory opening
First office tenant moved in
2010
Operation turned profitable
2011
July
Certified as LEED EB:O&M Platinum building
and became the Tallest Green Building in the world
2012
June
Greenhouse gas emissions verified by third party
2013
Received Taiwan Diamond Level Green Building Certification
March
September Received Energy Label from Environmental Protection
Administration of Taiwan
Published first 2012 Corporate Sustainability Report
October
2014
October
TAIPEI 101 became a member of the World Federation of
Great Towers (WFGT)
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Honors and Recognitions
2004
- The observatory elevator was recognized as the world’s fastest elevator
by the Guinness World Record.
- Certified by CTBUH as the tallest building in the world,
measured by roof and floor usage.
2006
- Newsweek Magazine: “One of the Seven New Wonders of the World”
2008
- Discovery: “One of the Seven Wonders of Engineering”
2011
- Certified as LEED Platinum building by the US Green Building Council (USGBC)
2012
- CNN: “One of 10 Places to Celebrate the New Year in Style”
2013
- CNN: “One of 25 Mankind’s Greatest Engineering Achievements”
- CNN: “One of 25 Icon Structures in the World”
- CNN: “One of 49 Journeys That Will Change Your Life”
- Greenbiz.com: “One of the world’s top 10 eco-friendly offices”
2014
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- CNN: “One of 12 Elevators You Need To See To Believe”
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