Portomaso Business Tower

The Portomaso Business Tower (often referred to by locals as simply "Portomaso") is a high-rise office building in Malta. The tower stands in the Portomaso section of St. Julian's, a town just north of Malta's capital city, Valletta. Opened in 2001, the Tower is 97.54 metres (320.0 ft) tall, with 23 floors of mixed commercial office space. It used to be Malta's tallest building since its completion until it was dethroned in 2020 by the Mercury House Tower, still under construction. [1][2][3]

Portomaso as seen from San Ġwann
Portomaso Business Tower
Portomaso Business Tower
General information
StatusComplete
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleModernist
LocationSt. Julian's, Malta
Completed2001
Height
Top floor97.54 m (320.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count23
Floor areafloors 1-6 = 465 m2 (5,000 sq ft)
295 m2 (3,200 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectEdward Bencini & Associates

The first six floors of the Tower have 465 square metres (5,010 sq ft) of floor space, while the remaining floors have 295 m2 (3,180 sq ft) each. The main floor is occupied by a shopping centre while the top floor of the building is a nightclub with balconies affording views of the island nation.[4]

The tower is located close to Paceville, and it overlooks the Portomaso Marina.[5] The surrounding area has many hotels, apartments, bars and restaurants, shops and a tree-lined promenade.[6]

The Portomaso Casino is located in the Tower, and was the venue for the 2012 and 2013 Battle of Malta Poker Tournament.[7]

See also

List of tallest buildings in Malta

References
  1. "Portomaso Business Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015.
  2. San Giuliano a Malta.
  3. https://lovinmalta.com/news/portomaso-business-tower-has-officially-been-dethroned-as-maltas-tallest-building/
  4. "Portomaso Business Tower". MaltaOffices.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. "International Living". 2002.
  6. "Location". Twenty Two. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. "Battle of Malta". Portomasocasino.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2013-10-02.


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