Astro Tower

This article is about a Belgian skyscraper. For the Astrotower, an American amusement ride in Coney Island, see Astroland.

The Astro Tower (French: Tour Astro; Dutch: Astrotoren) is a skyscraper in Brussels, Belgium. It is located on the north-eastern corner of the Small Ring (Brussels' inner ring road) in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, just north of the Madou Plaza Tower. The Astro Tower is 107 metres (351 ft) tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in Belgium.

Astro Tower
Tour Astro (French) Astrotoren (Dutch)
The Astro Tower in Brussels
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Office building
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates	50°51′4″N 4°22′11″E
Construction started	1972 (1972)
Completed	1976 (1976)[1]
Height
Roof	107 m (351 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	31[1]
Floor area	36,800 m2 (396,000 sq ft)[2]

The financial firm Fortis Group leased the entirety of the building from 2005 to 2011.^[2] From 2011 to 2013, the building underwent extensive renovations.^[1] The owner, HPG Belgium NV, sold the Astro Tower to the Spanish investor Luresa in February 2008.^[3]

Gallery

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  The Astro Tower before renovation, with its original copper-coloured cladding
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  Aerial view before renovation (Rue Ducale/Hertogsstraat in the foreground)
• 
  The tower after renovation, seen from the Rue des Cultes/Eredienststraat

See also

• Belgium portal
• Architecture portal

• Finance Tower
• North Galaxy Towers
• Madou Plaza Tower
• Proximus Towers
• Rogier Tower
• World Trade Center (Brussels)