Foreshore Place

Foreshore Place (formerly ABSA Centre) is a mixed-use skyscraper in Adderley Street, in the central business district (CBD) of Cape Town, South Africa.^[1][2]

Foreshore Place
ABSA Centre in Cape Town
General information
Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates	33°55′13″S 18°25′28″E
Completed	1970
Height
Roof	117 m (384 ft)

History

The tower was completed in 1970^[3] as the Heerengracht Hotel. It was later purchased by the predecessor to the ABSA banking group and converted to offices, known as ABSA Centre. In 2019, the building was redeveloped as premium mixed-use residential and office space and renamed Foreshore Place.^[2]

Description

The building is 117 metres (384 ft) tall. It consists of a four-storey podium and a 29-storey tower block characterised by a concrete central core.^[4] Its continuous glass curtain wall façades were the first of their kind in Cape Town.