Ningbo Center

Ningbo Center is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Ningbo, China. Built between 2018 and 2025, the tower stands at 409 m (1,342 ft) tall with 80 floors. It became the first supertall and the tallest building in Ningbo, surpassing the previous Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza by 146 meters.^[1] Construction started on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2018.^[2]

Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1
Ningbo Center in 2025
Interactive map of Ningbo Central Plaza Tower 1
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Ningbo, China
Coordinates	29.8647°N 121.6080°E / 29.8647; 121.6080
Construction started	December 31, 2018
Completed	2024
Opened	April 9, 2025
Height	409 m (1,342 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	80
Floor area	250,000m²
Lifts/elevators	53
Design and construction
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Developer	Greentown China Shanshan Group
Main contractor	Shanghai Construction Group

History

Ningbo Center Building started pile foundation construction in January 2019, and the structure fully topped out in the second half of 2024.^[3] The building was opened on April 9, 2025.^[4] The top 20 floors house a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and the bottom 60 floors contain Grade-A office space.^[5]

The building has a total construction area of ​​about 250,000 square meters. It has 80 floors above ground and 3 floors underground.^[6] It was jointly developed by Shanghai Construction Group , Shanshan Group and Greentown China . It was designed by SOM Architects . Construction started on April 9, 2018.^[7] The bottom was completed on August 24, 2020.^[8] The upper part of the building started on November 24, 2020.^[9] On May 20, 2022, it surpassed Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza to become the tallest building in Ningbo.^[10] The top was completed on April 26, 2023.^[11] The completion acceptance and filing were completed on January 21, 2025.^[12] The building was put into use on April 9, 2025. Floors 1 to 60 of the building are Grade A office buildings, and floors 61 to 80 are the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Elevator configuration

The fourth phase of Ningbo Center Building uses Hitachi high-speed elevators, including two HEX elevators with a running speed of up to 10 m/s, making them the fastest elevators in Zhejiang Province, and five OEX elevators, which are the first double-car elevators to appear in Ningbo.^[13]

Elevator configuration for Phase IV of Ningbo Center

Elevator unit nr.	Nr. of units per each area	Service floor	Elevator type	Area	Notes
OP1-1 ~ OP1-6	6	1, 4-10, 12-17	Service	Podium
OP2-1 ~ OP2-6	6	1, 19-27	Fire	Office
OP3-1 ~ OP3-6	6	30, 31-37, 50-56	Freight	Office
OP4-1 ~ OP4-6	6	29, 57-58, 60-69	Service	Office
OPS-1 ~ OPS-2	2	B3-B2, 1-1M	Passenger	Parking lot
OEX-1 ~ OEX-5	5	1/1M, 29/30	Shuttle	Office
OEX-6	1	29-30	Shuttle	Office
OS-1	1	B2, B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-69	Shuttle	Office	The elevator for administrative staff is decorated like a passenger elevator.
OS-2	1	B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-69	Shuttle	Office
OS-3	1	B3-B2 ,B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-69	Passenger	Office
HL-1 ~ HL-4	4	72-79, 81-87, 89	Double-deck shuttle passenger	Office
HEX-1 ~ HEX-3	3	1, 2-3, 73	Firefighting and freight service	All	One of them cannot reach a speed of 10 m/s
HEX-4	1	73, 90	Service	Hotel
HPS-1 ~ HPS-2	2	B3-B2, 1, 2-3	Passenger	Parking lot
HPS-3	1	B3-B2, B1, 1	Passenger	Parking lot
HS-1 ~ HS-2	2	72-79, 81-89	Shuttle	Hotel
HS-FF、HS-LB	2	B3-B2 ,B1, 1, 3-11, 12-18, 19-28, 29-71, 72-90	Passenger	Hotel	The HS-FF is a variable load elevator, which allows for operation with a maximum overload of 4000 kg.
PHS-1 ~ PHS-2	2	B1, 2-4	Shuttle	Hotel
BB-FF	1	B1, 1	Service	Parking lot	Located on the perimeter of the building and incorporated into Phase IV of Ningbo Center

See also

• List of tallest buildings in China