Hürriyet
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 27, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - Azerbaijani business tycoon Mübariz Mansimov’s Palmali Group has become the first renowned customer of Trump Towers, a new skyscraper in Şişli, Istanbul.
The Palmali Group, known to have the world’s biggest oil tanker fleet, has bought a total of eight flats in the Trump Residence by New York’s property king Donald Trump.
Mansimov has already made investments in Turkey from hotels to aviation and now has bought a penthouse at Trump Towers Istanbul. The building beautifies the skyline in the district of Mecidiyeköy. The tycoon says that he cannot wait to see the completion of construction.
Apartments will be on the market in May. Mansimov attended the pre-purchase meeting and said from the architecture to the interior decoration a perfect concept was caught in the building.
Trump Towers consist of an office tower, a residential tower and a shopping mall. It is a complex of two high rises.
The 39-story buildings, designed by Brigitte Webers, are 144 meters tall.
Breath-taking panoramic views include the historic peninsula and the Rumeli Kavağı on the European side to Üsküdar and Beylerbeyi on the Asian side.
A helicopter landing pad on top of the tower
Flats in the residence vary in size from 102 to 650 square meters. Offices are between 400 and 2,000 square meters in size. There is a helicopter landing pad on top of the office tower.
Construction work continues at full speed. Exterior sidings are being placed. The towers should be ready by the beginning of 2011. The project also includes a 40,936-square-meter, five-story shopping mall with 185 stores inside.
Sales will open in May for Europe’s first Trump investment in Istanbul. Ivanka Trump, Trump’s daughter in charge of international projects as part of the Trump Organization, will be in Istanbul for the promotion. Several services provided in Trump Towers are as follows:
- Trump Towers Istanbul-Şişli residence will have a 16,800-bottle wine vault accessible to apartment owners who will have a chance to follow wine stocks easily.
- From ticket sales to reservations, a concierge service will be available for residents. Doormen, reception, valet parking, technical and housekeeping services will be available around the clock.
- Residents will be able to host their guests in a 300-square-meter partyhouse inside a social activity unit that also includes a library, a bar, a fireplace, a sitting corner, a billiard table, a business center, meeting rooms and children playrooms.