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Bicsa Financial Center, first named Ice Tower, then Star Bay Tower, is a 68-storey skyscraper in Avenida Balboa, Panama City. Standing tall, it is the third tallest building in Panama City and fourth in Latin America. Bicsa Financial Center is also known for its distinctive glass colour (gold). == History == Prior to the start of the Star Bay Tower project, a supertall skyscraper, ''Ice Tower'', was undergoing construction.〔http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/2007/06/ice-tower-vanis.html〕 It would have consisted of 104 floors and would be 381 m (1,250 ft) tall. The decision to start the construction was due to the cancellation of another supertall skyscraper project, Palacio de la Bahia, a 353 m (1,158 ft) tall building.〔http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20070622080305821〕 In 2007, after the installation of steel reinforcement in the foundation, the Ice Tower project was halted. In order to prevent corrosion of the steel girders and be able to reuse the foundation, it was concreted.〔http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20070624132843583〕 The works were done on Sunday in order to have the necessary machinery and manpower. On May 2008, the works were resumed. The project was then renamed to 'Star Bay Tower' named after a developing company, Star Bay Group. In May, 2009, the main retaining wall has collapsed. The incident has damaged parts of the adjacent sidewalk and roadway and caused interferences in water supply.〔http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20090507095001122?query=star+bay+tower〕 On 18 May, Hilton Hotels occupied 27 floors of the building.〔http://ehotelier.com/news/2009/05/18/hilton-hotels-corporation-announces-return-to-panama-with-four-properties〕 On 10 October 2012 fire broke out in the garage of the building. The fire was extinguished in 23 hours by approximately 200 firefighters.〔http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20121012103444608〕 After the incident, Banco Internacional de Costa Rica (BICSA) had rented some of the offices in the Star Bay Tower, which was the main reason why the projected received its current name. In 2013, the building was completed. The official opening took place in September of the same year.〔http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/panama/hilton-panama-PTYHFHH/index.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bicsa Financial Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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