page_title: Portside Tower
hierarchical_section_title: Portside Tower
caption_attribution_description: English: The completed Portside Tower in Cape Town.
context_page_description: Portside is a 139-metre-tall building in Cape Town, South Africa. Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building and at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in the central business district in 15 years.
  The property is jointly owned by FirstRand Bank and Accelerate Property Fund. The bank self-occupies its share of the property, while Accelerate Property Fund is leasing office-and retail space to tenants. Accelerate Property Fund appointed Cape Town-based commercial brokerage firm Baker Street Properties to manage and market the property.
  The Green Building Council of South Africa awarded the property a 5 star Green Star rating, making it the tallest Green Building in South Africa.
context_section_description: Portside is a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) building in Cape Town, South Africa. Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building and at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in the central business district (CBD) in 15 years.
  The property is jointly owned by FirstRand Bank (FNB, RMB, Wesbank and Ashburton) and Accelerate Property Fund. The bank self-occupies its share of the property, while Accelerate Property Fund is leasing office-and retail space to tenants. Accelerate Property Fund appointed Cape Town-based commercial brokerage firm Baker Street Properties to manage and market the property.
  The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) awarded the property a 5 star Green Star rating, making it the tallest Green Building in South Africa.
caption: The Completed Portside Tower in 2014.
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