Landmark 72

Landmark 72 is a mixed-use supertall skyscraper in Pham Hung road, Nam Từ Liêm district, Hanoi, Vietnam.

[1] The complex features a 5-star InterContinental hotel, offices, entertainment areas, retail spaces, clinics and convention centres.

In November 2010, the main tower reached approximately 300 metres, making it the tallest building and structure in Vietnam.

[4] In early 2017, it emerged that a bribery scheme related to a proposed sale of Landmark 72 building complex in 2014 led to the arrest and charge of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew and charge of Ban's brother, Ban Ki-sang, an executive of South Korean firm Keangnam Enterprises Co Ltd.[5] In 2013, Keangnam was facing a liquidity crisis and intended to refinance or sell the complex.

Also, Malcolm Albert Harris, a self proclaimed New York City fashion designer who pled guilty to stealing US$500,000 as part of a phony negotiation to sell Landmark 72 to a Qatari royal.

The complex under construction in October 2010
The complex at night