V Tower (Prague)

The building is located in an area above the Vltava river with views of the city centre, as well as the Prague Castle and the residential neighbourhoods Vysehrad and Vinohrady.

[5] The site is approximately the same distance from the downtown shops on Pařížská street [cs], and the State Opera, as it is to the Hodkovicky Golf Resort and the Velka Chuchle horse racing facility.

Because of the high number of high-rises in the area, the plain has been dubbed the “Prague Manhattan” as the skyline is becoming reminiscent of one which would be seen in New York.

[7] An example of modern Czech architecture, the building is divided into a pair of towers which are to be linked at two-thirds of their height, above which they continue upwards separately.

This is allowing for the tower to expand in size as it rises whilst minimising its ground appropriation, leaving space for terraces around the outside of the building.

[2] In the initial stages of planning V Tower (even before ECM Real Estate Investments went bankrupt) there were concerns over whether or not the building would be approved.

This campaign was picked up by experts from UNESCO World Heritage Committee, who were also worried that the "skyscrapers" would destroy Prague's historical and unique skyline.

[14] UNESCO objected to the heights of the buildings which were proposed to be erected in such close proximity to Prague's historical centre.

They required one of the proposed buildings be reduced to a maximum height of 70 metres as they feared any higher could be detrimental to Prague's tourist industry.

[15] There are 120 flats in total, ranging from smaller studios, to large apartments, and four story penthouses with private gardens and recreational swimming pools on the roof of the complex.

There is also to be a concierge in the lobby at all times[16] and each apartment owner will have access to the tower's garages, where they can safely park their vehicles whilst on the premises.

City Tower , City Empiria (in the background) and V Tower, 2016
V Tower during construction in summer 2016