West 65

44°48′44.9″N 20°24′05.5″E / 44.812472°N 20.401528°E / 44.812472; 20.401528Construction started2019Completed2021Height155 m (509 ft)^[1]Technical detailsFloor count40Design and constructionArchitecture firmFletcher-Priest Company
PSP-Farman HoldingWebsitewww.west65.rs/en/west-tower

West 65 is a residential complex in New Belgrade. It is located at the corner of Omladinskih Brigada Street and the inner city ring road. The location features a well-developed traffic infrastructure and public transportation network, allowing quick and convenient access to any other part of the city. The immediate vicinity has shopping, office and service centers. It is about 15 minutes from the city center. It includes 11 six-story residential buildings, a mall and a 155-metre (509 ft) tower in New Belgrade's Blok 65. It remained the tallest building in Serbia and Belgrade for a years, until being surpassed by Belgrade Tower in 2022.

Commercial section

The commercial section of the complex consists of retail shops located on the ground floor of the residential buildings and a modern shopping center. It is modeled after pedestrian zones. It will include a supermarket, speciality stores, retail shops, catering and service facilities, a spa and wellness center, and entertainment facilities for children, teenagers and adults.

On 25 December 2021 Novak Djokovic played tennis on the street outside the West 65 tower.^[2]

Multipurpose tower

In accordance with the architectural concept, the corner of Omladinskih Brigada Street and the inner city ring road will have one of the tallest and most modern buildings in Belgrade. The tower will consist of two separate units. The tower, which is 155 metres (509 ft) tall and contains 40 floors, is completely residential.

Despite the prizes awarded to the design of the building, it echoed the problems with previous residential and partly residential towers in Belgrade. They include capacity and maintenance of the elevators, quality of structure's installations, lower quality of materials for the cost cutting purposes, or thermal and sound isolation, despite the prices reaching extreme heights for Serbian standards, with up to 5,000 €/m2. Also, the investors advertised that project will include a swimming pool within the building and various luxury facilities, but none of them were built in the end. As similar problems plagued previous highrise complexes, Eastern City Gate (built 1971–1979) and Western City Gate (built 1973–1976), it raised a question whether residents should live in the buildings designed as the symbols and landmarks.^[3]

Statistics

• Land plot area: 30,316 m²
• Superstructure area: 106,106 m²
• Substructure area: 46,331 m²
• Number of apartments: 514
• Number of retail shops: 100
• Office space and hotel suite total area: 37,058 m²
• Number of parking places: 1,324
• Open space area: 15,484 m²
• Number of new plant units: 172

Gallery

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  West 65 tower under construction, February 2020
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  West 65 tower under construction, September 2020
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  West 65 tower under construction, October 2020
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  West 65 tower silhouette, October 2020
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  West 65 tower under construction, July 2021

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