Sky Towers (Kiev)

Originally this building's name was 'ZAGS', a Russian abbreviation for civil registry office, which this building was located next to. KDD Group was a developer for this project. The building was planned to triangle-shaped, similar to Ministry of Transport building, that was on the opposite side of street[6]. Construction was planned to end in 2012, also there was a plans of opening a hotel in the tower.

Site cleanup began in March 2006[7], in the winter of 2007 it was fenced. The final project was published in October. In 2008 the building was named 'Sky Towers', during the year slurry wall were installed. Preparation for foundation pit began in 2009. In April 2010 construction of eight underground floors began, in May the first tower crane was set.

16 September 2010 illegal workers from Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, that were building the skyscraper were arrested[8].

In September 2010 the second tower crane was set, construction process was very slow. In October the Turkish company Ant Yapi became the project's main contractor[9]. In November the third crane was set. In October 2011 construction of zero floor began. 24 October the underground floors were finished and preparation for the first floor construction began. Construction of the showroom started.

In May 2012 American company, called Cimbrorum Holdings LLC bought this project. Also planned hotel inside the lower tower was cancelled. In November construction of Tower A's first floor began, also the fourth crane was set. Next month Tower B's zero floor was complete. 5 December one of the cranes was dismantled.

In January 2013 construction of the second floor began. In February both towers had three floors. Due to unseasonable weather of March construction has slowed. 8 April one of the cranes was dismantled and later replaced. In May Tower A had ten floors and Tower B had seven. In June both towers reached 11 floors, which was a limit in main contractor's contract, so construction was paused for some time. In July construction continued, since August both towers were being constructed concurrently, also the showroom was finished.

In October the building had 15 floors. In December it reached 20 floors. In January 2014 first glass was installed on facade of the Tower A.

17 February a 1,5 m long metal rod flew off the construction site and struck a car, as a result it pierced the roof and one passenger got minor injuries[10].

After Euromaidan construction slightly slowed, but frame assembly was continuing during March, the building had 23 floors and was already taller, than 100 meters. In the end of the month the building already had 25 floors. The glass was installed on Tower B, first escalators were set. The construction was put on hold in 2015.

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