| Goldin Finance 117 | |
|---|---|
中国117大厦 | |
 Goldin Finance 117 in 2024 | |
 Interactive map of the Goldin Finance 117 area | |
| Alternative names | Walking Stick |
| General information | |
| Status | Topped-out |
| Location | Xiqing District,Tianjin, China |
| Construction started | 16 August 2009 |
| Topped-out | 8 September 2015 |
| Estimated completion | 2027 |
| Owner | Goldin Financial Holdings Ltd. |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 597 m (1,959 ft) |
| Top floor | 584.1 m (1,916 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 128 |
| Floor area | 370,000 m2 (4,000,000 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 89 |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Goldin Finance 117, also known as theChina 117 Tower (Chinese: 中国117大厦), is an under construction supertallskyscraper inXiqing District,Tianjin, China. The tower wastopped out in 2015 at a height of 597 m (1,957 ft). It has 128storeys above ground, with 117 of them intended for housing, hotel, and commercial space, which provides the source of the building's name.[2] Designed byP&T Group, construction began in 2009 but was twice halted. In April 2025, it was announced that construction would resume and be completed in 2027.[3]
Goldin Finance 117 and other previously failed skyscraper projects in China were responsible for the government banning construction of buildings over 500 metres (1,640 feet).[4][5] When completed, Goldin Finance 117 will be one of China's last 500+ m towers for the foreseeable future.[6]
Construction of the skyscraper began in 2008 and was scheduled for completion in 2014. However, work was suspended in January 2010 due to the fallout of theGreat Recession and eventually resumed in 2011 with the new estimated completion of 2018–2019. The building was topped out on 8 September 2015, making it thefifth-tallest building in the world at the time.[7]
It was originally meant to be the centerpiece in the Goldin Metropolitan Scheme, a mixed-use luxury development on the outskirts of Tianjin catering to the super-rich, although the economic viability of the project was questionable. But around the same time, the building's owner, Goldin Properties (a subsidiary ofGoldin Financial Holdings Ltd.), ran into financial difficulties in the aftermath of the June2015 Chinese stock market crash and was forced to suspend construction in December 2015.[8]
Currently, the building remains unfinished and unoccupied.China State Construction Engineering Corporation, the contractor of the project, removed all on-site workers and left it unfinished.[9] It is currently certified byGuinness World Records as the World's Tallest Unoccupied Building.[5]
On April 25, 2025, it was announced that a new permit for construction was issued for P&T Group and BGI Engineering Consultants so that the project could be finished. Completion is set for 2027.[3]
On January 4, 2026, Tianjin Municipal Party SecretaryChen Min'er and MayorZhang Gong held discussions with the principal leaders ofChina CITIC Group,China State Construction Engineering Corporation, andChina Cinda on revitalizing the "117 Project."[10]
Goldin Finance 117 is designed to resemble awalking stick, and has that as its nickname.[11] Earlier designs resembled the shape of a fin and a diamond. Goldin Finance 117 is planned to be the main tower of Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan, aCentral Business District funded by Goldin Properties, and would be built nearby the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club.[12]
In 2015, two Russian and Chineseurban explorers climbed the tower and the construction crane.[13]
In 2016, Russian couple Ivan Beerkus (Kuznetsov) andAngela Nikolau climbed the under-construction tower. Their video received over 922,000 views as of April 2023 and attracted worldwide media attention.[14][15][16][17]
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