Portside Tower

Portside Tower
Portside Tower in 2018
Interactive map of the Portside Tower area
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	5 Buitengracht Street, CBD, Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates	33°55′00″S 18°25′19″E
Current tenants	FNB RMB WesBank Ashburton Investments Equites China Construction Bank EXL Service
Completed	March 2014 (March 2014)
Cost	R1.6 Billion (estimated)
Client	FirstRand Old Mutual
Owner	First Rand Accelerate Property Fund
Landlord	Baker Street Properties
Height
Height	139 metres (456 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	32
Floor area	over 52,000 m2
Design and construction
Architecture firm	dhk Architects; Louis Karol Architects
Developer	Eris Property Group Old Mutual Property
Civil engineer	WSP Structures Nadeson
Quantity surveyor	Aecom Davis Langdon De Leeuw Group
Main contractor	Murray & Roberts
Awards	Tallest green building in South Africa

Portside is a 139-metre-tall (456 ft) building in Cape Town, South Africa. Completed in 2014, it is the city's tallest building and, at the time of completion, was Cape Town's first significant skyscraper developed in Cape Town CBD in 15 years.

It was developed by two of SA's largest financial services firms, FirstRand and Old Mutual, through Eris Property Group and Old Mutual Property.

The property is jointly owned by major South African financial services holding company FirstRand, and Accelerate Property Fund (APF). The bank self-occupies its share of the property, while AcPF leases office and retail space to tenants. AcPF appointed the Cape Town-based commercial brokerage firm Baker Street Properties to manage and market the property.

The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) awarded the property a 5 star Green Star rating, making it the tallest green building in South Africa.