Ocean Mall is a 120-metre-tall (393 ft) skyscraper in the Clifton locality of Karachi , Pakistan . It was built between 2009 and 2014, and contains a shopping mall and office spaces.
19-447: It was founded as an international hotel project for Sofitel , but was later abandoned due to the law and order situation in the city. Later, it was redesigned into a shopping mall and was named The Mall. Ocean Tower is a 120-metre-high (393 ft) skyscraper in Karachi. It contains 28 storeys above ground, and 5 below ground. The project has its own 5-megawatt powerhouse, as compared to
38-699: A brand of luxury hotels only, downsized its property count to 89, and created new brands. Sofitel had 130 properties by January 2023. Banque Paribas opened the first Sofitel in Strasbourg ( France ) on 26 June 1964, the Sofitel Strasbourg Grande Île, which was the first 5-star hotel in the city. In the 1970s, Sofitel became an international chain of hotels. The first Sofitel in the United States opened in 1975 in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Sofitel entered
57-841: A joint-venture model on the ownership of 6 of its 11 North-American Sofitel properties to develop new growth opportunities. Then in 2007, the brand underwent a global overhaul. The number of hotels was reduced by 50% and a high-end offer around the Sofitel brand inspired by the French Art de vivre was developed. Sofitel adopted an asset-light strategy (less ownership in properties) to bring more focus on hotel management and related services. Between 2009 and 2012, 30 new properties were added to Sofitel's portfolio, reaching 120 properties in 2012: The Hotel Carrasco in Montevideo , its first hotel in Uruguay , and
76-440: A three-year-old boy was injured after being stuck in an Ocean Mall escalator. According to the mother of the injured child, this incident happened when they were going from the second to the third floor of Ocean Mall. She further added that they kept calling the administration, but no one came to help, and even the buttons of the escalator were non-operational, and no medical assistance was provided. However, their management team took
95-579: Is a non-exhaustive list of notable Sofitel Hotels & Resorts properties: As a member of the AccorHotels group, Sofitel Hotels & Resorts applies the sustainable development policies set by the group. In April 2016, AccorHotels announced that a 1,000 of its hotels, including Sofitel properties, now needed to weigh and record all thrown away foods to reduce food waste . The number of items on menus shrank to 10-20 and those courses must use seasonal local products as much as possible. The group also planned
114-501: The Hotel Sofitel Montevideo Casino Carrasco and Spa . The idea for the building began with the formation of a corporation called "Balneario Carrasco", created by Alfredo Arocena with the aim of building a hotel in the then seaside resort of Carrasco . This company was in charge of summoning the landscaper Carlos Thays , to design and convert the entire area into a wonderful garden neighborhood, and then begin
133-750: The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi in Vietnam . The 182-room Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom designed by French architect Jean Nouvel (2010); The Grand Amsterdam (2011). By 2013, Sofitel managed 8 properties in the Middle East with plans for further expansion. The Dubai Downtown opened in 2014, and Sofitel Jeddah in 2015. The Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa and the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort both opened in 2013 with plans to further develop Sofitel's network of resorts in
152-494: The 2 MW- and 1.2 MW-capacity powerhouses of MCB Tower and the Arif Habib Building respectively, and it does not rely on K-Electric for power. The tower uses state-of-the-art technology for monitoring heat and smoke. It has nine passenger lifts and five cargo lifts. Surface area of the project is 850,000 sq.ft. Construction cost is Rs. 5 billion. The project architect is arcop Private Limited. On March 22, 2022
171-710: The Middle East and Africa. In June 2017, Sofitel announced the construction of its highest property so far in the Middle East, the Sofitel Dubai Wafi . Sofitel worked with fashion designers to create the So Sofitel artsy hotels : Kenzo Takada for the Sofitel So Mauritius, Christian Lacroix for the Sofitel So Bangkok, Karl Lagerfeld for the Sofitel So Singapore, and Polpat Asavaprapha for
190-832: The Sofitel So Hua Hin. In July 2009, Sofitel launched the “So SPA by Sofitel” concept at the Saint James Hotel in London and at the Sofitel Marseille Vieux Port location. So SPA's development in Asia started in 2013. In December 2014, during the Marrakech International Film Festival , Sofitel launched the first edition of La Nuit by Sofitel , recurring parties organized by Sofitel and happening around noteworthy fashionable events worldwide. This
209-788: The Sofitel Tokyo, the Sofitel St James London, Sofitel Chicago Water Tower , Sofitel Lafayette Square Washington D.C., Sofitel Marrakech, Sofitel Silom Bangkok, Sofitel Montréal and Sofitel Buenos Aires . Between 2003 and 2004, Sofitel opened 14 locations, including the Sofitel Mexico City , its first hotel in Mexico , and 7 new locations in Asia . By 2010, Sofitel had more than 20 properties in China. In 2005, Accor North America decided to apply
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#1732855206947228-565: The US market with a French approach to hospitality, making French baguettes on site, offering a wide selection of wines, providing bidets in 1/3 of the rooms, and hiring French chefs to manage the kitchens. The hotel turned a profit within 18 months of operations. In 1980, Sofitel was purchased by Novotel SIEH (renamed Accor in 1983), and joined the group's hotel brands: Novotel , Mercure , Ibis . The first Sofitel in Colombia opened in 1995, and
247-736: The child to the nearest hospital for medical assistance. They paid all medical expenses. As a result of the incident, a protest was staged outside the Mall, near Teen Talwar in the upscale Clifton neighborhood and there was severe public outrage over the incident on social media with a trend called #BanOceanMall. Sofitel Sofitel Hotels & Resorts are a French hotel chain of luxury hotels based in Paris , France , and owned by Accor since 1980. Founded in 1964 in France, Sofitel quickly developed worldwide to reach more than 200 properties. In 2008, Sofitel became
266-403: The company Carrasco Nobile Sociedad Anónima, and culminated in 2013. Currently the hotel is managed by Sofitel . It formally reopened its doors on March 7, 2013. According to El País , the opening of this building brings with it a whole revolution in the neighbourhood of Carrasco, with many real estate and business investments. In addition, Rostand Street and the adjoining square became one of
285-635: The construction of the Hotel Carrasco , named in honor of the first owner of the lands, Sebastián Carrasco. The construction of the hotel began in 1912, under the leadership and projection of the architects Gastón Mallet and the Swiss Jacques Dunant. The outbreak of the World War I forced the suspension of construction works for nine years. Later, the Municipality of Montevideo bought the land and
304-691: The first Sofitel in Japan opened in 1996. In 1997, the group announced the opening of the Sofitel New York Hotel , a $ 90 million investment on West 44th Street between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas (next to the New York Yacht Club ). In the early 2000s, Sofitel went through a major expansion plan in Asia , targeting beach resorts in Thailand , China and Indonesia . Sofitel also opened
323-411: The monumental unfinished building, to continue the works and finally inaugurate them, on January 29, 1921. It soon became a landmark of luxury for tourists visiting the city, and many lodged many famous personalities, such as Albert Einstein (1925) and Federico García Lorca (1934). In 1975 it was declared a National Historical Heritage. In 1997 it closed its doors. Renovation work began in 2009 by
342-648: The most popular pedestrian zones in the city. Located on the Rambla of Montevideo , the hotel stands as the center of the urban plan designed for the barrio Carrasco , in the first decades of the 20th century, by the French landscape architects Charles Thays and Edouard André. Its architectural style is eclectic-historicist with a predominance of neoclassical and baroque and inspired by European palace hotels. It currently has 116 rooms (including 22 Suites), Thays Lounge Bar, 1921 Restaurant, spa and various spaces for events. In
361-427: The opening of 1,000 vegetable gardens within its properties, including Sofitel properties, by 2020. In Etterbeek , the honey served by Sofitel is produced on the building's roof by a professional beekeeper. [REDACTED] Media related to Sofitel at Wikimedia Commons Hotel Carrasco The Hotel Casino Carrasco is a historic five star hotel and casino in Montevideo , Uruguay . It currently operates as
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