Three years and nine months after its builders went to work, the under-construction Monterrey skyscraper known as Torre Rise has reached the height (305 meters) of its established neighbor, the T.OP Tower 1, until now the tallest building in Mexico.

To the naked ground-level eye, the two towers appear equal in height for now, rising parallel to each other over the western part of the Nuevo León capital.

Torre Rise, being built alongside its rival as though in planned competition, will become the tallest skyscraper in Mexico and Latin America, its projected 101 stories and 484 meters leaving T.OP Tower 1 far below, and making it the second-highest building in the Americas (behind One World Trade Center in New York City) and the 13th-highest in the world.

Currently, the two towers (both developed by the same consortium) dominate the urban landscape of the Nuevo León state capital, competing with the Cerro de Obispado, the landmark hill in the middle of the city that houses the 18th-century Bishopric Palace.

Construction of Torre Rise, which began in May 2022 as a private investment project, is expected to be finished before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, an event for which Monterrey will serve as a host city beginning with the June 14 Sweden-Tunisia match.

The new tower — being built by Nest development group and designed by architect Esteban Ramos of the Ancore Group — will consist of a hotel with 10 floors, 40 floors of offices and 20 floors of apartments. It will also feature an observation deck, a restaurant, a space for cultural exhibitions, two floors of shops and 14 floors of parking.

The Torre Rise is being touted as a symbol of competitiveness, capital attraction and urban modernization. It is hoped that the new tower will have a direct impact on attracting real estate investment, generating employment and enhancing Monterrey’s international profile. 

“It signals a shift toward high-density, sustainable growth in Monterrey, driving economic opportunity and city-center repopulation,” a Nest spokesman told the digital magazine Dezeen.

Last year, Nuevo León Governor Samuel García posted on his Facebook page an animation of how the new, rectilinear skyscraper will look. 

With reports from El Norte, Lider Empresarial, Top Seven and Dezeen