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The Astaka

Malaysia

The 1019th tallest building in the world

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The Astaka is a twin-tower residential complex in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Tower A, with a height of 278.9 m (915 ft), is currently the tallest skyscraper in Johor Bahru and the tallest building in Malaysia outside of Kuala Lumpur. It is also the tallest residential skyscraper in Southeast Asia. Tower B is the second tallest skyscraper in Johor Bahru, at 255.6 m (839 ft). The complex houses 438 apartments, including penthouse duplexes. The penthouses in both towers are exclusively owned by the Sultan of Johor. Open in 2018, The Astaka is one of the few development projects in Johor Bahru that has private lifts and is within walking distance of the CIQ Complex.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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