PRIME Minister James Marape noted that 100-plus floors (new buildings) for the Noble Centre were put up in the last six years.
Marape said this while thanking Chinese developer China Railway Construction Engineering Group (PNG) Real Estate Company for investing in the multi-million-Kina project.
He said the K400 million 23-storey Noble Centre in Downtown Port Moresby that was opened on Thursday, was one of many projects from Chinese partners.
He thanked the business community saying without their investments, the country would not see growth.
“We must be hospitable to foreigners. Never chase good investors away,” he said.
It is understood that work on the project started in 2019 and had been behind schedule due to delayed shipment of building materials.
The building has 23 floors along Champion Parade and is the tallest in the country.
The building consists of a dual reception – on ground floor from the Stanley Esplanade and Champion Parade with planned retail spaces.
There are still 30-plus office units available for tenants. The total number of office units is 92.
NCD Governor Powes Parkop commended the developer saying this was the highest building in the country.
Parkop said: “You have set the benchmark.
“A lot of challenges you have gone through and have overcome them.”
