▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁However , ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁construction ▁is ▁on ▁hold . ▁ ▁The ▁to wers ▁occup y ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁site ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁icon ic ▁L ia oning ▁TV ▁Tower , ▁and ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁master ▁plan ▁covering ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 5 9 ▁hect ares ▁along ▁the ▁famous ▁" G old en ▁Cor rid or " ▁Youth ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁business ▁district . ▁The ▁development ▁over look s ▁Youth ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁N any un ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁super t all ▁to wers , ▁the ▁complex ▁will ▁contain ▁five ▁lux ury ▁high - r ise ▁resident ial ▁buildings , ▁each ▁rising ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁a ▁pod ium ▁that ▁accommod ates ▁a ▁large ▁cult ur ally - th emed ▁l ifest yle ▁sho pping ▁m all . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁Global ▁Fin an cial ▁Center ▁Tower ▁ 1 ▁represents ▁an ▁exercise ▁in ▁both ▁simplicity ▁and ▁icon icity . ▁At ▁the ▁ground ▁level , ▁the ▁tower ▁meets ▁the ▁street ▁at ▁the ▁human ▁scale , ▁with ▁con ical ▁extr us ions ▁that ▁down play ▁its ▁vertical ity ▁near ▁the ▁entrance . ▁These ▁can op ies ▁recall ▁the ▁nom adic ▁tent ▁ent ran ces ▁of ▁the ▁Q ing ▁D ynast y . ▁R ising ▁up ward , ▁the ▁tower ▁wid ens