Developed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, it was officially the tallest building in Kazakhstan until 2008, when it was topped out by the complex Northern Lights in Astana.[1] However it is the current tallest building in the whole city of Almaty.[2] The first fourteen floors of the tower are occupied by offices, the Ritz-Carlton hotel is located above the offices, in the last eight floors of the building are serviced apartments.[3]