Regeneration of Torre Velasca: 72 suites and flats, restaurants and private clubs in Milan

A few days ago, on 28 January, Sushisamba opened - founded in 1999 in New York and popular thanks to the TV series 'Sex and the City' - all booked up until the end of the month. While 72 suites and flats will be opened by the summer. From a symbol of post-war Brutalism, after a long renovation, Torre Velasca returns to the city of Milan - after the restoration signed by the developers Hines and curated by Asti Architetti - with a dozen floors and a mix of residences, wellness spaces, retail, a private club and above all catering.

A total development in excess of EUR 40 million realised by Sunset Hospitality Group, a company founded in Dubai in 2011 by Antonio Gonzalez and Ahmad Hafez and which, in 2024, acquired a majority stake in Maximal Concepts Holding, one of Asia's most award-winning hotel groups, expanding its global presence in key markets such as the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

"While Sushisamba has opened on the first floor, on the 18th floor, in June, we will inaugurate Mia, a panoramic restaurant focusing on Milanese cuisine and Italian tradition. Between June and July, we will cut the ribbon, on the 17th floor, for Madison House, a private club - after the first opening in Singapore - with lounge, meeting rooms, and which will also allow guests access to the gym and spa (over a thousand square metres), and more generally to the wellness area located on the -1 floor. A wellness area that will also be available to guests of Mett Suites & Residences (between the 19th and 25th floors, on seven floors, equal to 10 thousand square metres), which is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2026, close to the summer". The complex will comprise 72 suites and residences, restored in respect of the original architectural design, of which 50 will besuites dedicated to short term rental and with hotel service, while around 20 flats, equipped with kitchen, will instead be rented out for longer periods, up to one year".

Italia, explains amcora Gonzales, 'represents a strategic and long-term market for Sunset Hospitality Group. With Palazzo Cordusio and Torre Velasca in Milan, we are investing in iconic developments that integrate dining, members clubs, hospitality and residential offerings, creating lifestyle destinations that are deeply rooted in the urban context and aimed at a global audience".

Sunset Hospitality Group - which in 2025 closed at about 400 million dollars in turnover and employs 700 people, with more than 100 facilities in 26 countries - has already opened, inside Palazzo Cordusio Gran Meliá, a five-star luxury hotel, a few steps from the Duomo, Giardino Cordusio, with 150 covers in the courtyard on the ground floor. 'We have the ambition,' Gonzales concluded, 'to bring authentic, design-oriented and diverse concepts to Italia. Looking to the future, we are actively evaluating further opportunities throughout the country. The areas of greatest interest to us are, apart from Milan, Rome, but also the Costa Smeralda, Sicily in the area of Taormina, the Amalfi Coast and Capri, and Cortina. We are excited about the potential to expand our presence in some of the most dynamic destinations in Italia'.