The first phase of the Altair mixed development project at Slave Island, Colombo, was declared open yesterday.The iconic high rise, a residential and commercial shopping complex, is 230 meters high and has 68 floors. It has 407 luxury apartments of four types and the commercial area is 30,000 square feet. It has a 600 car parking lot, a fitness centre, two swimming pools, ballrooms and standard sanitary facilities and a recreation park built on an acre of land. Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Sanitation State Minister Dr.Nalaka Godahewa and Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake participated at the opening ceremony. Here, one of the recipients of an apartment at Altair receiving the key from State Minister Godahewa. Pictures by Ruwan de Silva and Dushmantha Mayadunne