Besix inks deal to build Africa's tallest tower in MoroccoBesix Group (Besix) said a consortium comprising its key subsidiary Six Construct and TGCC has been awarded the contract to design and build the tallest building in Africa at Rabat, the capital of Morocco. The 250-m-high bui More… |
Emaar breaks ground on 'tallest tower' in DubaiDubai-based Emaar Properties has broken ground on its $1-billion development - 'The Tower in Dubai Creek Harbour' - which, on completion in 2020, will become the world’s tallest tower, overtaking the iconic Burj Khalifa. More… |
Damac tops out Dubai Marina residential towerLuxury developer Damac Properties said its 94-level tower ‘Damac Heights’ in Dubai Marina area has been topped out. On completion next year, it will be the seventh tallest residential tower in the UAE. The façad More… |
JEC awards $44m Saudi tower contractJeddah Economic Company (JEC), chaired by Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, has signed up top British company EC Harris Mace to provide project management services for its Kingdom Tower project, which on completion will becom More… |
Burj Khalifa corporate floor up for grabsUS-based Freedom Realty Exchange, a leading online real estate auction platform, has put up an entire corporate floor on the world's tallest tower BurjKhalifa in the first ever online real estate auction in Dubai. Freedom, which is own More… |
Alwaleed signs deal for world's tallest towerSaudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has given the go ahead for the construction of the world's tallest tower in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah by signing a SR4.6 billion ($1.23 billion) contract with Bin Laden Group. More… |
Select Group builds 'tallest' residential tower'The Torch', a tower built by leading Dubai-based property developer Select Group at Dubai Marina, has been recognised as the world’s tallest residential building, beating Q1 Tower of Gold Coast, Australia. The Torch, at 348 metres More… |
Kingdom to build world's tallest tower in JeddahSaudi-based Kingdom Holding Co plans to build the world's tallest tower as part of a project worth 75 billion riyals ($20 billion) in the city of Jeddah, a newspaper report said on Thursday. Alsharq Al-Awsat newspaper, c More… |
Tallest tower viewing deck reopensThe observation deck of the world's tallest skyscraper has reopened in Dubai, two months after an elevator malfunction. Dozens of tourists were lining up for tickets to take an elevator to the 124th floor of Burj Khalifa, where the tow More… |
Burj Khalifa observation deck closedThe observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, was shut down today due to problems with power supply, a statement said. "Due to unexpected high traffic, the observation deck experience at the Burj Khalifa... has b More… |