Luxury lifestyle provider Damac Properties has announced the concrete frame completion of its tallest tower at Dubai Marina with its Ocean Heights development topping out at 84 floors this week.

The structural completion of the building marks the end of a year of significant progress for the company during which it has completed eight building structures and handed over three developments to customers, said a top company official.

"Ocean Heights is Damac’s flagship building located at the entrance to Dubai Marina on Al Sufouh Road and will undoubtedly become one of the area’s most iconic buildings, already towering above all others in the vicinity with its twisting architectural design now clearly visible," said Damac Properties chairman Hussain Sajwani.

At a special topping out ceremony to mark the completion of construction, Sajwani was joined by Riad Kamal, chairman of main contractors Arabtec.

“This is a significant day for Damac – the structural completion of our flagship building is a source of great pride and an occasion that we are glad we have been able to mark with the support of Rera, Arabtec and so many of the staff who have worked on site for the past three years," he noted.

‘To think that this magnificent building has been constructed in a little less than two and a half years is a testament to their efforts and I pay tribute to their hard work and accomplishments.

‘This has been a turbulent 12 months for everyone involved in real estate and it is therefore all the more impressive that everyone involved has remained so focused and dedicated to the task at hand. We are delighted to be literally ending this year on a high by finishing our tallest building.’

Congratulating the teams on site, Kamal said, "As a contractor we are always proud to be associated with quality projects and it is pleasing to be here to commemorate this milestone event for Damac as we finish the main construction of Ocean Heights."

“A large part of our philosophy at Arabtec is to work hard with developers to build a relationship and to work together as one team on challenging projects like this."

"In the light of some of the recent negative news and speculation, I believe it is even more important that we recognise the efforts and achievements of everyone involved in the construction of Ocean Heights and celebrate how significant they are," he added.

Damac has also recently topped out its Park Towers development at DIFC and altogether has completed eight projects this year, Sajwani said.

“There have undoubtedly been some severe challenges but we have stayed focused and committed to our construction and delivery plans,’ he added.-TradeArabia News Service