[Sky Tower]

Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road was near-empty desert as recently as the early 1990s. Much has changed in the last 15 years and more unnamed plots have recently been released to extend the skyline further.

Please use this thread to post any proposals, renders and updates that appear anywhere along the strip. :tup:

To start off, here is SZR in 1993......

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0701/feature3/images/gallery.3.5.jpg

and more recently......

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0701/feature3/images/gallery.3.6.jpg

[malec]

Most recent aerials from Brian McMorrow:

http://k43.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72572085.HblUO0ss.DubaiAerialsJan07109.jpg

http://k41.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72549056.2c0RUuJz.DubaiAerialsJan07096.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72572082.jVFfvvEw.DubaiAerialsJan07103.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72583265.wf2Rynvv.DubaiAerialsJan07068.jpg

http://k47.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72583263.3VeZ8N2t.DubaiAerialsJan07066.jpg

[malec]

Some of the imposing structures under construction:

Rose Rotana:

http://i11.tinypic.com/4cu8xeo.jpg


Park Place:

http://i14.tinypic.com/2gxpgy0.jpg


Damas Towers:

http://i14.tinypic.com/48eznsw.jpg


Dubai Tower:

http://tinypic.com/e6sk20.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/2zio6zd.jpg


Capitol Towers:

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72583241.w5shades.DubaiAerialsJan07050.jpg


WTC Residence:

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72583243.v9uYrRwJ.DubaiAerialsJan07051.jpg


Al Tayer Tower:

http://i11.tinypic.com/2nq9wn4.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/2crrd3q.jpg


HHH Tower:

http://i14.tinypic.com/3451o47.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/4idjrjp.jpg


Nicco hotel + accicio office tower:

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3369/img6293jx1.jpg


Al Durrah (reduced from 330m to about 200m)

http://i10.tinypic.com/29aqhd0.jpg

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2/dsc0507rv6.jpg


Al Attar Tower (On hold since the contractor was fired and they need to find another one)

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/1358/img6303fu3.jpg

[Sky Tower]

Wow, a great kickstart to the thread Altin. Thank you very much. :tup:

[AltinD]

^^ It wasn't me but MALEC, the UAE moderator on SSC and starter of a similar thread there.

[Slugbelch]

He started a similar SZR thread somewhere else in ssp, but I'm not sure where it is. It would make for good link reference.

[Bergenser]

I loved the Park Place!
it's just so nice cladding. :D

[Sky Tower]

:previous: I don't ever remember seeing another SZR thread on SSP myself, but it kinda makes sense to have one in the ME&A section anyway!

Some more from Brian McMorrow
http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70304787.OaTux61l.DubaiNov06027.jpg

http://k53.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70304790.HYVqSjHJ.DubaiNov06032.jpg

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70305941.zyFdmT5o.DubaiSep06523.jpg

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72572083.EGe4TrTm.DubaiAerialsJan07106.jpg

[Sky Tower]

:previous:Hey guys, I found that link on SSC courtesy of Florian (SSC's Dubaiflo )
They're all within the vicinity of SZR and many have their own threads too if anyone wants to do any research or updates on these developments. :tup:
http://www.skyscrapercity.info/images/foto.gif


Al Manara Tower
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103246
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Al_Manara_Tower-thumb.jpg


Shangri La Hotel Towers
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Shangri-La-thumb.jpg


Al Meraikhi
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Al_Meraikhi_Tower-thumb.jpg


Sheikh Ahmed Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Sheikh_Ahmed_Tower-thumb.jpg


Dr. Khalifa Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Sheikh_Ahmed_Tower_Dr_Khalifa_Tower-thumb.jpg
right one!


Unknown Tower next to Number One Tower Suites
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301179
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/fcldb5.jpg

Number One Tower Suites
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Number_One_Tower_Suites-thumb.jpg


Mercure Grand Hotel U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=156052
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020Mercure_Hotel-thumb.jpg


Sheikh Essa Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Sheikh_Essa_Tower-thumb.jpg


Chelsea Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020Chelsea_Tower-thumb.jpg


Al Hawai Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Al_Hawai_Tower-thumb.jpg


Sheikh Marwan Tower
http://photobucket.com/albums/y4/dubaiflo/th_B11_Marwan_Tower.jpg


Towers Rotana Hotel
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Towers_Rotana_Hotel-thumb.jpg


Kalanter Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Kalanter_Tower-thumb.jpg


Union Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Union_Tower-thumb.jpg


Golden Sands Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=115665
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020Golden_Sands_Tower-thumb.jpg


Saeed Tower 2
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Saeed_Tower_II-2-thumb.jpg


Al Rostamani Building 2
http://imagevenue.com/loc291/th_864_AlRostamani2.JPG


B18-Al Rostamani Building 1
http://img1.imagevenue.com/loc170/th_db7_b18.jpg


Sahara Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Sahara_Tower-thumb.jpg


Al Mossa Tower 2
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-al_moosa_tower_2-thumb.jpg


Al Moosa Tower 1
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Al_Moosa_Tower_1-thumb.jpg


Zabeel Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Zabeel_Tower-thumb.jpg


Al Safa Tower
http://photobucket.com/albums/y4/dubaiflo/th_AL_SAFA_TOWER_B23_SZR.jpg


Khalid Al Attar Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103244
http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/1/4201-al-attar-building.jpg

Latest Construction - 13th Oct 06
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3717/dsc0171fw9.jpg

Khalid Al Attar Tower
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3120.jpg


Al Wasl
http://photobucket.com/albums/y4/dubaiflo/th_AL_WASL_TOWER_B26_SZR.jpg


City Tower 1
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3117.jpg


City Tower 2
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3116.jpg


Crown Plaza Towers
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3114.jpg


Unknown Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=284571
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/9coiyx.jpg

Liberty Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...hreadid=115670 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115670)
http://207.44.228.232/photopost/data//500/2Liberty_Tower.jpg


Saeed Tower 1 + 10F Building
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3112.jpg


White Crown
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3125.jpg
In Front

Nikko Hotel Towers (U/C)
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=147961
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/az5zs1.jpg

Park Place U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...hreadid=103509 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103509)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020Park_Place-thumb.jpg


Api Tower
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3109.jpg





Fairmont Hotel Tower
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3111.jpg



Unknown Tower (Yaqoub Tower) U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=301709
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/iwc61b.jpg



Capital Towers U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...hreadid=103269 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103269)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020Capital_Towers-thumb.jpg





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Nuami Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=111569
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/8ciy9p.jpg



Unnamed Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=216671
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/7al33t.jpg


Falcon Tower
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=111562
http://k47.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70304159.ttoqoJCf.DBNv0646.jpg

http://k53.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70304160.aw9wkgiV.DBNv0647.jpg
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/ym8bb8.jpg




Bright Start Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=126618
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020Bright_Start_Tower-thumb.jpg




Etisalat Office
http://www.skyscrapercity.info/images/foto.gif


Al Murooj Complex
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103506
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020Al_Murooj_Complex-thumb.jpg



Dusit Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Dusit_Dubai-thumb.jpg

http://k41.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70304176.nt6og9uB.DBNv0676.jpg


Al Kawakeb
http://img2.imagevenue.com/loc254/th_35d_alkawakeb.jpg




Damas Tower 2 U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=164095
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020next_to_damas_tower-december2004-1-thumb.jpg





Damas Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...hreadid=103240 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103240)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020Damas_Tower-thumb.jpg


Unknown Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREADhttp://skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/confused.gif?
http://www.skyscrapercity.info/images/foto.gif


21st Century Tower
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3169.jpg



Oasis Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Oasis_Tower-thumb.jpg




Rose Rotana Suites U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD:http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...hreadid=104602 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104602)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020Rose_Rotana_Suites-thumb.jpg




Ghaya Residence
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Ghaya_Residence-thumb.jpg




Al Attar Tower 2 U/C
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread...hreadid=115666 (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115666)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020next_to_al_attar_tower-december2004-1-thumb.jpg


Al Attar Tower
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3167.jpg


Sky Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-sky_tower-thumb.jpg


Jumeirah Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.info/images/foto.gif


Kendah House
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3166.jpg


Al Ghadier Tower
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-al_ghadier_tower-thumb.jpg



Unknown Tower U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=278126
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/cg2osg.jpg




Capricorn Tower

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020dubai-lover-Capricorn_Tower-thumb.jpg
In Front
http://k41.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/50866926.DubaiOct05032.jpg

http://i5.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/50866928.DubaiOct05036.jpg



The Tower
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3163.jpg



Emirates Towers
http://i5.pbase.com/u37/bmcmorrow/upload/24318008.d81.jpg

http://k43.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/70304795.4OR82tiQ.DubaiNov06052.jpg


Dubai World Trade Centre Apartments
http://www.skyscrapercity.info/images/foto.gif

World Trade Centre Residence
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=107046
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020World_Trade_Centre_Residence-thumb.jpg




Dubai World Trade Center
http://207.44.228.232/images/T03/3124.jpg


http://skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/smile.gif



Burj Dubai complex:

South Ridge U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=291408
http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/4/20044-emaar.jpg



The Residences U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103259
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/11020The_Residences-thumb.jpg




Burj Dubai U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=251996
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020Burj_Dubai-thumb.jpg



Burj Dubai Lake Hotel U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=153955
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/11020Burj_Dubai_Lake_Hotel-thumb.jpg




The Lofts U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=253238
http://manager.albawaba.com/img/new_sys/mediabank/12763_mb_file_5c30a.jpg




Business Bay:


Executive Towers U/C
VIEW OWN THREAD: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=204455
http://www1.file-upload.net/08.01.06/2ux8q1.jpg




DIFC: Plot Map (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=184220)

[AltinD]

GUESS from where it was taken :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/162/353412962_730425ce12_o.jpg

Grant Johnson / Flickr

[Sky Tower]

Wouldn't be on B.D. by any chance? ;)

[AltinD]

Look at this site:

http://i5.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/72583241.w5shades.DubaiAerialsJan07050.jpg

Here is being build a complex of 3 combined towers:

http://www.baidas.net/public/images/tc1.jpg

Hotel Tower 4B+G+M+54
Residential Tower 4B+G+M+54
Office Tower 4B+G+M+50


but if you think that is great, see what was first planed to be build there, but changed becouse of the new Airport height restrictions applied in the aerea, restricting the maximum height in that plot to just 198 meters:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9069/3407wz.jpg

85F / 340m
75F / 300m
65F / 280m

:(

[Sky Tower]

Yeah, it's a shame they changed it....but I kinda like the new one too!

That eyesore of a building next to it is awful, what where they thinking of? :sly:

[Slugbelch]

Here's a quick assembly of one side of the SZR diagrams available on ssp:
As of Jan. 1 2007:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8398/szrdiagramgl8.jpg
EtisalatTelecom Bldg. (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=34459) / World Trade Center (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3245) / Emirates Office Tower (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=84) / Emirates Hotel Tower (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=85) / The Tower (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=797) / Capricom Tower (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=27209) / Kendah House (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3043) / Sky Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=34485) / Al Attar Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6647) / Ghaya Residence (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3143) / Rose Rotana (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=27579) / Oasis Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3113) / 21st Century Tower (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9639) / Damas Tower 1 (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=34672) / Damas Tower 2 (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=39913) / Dunsit Dubai (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2101)

I added a couple that weren't complete yet (R.R. and D.T.1&2), but were done enough to make an impact on the skyline as of Jan.1 so I went ahead and added them. If you see any in the diagrams that belong on this side of the road, or any corrections/additions, please let me know. I ended with Dunsit because there is a lot of ground between this one and the couple other ones near the BD and it wouldn't look right next to the Dunsit, especially with only one or two to add.

I would like to add them if, somehow, it would look right in the diagram. :shrug:

[Slugbelch]

And facing the other side of the road:
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/980/szrdiagram2au1.jpg
Shangri La Hotel (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9642) / Chelsea Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=27208) / Sheikh Marwan Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=35747) / Towers Rotana Hotel (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8806) / Saeed Tower 2 (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=33754) / Zabeel Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=12417) / Khalid Al Attar Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=12385) / Al Wasl (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?) / Park Place (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=28696) / API Tower (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=12567) / Fairmont Hotel (http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3433)

Very few diagrams available for this side and several not even listed even though they are completed. :shrug: Maybe more will be made in the future.

[Bergenser]

Maybe a lazy question but what exactly is SZR, is it that road with skyscrapers on each side of it?

[AltinD]

That eyesore of a building next to it is awful, what where they thinking of? :sly:

Not really


http://i12.tinypic.com/2e2f2wi.jpg

[phillyskyline]

Finally looking like some density w/ all those gorgeous highrises...

[JOVIMECARCH]

very nice buildings!

[Sky Tower]

Ok Altin, from that angle it doesn't look that bad! I take it back.

[Sky Tower]

Ok Altin, from that angle it doesn't look that bad! I take it back. :tup:

[Slugbelch]

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/13/638231/January%2007/bd0116074ap.jpg.http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/13/638231/January%2007/bd0116074.jpg

I was wondering on these latest BD100 press shots (Jan. 16) if the Rose Rotana has finally started cladding the upper part? :shrug:

Jan. 6:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3064/szr010607vj7.jpg http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7323/szr0106073tu9.jpg http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/5282/szr0106072sm2.jpg

[mcbaby]

Dubai building becoming world's tallest
1/16/2007, 2:32 p.m. PT
By JIM KRANE
The Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Burj Dubai skyscraper under construction here reached its 100th story on Tuesday, nearly two-thirds of the way in its relentless climb to become the world's tallest building.

With 3,000 laborers adding a new floor nearly every three days, the $1 billion spire is days away from surpassing a neighboring skyscraper that is currently the tallest in the Middle East, Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties said.

"The tower is a symbol of the city's pride and a statement of our arrival on the global scene as one of the world-class cities," Emaar chairman Mohammed Ali Alabbar said.

When finished in two years, the silvery steel-and-glass building is expected to rise beyond 2,300 feet and more than 160 floors — dozens of stories taller than the world's current tallest building, the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan, which measures 1,671 feet and 101 floors.

It will also top the world's tallest freestanding structure, Toronto's CN Tower, which stands 1,815 feet.

The tallest building in the United States, the Sears Tower in Chicago, comes in at 1,451 feet, while the Empire State Building measures 1,250 feet. Before they were destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, the World Trade Center towers both topped 1,360 feet. The Freedom Tower being planned for the site will measure 1,776 feet when it's completed in 2011.

Emaar isn't releasing its plans for the final height of the Burj Dubai so it can add more stories if a competing developer mounts a challenge. Predictions on skyscraper Web sites say the cylindrical Burj, which was designed by American architect Adrian Smith, will eventually loom over the city from a height of 2,600 feet or more.

Until the 1960s, the United Arab Emirates was an impoverished desert country whose residents survived through subsistence fishing, farming and small-time trade.

After it became rich from oil, Dubai began building skyscrapers to gain international prestige, not, like Hong Kong and New York, because of a shortage of land. But Dubai's skyscraper binge has jacked up land prices so much that tall buildings are now the only feasible use of coveted building lots in the city's central district.

Dubai has staked its fame on bold engineering, building attention-grabbing projects including manmade resort islands shaped like palm trees, a mall with indoor skiing, and a vast Disney World-style amusement complex that includes plans for an apartment building that rotates on its axis.

Exhibiting a flair for the luxurious that is typical of Dubai, one of the skyscraper's high-profile tenants will be the Armani Hotel, developed in conjunction with Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. The spire will also contain private apartments and offices.

Surrounding the dramatic concrete and steel tower is a $20 billion development project that includes several smaller towers set amid winding canals and a gargantuan shopping mall.

All of this development has angered many environmentalists, who say the Emirates is one of the biggest energy consumers and carbon dioxide emitters per capita on the planet. The World Wildlife Fund has asked the country to move toward renewable energy, especially solar power viable in one of the world's sunniest climates.

[AltinD]

My Hot Bird satellite reception was not working lately so I went up on the roof to check it. Unfortunately the LNB was toasted so there's nothing I could do (a new one has to be bought) but I did took my camera with me and here's the result:


http://i12.tinypic.com/43zdtnq.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/4dweic1.jpg

http://i18.tinypic.com/4ccxism.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/2gtu5bd.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/4h2gh1s.jpg


In a freaky coencidence, Burj Dubai is shadowed by Park Place; you can just see the 3 cranes hovering above the roof of PP.

[Slugbelch]

^ Any chance getting the LNB replaced at night? ;) That second shot is killer! Perfect side also since the back side has the tall ones. It almost has it all. I guess about a month, it will have it all. Got the orig. to post? Thanks for some nice desktops!

Jan 23:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/14/641090/SZR012307dubaifm.jpg

[Grumpy]

Dubai doesn't stop amazing me :runaway:
I must visit this city to see all of this live , must be really impressive.

Is there a structural plan of all this cause I really can't follow all the construction here anymore ? Perhaps a plot map ??
I tried to follow the SSC threads but there are to many of them...

[AltinD]

... That second shot is killer! Perfect side also since the back side has the tall ones. It almost has it all. I guess about a month, it will have it all. Got the orig. to post?

Slightly resized:

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1269/szr1xr9.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=szr1xr9.jpg)

[Slugbelch]

Feb. 16:
scroll----->
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2854/szr021607indiarevisitedma7.jpg

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8503/szr020907thecrappytouriyn8.jpg
indiarevisited/thecrappytourist

[Mocholate]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/Slide61.jpg

[Mocholate]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/Slide62.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

There is a building under construction near the Emirates Towers in the direction of the desert. Does anyone know what it is? It is located on the other side of the road that borders the Dubai International Financial Centre.

[AltinD]

:previous:

SKY GARDENS

http://i8.tinypic.com/66t7wo5.jpg

[AltinD]

JULY 1st, 2007


ROSE ROTANA HOTEL (74F, 333 m)

http://i8.tinypic.com/4r9r2au.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/660gwn6.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4q6ktwh.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/4zbu6vn.jpg

http://i8.tinypic.com/4ucqp7l.jpg


THE INDEX (86F, 328 m):

http://i7.tinypic.com/5xzfm0w.jpg

http://i8.tinypic.com/6435yfs.jpg

http://i15.tinypic.com/61yh1e0.jpg


DAMAS Towers (2 x 50F, 200+ m)(Anagsana Hotel & Apartments)

http://i11.tinypic.com/61o9ogm.jpg


AL ATTAR Tower (76F, 301 m):

http://i17.tinypic.com/624k7s4.jpg


AL TAYER TOWER (55F, 248 m:

http://i13.tinypic.com/5x937up.jpg


DUBAI TOWER (45F, 186m):

http://i12.tinypic.com/4r2cxzn.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Altin D, thank you for the response and for all the pictures. Do you have a picture of what Al Tayer Tower is supposed to look like upon completion? This is the first time I have heard of this tower and I want to know more.

[AltinD]

^^ AL TAYER

http://i11.tinypic.com/2nq9wn4.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Thank you for the Al Tayer Tower picture.
Another Question: In the first photo of The Index, there is a building under construction in front of it. What is it?

[AltinD]

It is the 166 meters tall Liberty House, part of DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center)

http://www.gowealthy.com/realestate/dubai/libertyhouse/images/overview_01.jpghttp://www.gowealthy.com/realestate/dubai/libertyhouse/images/overview_02.jpghttp://www.gowealthy.com/realestate/dubai/libertyhouse/images/overview_03.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Thank you. I appreciate your hard work to get the pictures of the buildings. I also wanted to know how Salik is working for you. Is it crowding up your life or has Dubai become a "deserted" city?

[Slugbelch]

Al Shoala Building wrap:
http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/21927/2002020250548641488_rs.jpg
abdulhade

[Slugbelch]

^
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1393/23753schedaprogettocy3.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23753schedaprogettocy3.jpg)

Looks done to me:
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4418/szraneezonend8.jpg
aneezone

[LoverOfDubai]

Does anyone know how many available plots there are left on Sheikh Zayed Road between Trade Centre Roundabout and Interchange 1?
If not, how many buildings are currently under construction on that segment?

[AltinD]

:previous: I would say around 10 plots are still vacant

[AltinD]

^
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1393/23753schedaprogettocy3.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23753schedaprogettocy3.jpg)

That is an ad for the waterfront project called The Lagoons (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338606) that will include the 4 flame shapped Dubai Towers (http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1016/dtfk2.jpg), as well as the hyper futuristic Dubai Opera (http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3020/operahouse29nw.jpg) House (http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7825/operaov6.jpg) by Zaha Hadid.

[LoverOfDubai]

I would say around 10 plots are still vacant

Thank you AltinD

[AltinD]

^^ But even more are under construction ;)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8425/p10407201xe4.jpg

Closer:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4939/p10407211no1.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

But even more are under construction ;)

How many? I like to keep track of new buildings on Sheikh Zayed Road and I want to know if there are any buildings that I never heard of. Is it possible someone can put up a complete list (or as much as they know) of the buildings under construction? That would be extremely wonderful!!

[LoverOfDubai]

Sheikh Zayed Road photos by Imre Solt on 25 July 2007

The Index
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6273/imresolt17mf7.jpg

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8580/imresolt15dg4.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9721/imresolt16nk0.jpg

HOTEL JAL TOWER DUBAI
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/159/imresolt09ci1.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/219/imresolt10bf4.jpg

AL ROSTAMANI MAZE TOWER
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/2309/imresolt14io8.jpg

SAMA TOWER
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7549/imresolt07wx8.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6420/imresolt08oz1.jpg

H.H.H. TOWER
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/9586/imresolt11ji2.jpg

ETISALAT TOWER 2
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9100/imresolt01gh6.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7947/imresolt02ze3.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3396/imresolt03px0.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6937/imresolt05ff9.jpg

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9679/imresolt04wo8.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2623/imresolt06on5.jpg

MARRIOTT HOTEL @ AL YAQUOB TOWER
http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8036/imresolt12tx9.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

FOUR POINTS SHERATON HOTEL by Imre Solt on 27 July 2007

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3447/imresolt067ij9.jpg

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1435/imresolt068pg1.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5427/imresolt069tx5.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

AL TAYER TOWER by Imre Solt on 27 July 2007

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5852/imresolt073fo3.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3112/imresolt074wn3.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4769/imresolt075rq9.jpg

[Slugbelch]

Nice update.

[LoverOfDubai]

DUBAI TOWER on 27 July 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1/imresolt076jj2.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8910/imresolt078ot9.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

ANGSANA HOTEL & SUITES (also known as DAMAS TOWERS) on 27 July 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1152/imresolt025fa2.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/4162/imresolt026qq9.jpg


KHALID AL ATTAR TOWER by Imre Solt on 27 July 2007

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6766/imresolt070sy5.jpg

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8403/imresolt071mf7.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/4509/imresolt072ni9.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Damas Tower (also known as Angsana Hotel & Suites 1 and 2) on 9 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7683/imresolt46pm9.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/889/imresolt47dg8.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Al Tayer Tower, Falcon Tower, Dubai Tower, Nuaimi Tower, and Executive Towers (in background) on 19 August 2007 by Imre Solt
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7122/imresolt12sx9.jpg

Executive Towers on 19 August 2007 by Imre Solt
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/619/imresolt14zy6.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

HHHR Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7952/imresolt186jk6.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8180/imresolt187ol7.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8045/imresolt188qy3.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Rose Rotana Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/73/imresolt158of7.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/707/imresolt159vz7.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2023/imresolt197qm2.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Al Yaquob Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/6091/imresolt156kt0.jpg

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/128/imresolt191jz0.jpg

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/3576/imresolt192fv9.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3563/imresolt150cd6.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/685/imresolt151sc3.jpg

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/2741/imresolt195ai3.jpg

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8572/imresolt196ex1.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Khalid Al Attar Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8392/imresolt189zp7.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/4180/imresolt190gh6.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Damas Towers on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2801/imresolt200tv2.jpg

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/199/imresolt201xr9.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7903/imresolt202rn5.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Maze Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7352/imresolt136kf5.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/558/imresolt153qp0.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6860/imresolt194qd2.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Acico Office Tower and Nikko Hotel Dubai on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8652/imresolt179lt6.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9103/imresolt180dh1.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2918/imresolt181sy9.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7457/imresolt182dm6.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5479/imresolt183wo3.jpg

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2436/imresolt184xf3.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Sama Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5740/imresolt175rj7.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4507/imresolt176ac7.jpg

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/275/imresolt178wl1.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Latifa Tower on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2232/imresolt185lt9.jpg

Burj Salam on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8612/imresolt177qa8.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Four Points by Sheraton Sheikh Zayed Road on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4821/imresolt198qo9.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3163/imresolt199gs0.jpg




World Trade Centre Residence on 24 August 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6007/imresolt168gl4.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1205/imresolt169bt0.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4176/imresolt174ou6.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

HHHR Tower on 15 October 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/715/imresolt14vh8.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower on 15 October 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8219/imresolt19kh4.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5467/imresolt20ys5.jpg

Although the façade is barely visible, so far it looks very nice.

[LoverOfDubai]

Al Yaquob Tower on 15 October 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1038/imresolt15uc5.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8593/imresolt16ii6.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Sama Tower on 15 October 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6059/imresolt12dc4.jpg

Acico Office Tower and Nikko Hotel Dubai on 15 October 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4116/imresolt13uh2.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Al Rostamani Maze Tower (or just Maze Tower) on 15 October 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6770/imresolt18qj5.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/174/imresolt17dl5.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Khalid Al Attar Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4797/imresolt084jz9.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4835/imresolt085ho6.jpg

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8141/imresolt086zd8.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3299/imresolt068sz0.jpg

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/6572/imresolt069dq7.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6961/imresolt122aa9.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Al Yaquob Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6195/imresolt111ta1.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9783/imresolt112sp9.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

HHHR Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5408/imresolt089hj7.jpg

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2326/imresolt110cq6.jpg

Burj Al Salam on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6186/imresolt099wm9.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7493/imresolt100wf7.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6206/imresolt101jz1.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

World Trade Centre Residence on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1561/imresolt090vp7.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/37/imresolt091ee0.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1979/imresolt092wr2.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Sama Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7732/imresolt093gk7.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3509/imresolt098cj5.jpg

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7465/imresolt102ft4.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2749/imresolt103jw0.jpg

Acico Office Tower and Nikko Hotel Dubai on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9946/imresolt088xc0.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8302/imresolt105ph8.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8500/imresolt106zr8.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7230/imresolt107lg7.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Damas Towers on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6030/imresolt062wl7.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/457/imresolt063xb7.jpg

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/2216/imresolt124cp5.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Maze Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9742/imresolt113st4.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/1502/imresolt114hl3.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Ahmed Mir Hashem Ahmed Khoory Tower (formerly Shaikh Ahmed Tower) on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8213/imresolt125ls2.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1812/imresolt126lu4.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2319/imresolt127ph6.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Al Tayer Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4575/imresolt130wm6.jpg

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1015/imresolt131uw1.jpg

Dubai Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/703/imresolt132zb2.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7942/imresolt133lo3.jpg

Al Tayer Tower, Falcon Tower, and Dubai Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6799/imresolt128ae5.jpg

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2582/imresolt129qo8.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Adnan Saffarini Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9489/imresolt138ue1.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9145/imresolt139jr7.jpg

[LoverOfDubai]

Rolex Tower on 02 November 2007 by Imre Solt

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5152/imresolt081ag7.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6100/imresolt082jw2.jpg

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/5885/imresolt083db3.jpg

[Sky Tower]

Does anyone have any updated pics of the intersection (I forget the number) by Dusit Hotel?

[LoverOfDubai]

Are you talking about the interchange of Sheikh Zayed Road and Doha Street?

These images were taken by Imre Solt when he visited the Burj Dubai on 27 November 2007. They were taken from the 76th floor:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5272/imresolt027ke0.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6498/imresolt039fs4.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3452/imresolt050pl3.jpg

[Imre]

10/January/2008

SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2167/imresolt001dj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8318/imresolt002rl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1430/imresolt017ly9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8582/imresolt018fs3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/3608/imresolt019zm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8233/imresolt021tb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/601/imresolt029ff0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6429/imresolt031xt7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2411/imresolt034mh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/2760/imresolt038cf9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[AltinD]

January 17th, 2009

http://i40.tinypic.com/28vy6bc.jpg

[Sky Tower]

Does anyone have any updated pics of the intersection (I forget the number) by Dusit Hotel?Same question again about the interchange of Sheikh Zayed Road and Doha Street two years on....

[LoverOfDubai]

Sky Tower,

Here are some images taken by Imre in late November 2009. I was unable to find more recent photos (but I am sure they are out there).

http://i50.tinypic.com/n346j7.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/6jpxz8.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/2w6uzk3.jpg

[Dylan Leblanc]

Sounds like a mess. The article says there's a 40% office vacancy rate there. Silly Dubai. :no:

Dubai's Worst Office Buildings Will Be Empty Forever: CBRE

Some Dubai office buildings are so ill-conceived and poorly located that they will never be occupied, while others may command no more than the cost of maintenance, according to CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.

“Some buildings will be permanently vacant and will never be let because they are wrongly located, they are of poor quality or have the wrong legal structure in place,” Nicholas Maclean, Middle East managing director for the U.S. property broker, said in an interview.

Full article - http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/dubai-s-least-attractive-office-buildings-will-be-empty-forever-cbre-says.html

[whiteford]

so what, as long as they get built. I wish Calgary was full of super-talls, occupied or not. jeez i am starting to think some of the formers who suposidly love skyscrapers actuly hate tall skyscrapers. how ironic is that.:shrug:

[ThreeHundred]

^ Dumbest post ever.