DUBAI | Burj Al Alam | 1,673 FT / 510 M | 108 FLOORS | ON HOLD - Page 7

vanhenrik · #**121** Posted: **May 27, 2008, 10:47 PM**

Not Longer 484 M Its 501 M So Pleas Change The Thred !

Complex01 · #**122** Posted: **May 28, 2008, 5:45 PM**

So this is a go. Not bad, i likes it...

malec · #**123** Posted: **Jun 14, 2008, 3:08 PM**

By Imre from today:

13/June/2008

Burj Al Alam

Tom In Chicago · #**124** Posted: **Jun 14, 2008, 3:28 PM**

Glad to see this one finally start moving. . .

FLBlake · #**125** Posted: **Jun 14, 2008, 7:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dalton

Well then, I stand corrected. I will try to gather more information on Dubai before talking out of my ass ;-).

Bergenser · #**126** Posted: **Jun 15, 2008, 12:22 PM**

Yep, I am glad this one finally start. IMO it will the best looking building in Dubai.

malec · #**127** Posted: **Aug 8, 2008, 10:02 AM**

Not much to see in these pictures but better than nothing anyway.

From Imre, today

excel · #**128** Posted: **Aug 10, 2008, 10:19 AM**

pumped for this one.

malec · #**129** Posted: **Aug 11, 2008, 12:10 AM**

From 234sale on SSC a few days ago. What a massive hole!!

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Originally Posted by 234sale

malec · #**130** Posted: **Sep 15, 2008, 12:23 AM**

From 234sale. Looks like nothing much really going on, just a few workers only. Maybe on hold? I know it's ramadan so slow down is expected but still.

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Originally Posted by 234sale

Hoodrat · #**131** Posted: **Sep 15, 2008, 4:05 PM**

So excited to see this one forging ahead!!!

Starsky · #**132** Posted: **Oct 2, 2008, 7:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by Hoodrat

So excited to see this one forging ahead!!!

I'm not, just not a fan of this style of building. Kind of like comparing the Oriental Pearl Tower to the Jin Mao, both tall....but only one looks great.

malec · #**133** Posted: **Nov 8, 2008, 5:34 PM**

Moving at a snails pace but still doing something I think.

By 234sale

Aleks · #**134** Posted: **Nov 8, 2008, 8:24 PM**

Can't wait for this building to rise. I just wish the architects were more creative with the base.

malec · #**135** Posted: **Dec 8, 2008, 8:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by 234sale

You can see they've done some more digging. Can't get over how big this hole is.

MapleLeaf · #**136** Posted: **Dec 8, 2008, 10:41 PM**

Yeah...it´s really big.

Hopefully, they get on soon.

TANGELD_SLC · #**137** Posted: **Jan 5, 2009, 3:15 AM**

I checked Imre's photostream on Flickr for photo updates of Burj Al Alam, and they don't have any updates since February of last year... does that mean construction is stalled?

malec · #**138** Posted: **Jan 5, 2009, 8:52 PM**

^^ There is stuff being done but it's painfully slow and at this we'll have to wait until 2050.

malec · #**139** Posted: **Jan 9, 2009, 10:46 PM**

Again as slow as ever. Friday is the day off in case people are wondering why the machinery is positioned as it is.

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Originally Posted by Imre

09/January/2009

Burj Al Alam

malec · #**140** Posted: **Jan 15, 2009, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by Parisian Girl

Dubai's second-tallest tower may have contractor by end of month

12 January, 2009

By David Rogers

Developer of Burj Al Alam believed to have approached Samsung Engineering and Besix, after Arabtec pulled out

Dubai property developer Fortune has said it expects to choose the contractor to build its 510m-high Burj Al Alam tower at the end of this month.

The firm said it has shortlisted a number of builders for the deal, which is expected to carry a price tag of $789m (£527m).

The tower is set to be the second-highest building in Dubai after the Burj Dubai – the 818m-high tower due to open this September.

Local contractor Arabtec, which is also working on the Burj Dubai, was due to pick up the job but pulled out last autumn after failing to agree a price.

Fortune is believed to have approached Samsung Engineering and Belgian firm Besix – both of which are working on the Burj Dubai – about the deal.

But Samsung, which is based in South Korea, is understood to prefer working on government-backed projects.

Middle East Foundations is carrying out piling and foundations work on the 108-storey tower, which will go up in Dubai's Business Bay area. Fortune is planning for the tower to be ready by early 2012.

http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3131241

I think some bullshit here to be honest.