Princess Tower

Princess Tower
Princess Tower
Location within United Arab Emirates
General information
Status Complete
Architectural style Postmodern
Coordinates 25°05′19.05″N 55°08′48.69″E / 25.0886250°N 55.1468583°E / 25.0886250; 55.1468583Coordinates: 25°05′19.05″N 55°08′48.69″E / 25.0886250°N 55.1468583°E / 25.0886250; 55.1468583
Construction started 2006[1]
Opening 2012
Height
Architectural 413.4 m (1,356 ft)
Antenna spire 414 m (1,358 ft)[2]
Roof 392 m (1,286 ft)[3]
Top floor 356.9 m (1,171 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 101, plus 6 basement floors[1]
Floor area 171,175 m2 (1,842,512 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 13
Design and construction
Architect Eng. Adnan Saffarini Office
Developer Tameer Holding Investment LLC
Main contractor Arabian Construction Company (ACC)
Other information
Parking 957

The Princess Tower (Arabic: برج الأميرة‎) is a 101 story, 413.4 m (1,356 ft)[2] tall residential-only skyscraper located in the Marina district of Dubai, UAE.[4] Princess Tower is currently the third tallest building in Dubai, after the Burj Khalifa and the Marina 101 and the 27th tallest building in the world.[5] Princess Tower was the tallest residential building in the world from 2012 to 2015, when it was overtaken by 432 Park Avenue in New York City.

Overview

The tower's engineering was performed by Syed Majid Hashmi as the Chief Structural Engineer and his deputy manager Mohammad Ali Alogaily.

The building comprises 763 units, 957 underground parking bays (spread over six floors), and eight retail outlets.The building was completed and delivered by its developer, Tameer Holdings, in September 2012.[6]

The development stands at 107 stories and includes basement floors, a ground floor and 100 levels above ground.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Skyscraper Center". Buildingdb.ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  2. 1 2 "Princess Tower | Buildings". Dubai /: Emporis. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  3. ↑ "Princess Tower". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Princess Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  5. ↑ "Tallest 100 Residential Buildings". Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Sambidge, Andy (2012-09-12). "Tameer delivers world's highest homes - Real Estate,GCC,Middle East,Real Estate,Real Estate,Property". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Dubai's Princess Tower becomes world's tallest residential tower". The National. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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