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Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world which forms the iconic centerpiece of Downtown Dubai, has been named the winner of the mixed use project award in the prestigious Cityscape Awards for Real Estate in the Middle East and North Africa. The awards are held in conjunction with Cityscape Abu Dhabi which runs until [...]

The observation deck of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai, has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated. “Due to unexpected high traffic, the observation deck experience at the Burj Khalifa… has been temporarily closed for maintenance and upgrade,” Emaar Properties said in a announcement. “Technical issues [...]

The Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world, will not open this year. Emmar announced yesterday that it will not open until January 4 next year. The opening will coincide with the four-year anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum becoming the ruler of Dubai, the official news agency WAM reported. “We decided [...]

For years now, poets and singers have spun their yarns to describe the ‘top of the world’ feeling… and perhaps never got it right. Now, At The Top of the world is becoming a reality, at Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, developed by Emaar Properties. One of the world’s highest public observation decks, At The [...]

The Burj Dubai’s name may translate as Dubai Tower, but the publishers of the Guinness World Records book say the structure is not a tower at all. Instead, the 818m building has the distinction of being the world’s tallest free-standing structure. The biggest “tower”? That honour goes to Toronto’s 553m CN Tower, which this week was [...]

The defense apparatus in the United Arab Emirates arrested 45 suspects, most of them Palestinian and Lebanese, after the plot to blow up Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) was uncovered. Dubai Tower, currently under construction, is the tallest building in the world. The current wave of arrests adds to the eight other suspects detained immediately after the [...]

The Dubai Metro will be officially inaugurated on September 9th and is expected to increase the values of nearby properties. Though growth has slowed in the emirate recently, it is still expanding rapidly. Residents and visitors will be able to get around the city and emirate much easier with the new, modern Metro Line. The Metro’s [...]

Check out this amazing new high definition video of the Burj Dubai Lake Fountain. The Burj Dubai is nearly finished as the world’s tallest tower (opening in September 2009), the Dubai Mall is already open since the end of last year and recently the worlds biggest and highest fountain was inaugurated by Emaar. This area of [...]

This video was taken in June 2009 and shows the Burj Dubai. Construction is still going on, the opening of the world’s tallest skyscraper is scheduled for 09-09-2009, coincidentially the same day as the Dubai Metro inauguration.

A new resolution issued by Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan states that foreign

If you have invested in a development in Dubai that has since been cancelled by the emirate’s property regulators, don’t despair – new rules have been announced that will ensure investors receive a full refund. All cash paid by buyers on property development projects that are officially cancelled by The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) will [...]

Testing work of The Dubai Fountain, one of the world’s tallest performing fountains, is in progress for the official unveiling. Undertaken zone by zone across its entire length, most of the testing and operations are being executed underwater in a series of electronic, mechanical and process checks, executed by experts from WET, the California-based designer of [...]

Dubai’s government plans to increase public expenditure by around 20 per cent in 2009 to stimulate the service-based economy, the Financial Times quoted a senior policy-maker as saying on Saturday. Nasser Al-Shaikh, director-general of Dubai’s finance department said it would

Emaar’s The Dubai Mall showcases new trends in retail and entertainment The Dubai Mall, one of the world’s largest shopping and entertainment destinations, developed by Emaar Properties PJSC and located in the Dhs73bn mega-project Downtown Burj Dubai, is putting finishing touches to several retail and entertainment concepts that are a first for the region. The [...]

Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building being developed by Emaar Properties PJSC, has completed 50 per cent of its cladding work, undertaken on an accelerated schedule by Arabian Aluminium Company. More than 12,000 panels covering over 50,000 square metres have been installed on the tower, which is now the world’s tallest free-standing structure. Burj Dubai [...]

At 512.1 metres (1,680 feet), Burj Dubai has become the world’s tallest tower. Burj Dubai, being developed by Emaar Properties, is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres had been the tallest building in the world since it opened in 2004. Burj Dubai has now reached 141 levels – more storeys [...]

Emaar Properties is offering a collection of elegant waterfront homes located in Marina Promenade, Marina Quays and Park Island residential projects at Dubai Marina at its central sales centre located in the Emaar Business Park. ‘The response to the launch of Emaar’s final three projects within Dubai Marina has been overwhelming,’ said Ms Bahiya Kayed, [...]

The world’s tallest tower, the $900 million Burj Dubai, is months off schedule after its cladding work timetable was thrown into disarray last year, officials admitted. Current work on what will become the world’s tallest building is “a couple of months” behind schedule, due mainly to the bankruptcy of Swiss-based curtain walling giant Schmidlin last [...]

Dubai – Emaar rolls out Attareen at The Old Town Island. With over 50 per cent of construction work already completed, the 88 exclusive apartments feature an Arabian architectural style in a modern setting. Emaar has joined hands with Amlak Finance to offer easy finance options to potential buyers. A low-rise development, The Old Town [...]

The soon to be world’s tallest tower is to be hit by curtain wall delays posing the question just how soon it will be finished. ‘Construction Week’ reported that cladding work has still not started on the tower, which has reached 81 storeys, meaning that the planned 2008 completion date could face delays. The original [...]