Check out thread:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=166070

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These are Pics that i took of the model at PC showing the new tower from 3 different views.

I think this giant-slab-of-green-slime tower looks ugly. PC needs to scrap its plan and hire new architects for this job. If built, this tower will be a disgrace to all the beautiful buildings in Lahore. Hands down.

Reminds me of the UN Building in New York...minus the Green colour.

really Ugly ... specially the color

One person I talked to in Lahore says it's already been built but I have a feeling it hasn't...anyone else know about it?

No the tower has not been built yet ! They have started construction on it ... i think they have reached a little above the foundations and basements etc ... but it is nowhere near completed yet.

lol no its not build, it will be completed by august 2006

August 2006? That's a long time away...

http://www.hashoogroup.com.pk/images/gallery/zoomed/pchL2.jpg
Bukhara Restaurant - Overview

http://www.hashoogroup.com.pk/images/gallery/zoomed/pchL3.JPG

http://www.hashoogroup.com.pk/images/gallery/zoomed/pchL7.jpg
Current Hotel

http://www.hashoogroup.com.pk/images/gallery/zoomed/pchL8.jpg
Lobby View

What made then change the colour?

What made then change the colour?


well im not sure but this model was sitting in the lobby since over a year and the rendering on there site just came up around 2 months ago, so im not sure which is real which is fake.

Well everyone at PC that i talked said that the model in the lobby was what they were going to build. There is no rendering at the actual construction site when i saw it, however construction is well and truly underway. Therefore its probably the lobby model that is the correct one ...

I don't think the renderings and models do it any justice... it will probably end up lookign pretty good...

PC also seems to be planning a 50-60 story tower for Karachi. I saw a model for it on the Housing Industry Exhibition.

PC also seems to be planning a 50-60 story tower for Karachi. I saw a model for it on the Housing Industry Exhibition.

Did you manage to take a picture of that model ? :D

Hasan even took a picture of the model that is still on my hard drive

can you bring back the pc model pictures,and put them in the first post.

Right now they are adding two more floors to the existing mall wing structure (old inter-continental building). The construction of proposed tower will start after few years. The same can be verified by talking to EAM, Haseeb Gardezi or the chief engineer, Mian Tahir (042-111-505-505). The place earmarked for the proposed tower is Bukhara BBQ area and they plan to connect the proposed tower with the existing hotel through the covered bridge. Also car paking would than be underground, accomodating about 600 hundred cars.

Right now they are adding two more floors to the existing mall wing structure (old inter-continental building). The construction of proposed tower will start after few years. The same can be verified by talking to EAM, Haseeb Gardezi or the chief engineer, Mian Tahir (042-111-505-505). The place earmarked for the proposed tower is Bukhara BBQ area and they plan to connect the proposed tower with the existing hotel through the covered bridge. Also car paking would than be underground, accomodating about 600 hundred cars.

the construction of tower has started from last month.they have broken last two floors and has started third floor also.if they want to built two more floors then why they broke two floors and are broking more floors.

you can ask from hashoo group website by mail.

Hasan even took a picture of the model that is still on my hard drive

Why dont you share it with all of us?
My friend took a picture, but it might be a while before I can get it from him.

have you got the picture for 50-60 stroey pc model in karachi.

http://www.travelwirenews.com/news/Lahore1.jpg

The Hashoo Group, the owners and operators of five star chains of Pearl Continental and Marriott Hotels in Pakistan, announces with great pleasure the construction of 40-storey tower that will be a deluxe 6-star hotel along with 2800 sq-ft of convention facilities in the beautiful city of Lahore, provincial capital of Punjab. The new addition combined with the existing Pearl Continental Hotel will have a total of 1100 rooms. The new hotel will be the biggest and the tallest hotel in Pakistan and one of the biggest and the tallest hotels in the region.

The hotel extension plan will be completed in just 20 months with a cost of US$50 million. The 40-storey building has been planned after the district government's decision to relax rules set for the height of hotel buildings. The current Pearl Continental building is 110-ft high while the new building will be 500-ft tall and will have helipad on the roof top. Canadian-based , Mr. Ramesh Khosla, who received Aga Khan Architectural Award in 1980, has made the design of the sky scrapper.

Hashoo Group is the biggest company in hospitality owning and operating 5 Pearl Continental and 2 Marriott Hotels in Pakistan. Two more Pearl Continental Hotels, one each at upcoming Gawadar port and Muzaffarabad, capital of Independent Kashmir, are under construction.

:yes: :yes: :bow: :carrot: :banana2: :) :)

wat are you getting happy for, that is olddddd news.

the project has been shelved and canceled.

if its been cancelled why do they still have it on their website.

This is the first render i've seen of this project and it hasnt been cancelled.

is the website updated or not?

wat are you getting happy for

And you could have replyed in a politer way. Paindu mentality.........

^^ ok chill guyz, im sure pakboy could of said it better with a smiley ;) anyway...i never knew that this has got shelved...please give more info....because this is very bad news!!

I dont think its been shelved. From what I heard, construction began a long time ago and if it really was a two floors expansion then it would have been completed by now. But obviously, it hasnt been completed which shows that they are not going for a temporary two floor expansion.

I also read about a "40 storey PC tower in Lahore" on the DAWN website and it said that it was being built.

And why on earth would PC shelve this tower after years of planning. I heard a long time ago that PC was planning a major expansion. Major expansion surely isnt a two floor expansion.

And PC is full most of the time and they needed a major expansion.

^^hey guyz...it says on emporis that the project is under construction...
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100383&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1

well i had asked a few employees of pc lahore and they told me chief minister didnt allow it because the governers house is right oppersite pc and GOR-1 is right behind PC so due to security reasons the gov. didnt allow it.

btw the completion date wat hashoo group is only 6 months away and not a single brick has been laid so i guess its gone 100%.

and pc just announced last week they will add 2 storys on to the old buiding, surly they wont do that if they want to make a 40 story tower.


well anyway the good news is that a hashoo group is gona make a new hotel in collbration with iran, the negotations r under way ...so guys hope for the best.

why iran?

Well i do not trust employees or 2nd hand sources. I want to hear it from the dog's mouth itself. This project was suspended though, I believe it was because a historical site existed or something in the area.

Yeah, the news is absolutely right and the construction of 40 stories tower has been shelved and no one could deny this as a wrong information. Now they are adding 85 more rooms over the existing mall wing (old wing) structure, in the form of 2 addtional floors.

http://www.hashoogroup.com/

They have changed their website.Look at the corner of front page.and they have mentioned 40 stories underconstruction tower in lahore.

how can they add two floor on current tower.that is not a local buildng that is five star hotel.who will allow them.how can they provide severage,gas and electricity and other facilites.

Pakistan's First SkyScrapper

The Hashoo Group announce with great pleasure the construction of 40-storey tower thatwill be a deluxe 6-star hotel along with 2800 sq-ft of convention facilities in the beautiful city of Lahore. The new addition combined with the existing Pearl Continental Hotel will have a total of 1100 rooms.

The hotel extension plan will be completed in just 20 months with a cost of $50 million. The 40-storey building has been planned after the district government decision to relax rules set for the height of hotel building. The current PC building is 110-foot high while the new building will be 500-foot tall.

Canadian-based Indian, Mr. Ramesh Khosla who received Aga Khan Architectural Award in 1980, has made the design of the sky scrapper.


http://www.hashoogroup.com/images/skyscrapper.gif

If it has been cancelled then its a pity. But I think that they would have gotten permission from LDA before releasing information and renderings. In Pakistan, they hardly ever release renderings of approved projects so I dont see how PC would have released renderings if the project which was only 'proposed'.

LAHORE - The Punjab Government, though allowing Pearl Continental Hotel management to build a 40-storey skyscraper, is resisting to grant permission of constructing two more floors on the hotel’s existing structure.
The Pearl Continental (PC) wants to expand its existing structure by adding two extra floors but the government wants certain foolproof arrangements. The authorities have asked the hotel management to prove whether the existing structure is capable of withstanding the weight of two more floors.
The government has asked PC hotel management to submit a certificate from an internationally reputed body of technical experts, like National Engineering Services of Pakistan (NESPAK) or any other organisation of equal stature, that the existing structure could afford two additional floors.

http://nation.com.pk/daily/feb-2005/19/localnews3.php

^^ LDA also approved the building after that. I think the project is still alive.

instead of saying its on and off ...ca anybody living in lahore go to PC and ask some official there

It is interesting to see what is going on at PC. My father was the Sales Manager of PC in Karachi back in the 1980s, and also an interm General Manager at the PC in Lahore for about several months, during that decade.

From what I have known, yes there was an issue with the Chief Minister's security, with the proposal of the 45 story highrise, which led them to decide on a 40 story highrise instead.

However, PC scrapping plans is something new to me, and I doubt it because the Hashoo Group is known to build on it's plans, unless the government is in the way.

Unfortunately, with the political situation in Punjab, there have been unfortunate realities with the Choudhrys of Gujrat, Mr. Shujaat Hussain and Mr. Pervaz Elahi.

PML needs to oust these guys for the faster development of Pakistan. Politics play a lot of role in terms of development. Because of the lack of development within the Politics, it has made the society more vunerable to corruption, greed and selfish arrogance.

I think it is time that we elect new players within the PML, and put a new President. Mr. Choudhry Shujaat Hussain has been a liability with his conservative views, and Mr. Pervaz Elahi the same thing. I do not see much of why Mr. Elahi would not allow such a 45 story tower to happen, because the security issue is not reasonable enough. There are many places with Highrises, near a governor's or a provincial leader's house throughout the world.

The PC should build it's 45 story towers, I personally do not have a problem with it, however, certain Political Segments do, and that would be the only reason why Hashoo Group would have withdrawn plans, because of the government's denial.

Well, my only hope is that the Government didn't follow that scenerio.

instead of saying its on and off ...ca anybody living in lahore go to PC and ask some official there


well im 100% certain its off.

man this really pisses me of. these choudry's you know. i remember back in A levels i had this guy who is the nephew of sum shit of Mr Shujaat ....in other words choudry of gujrat. he had a pajero basically govt jeep...but guess wat it was used for all personal purposes. and the gass bill was given to the govt. they hd a big ass house in f-10 and he would neither buy nor wear any other clothes then the famous brand names. even his belts used to cost more then 2000 rupees. and he was a nerd straight A student. but u know i wish i could collect all these choudrys from gujrat in politics and hang them in the center of the city square.

well removing them wont do anything, the whole gov. is full of corruptness, if one goes another comes.

and ye theres lots of governer houses in the world with high rise buildings near them, but the cm house infront of PC is giagantic, it must be the biggest governer house in the world, its even bigger then bill gates house. plus most of it is open space and will be viewed easily from a high riser which will add concerns to the CM.

i think musharaf should just come and auction the CM house, there could be a massive commercial project on the plot and give a smaller house somewere in gulberg to the CM.

^^ anyone who hinders any sort of development...in any way what so ever needs to be dragged on the street and publicly shot like the dogs they are. musharaf just needs to get rid of these enemies of the state..especially the guyz that asfar was describing..they really piss me off!

well musharaf is the one who gave the choudarys of gujrat the power, so he will get rid of them now.

at that that he had no choice .... the global coomunity was not willing to do business because pakisatn did not have ""democracy"",,,nawaz sharif and Benazir dnt deserve to come to power, and we dnt want pakistan talibanized by MMA. so wat possibilities did he have....but he could have brought in all new people and representatives. but its not weasy at all...but the idea of auctioning tht big ass house and giving the cm is "aukaat" wala house is a good idea.

The world needs to define what democracy is, and what it isn't. I think the world gets lost when it comes to defining democracy.

The problem in Pakistan is the fact that the people have accepted corruption as a means of life, and accepted the reality that corruption is hear to stay.

There is a way to change all this, and it all starts with Education and a rising middle class. There are things called revolutions, and revolutions do happen.

The vast majority of Pakistan, Sindh and Punjab in particular are very corrupt. The governments that are the least corrupt are: NWFP, and Balochistan. However, NWFP is runned by the MMA, which is the least corrupt, but is very religious, and Balochistan is influenced by Feudalism.

We must start somewhere, and we will start, and tackle everything one by one. Effort must be put to minimize corruption.

We must learn from the mistakes our past leaders have made. We must learn the lessons by studying the solutions that worked in other nations.

It is sad that the CM's house is right by a major hotel. If security was an issue, such a property should not have been designated the Chief Ministers House.

This is how the Choudhrys of Gujrat got in Power, and in influential positions. They broke a deal with the government, supporting the government and becoming friends with the government. That's how they got to power.

They are cronies, and self-opportunist. But I can tell you that majority of the corruption would stop in the Parliament, if you put real Sincere Leaders with Charisma in there, taking over political party leadership. A lot of Parliamentarians are corrupt because their party leaders are corrupt. They don't have a good example to follow.

I had a conversation with an Ambassor about all this, and I hope that he goes back to Pakistan to become a Politician, because he will be one of the front men for change, and is highly respected in the nation he serves in. We talked about a lot of things, but the best way that change will come is through societies being more educated, especially in Political Science, Economics, Finance and Humanities.

President Musharraf will start to get rid of them, when people like you and me stand up and say "I am fed up with this, and will run for MNA and serve the people."

The Pakistani American Community is the most charitable of all the Muslim American Communities, and several would give $10k+ to political parties if they would see a viable change by the Political Parties.

We need Visionaries, who have integrity, and are willing to serve the people while creating job opportunities in Pakistan. We also need people who are good in transparent, efficient goverment, etc.

President Musharraf had to put his own people over the Politicians, to serve the government like Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

We have to start attending these party meetings, and vote these Politicians down. Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif, Altaf Hussain, the Chaudaries of Gujrat, are feared by many Pakistanis, and will bring fear to the hearts of the average Pakistani. But Pakistanis must stand up, and say: "I do not fear the Chaudaries, I only fear God (Allah)."

Sincerely,

Munzir Naqvi

i think musharaf should come here and apoint some of use as ministers :)

Go for it Pakboy! I highly encourage you to! But better, run for the position in a Political Party. We can change the leadership of the Political Parties:

Imagine:
"Benazir Bhutto ousted from PPP, PPP in path to Revolutionary Change."
"Dr. Mohammad Qadri takes over leadership of MMA."
"Clean shaved, Suit Wearing man takes over MMA."
"PML Nawaz, no longer a force to contend with."

These headlines can happen. We don't have to start new Political Parties, we can take over currently existing Political Parties. Political Party Elections do happen, be it that they are biased, but how many Pakistanis participate in the Primaries?

The majority of people that participate in Political Party leadership elections are fearful people.

How many campaign elections have you seen being Dirty, getting other candidates on Political Scandals, and Corruption? I have never heard of one, perhaps there were, but I haven't heard of them. They all promise change, but none of the Political Parties attack each other on corruption.

In the United States, and other democratic nations, they are known to have dirty campaigns, where they can dig up dirt on a candidate. In Pakistan, it's not hard to dig it up.

However, trying to stay within the topic, It is the current political set up that can be a factor against developments such as the PC 40 story Highrise.

I know that Change has started for good as soon as I see the Old Hyatt taken down, or made in to a real building.

Bahut Accha Project! Well done Lahore! :)

SO PC TOWER LAHORE WILL NOT BE REALLISED NOW? WILL THE MANAGEMENT DECIDE ANY OTHER LOCATION OR SIMPLY WITHDRAW? LAHORE IS BADLY IN NEED OF MORE HOTALS DUE TO ITA TOURISM AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS. ALLAH HELP US!

Hashoo Group is known to implement most of it's long term projects, pending a suitable political climate. If General Haq didn't impose strict rules and Zulfiqar Bhutto's Nationalization didn't happen, Pakistan would have been more developed, and Mr. Hashmi, The President of the Hashoo Group, would have developed more enterprises and institutions in Pakistan during the 1970s/1980s.

We need to bring Mr. Agha Hasan Abedi back to Pakistan. He created a few institutions in Pakistan, but due to the Nationalization Policies, decided to go else where, and was nicknamed the father of Barhain becoming a Financial Capital.

We need to bring Mr. Agha Hasan Abedi, and Mr. Moeen Qureshi back to fix up the institutions. Mr. Qureshi did a lot more in his few months as care taker Prime Minister, than Bhutto or Sharif did in their terms.

Every government owned institution, with the exception of a few, have been corrupted. PTCL was very corrupted. Some of the people protested the privatization because now they can't sit back, and relax at work, under the new company. This is why President Musharraf is privatizing and selling state-owned institutions to foreign companies. The foreign companies will clean up the mess, and also pay accurately on their taxes.

I think that PC should either relocated that hotel, or build that hotel in Karachi or Gwadar. Or Mr. Hashmi should use his government influences to change the rules.

well there is allready a pc u/c in gwadar and from wat ive heard a big high riser is planned for karachi.

sad think pakboy is that many things a planned but very less are actually materialised

So, PC 40 is shelved completely or still under consideration, any effort to get approval or to mold the CM or LDA? Is there any hope?

So, PC 40 is shelved completely or still under consideration, any effort to get approval or to mold the CM or LDA? Is there any hope?

Last Update on it was in February 2005 when it was cleared by the High Court (LDA approved the building in 2004, Amer Mahmood mentioned it in a program on GEO in late 2004). Thats all I know.

The 40 storeys planned has now been changed to a 50storey structure! Work is about to start very soon. I think the architect is Ramesh Khosla from India!

i think architech is cannadian but of indian orgin, he also designed pc burban.

but where did you get this news from

yeah where did you hear this from.

Techno is in this field and I believe his data is reliable.

Any updates on this tower?

I dont no abt the biodata of the archtiect, but Ramesh Khosla, the Indian Architect is a consultant architect for Hashoo group and works in colaboration with some Karachi based firm.

As far as the construction is concerned, i will say first there was some problem of structural and soil stability, and later the issue of construction of high riser on Mall road.....since that has been clear off now, so i expect some progress to take place in near future......the contractor working on the expansion of the front block of PC didnt give me an appropriate answer regarding the construction of the new tower 2 weeks back.....so keep ur fingers crossed on this too......n dats the whole story till now!!

Can someone post the current rendering? Currently, someone has done a drawing of it for the Skyscraperpage.com diagrams, but I'm unable to find a recent rendering so that I can approve the drawing.

Please, send me a private message when you find it.

thats right pics don't work

What happened to the pics?

is this project is still under contruction i was going on the mall i saw a crane beside the building of the pc hotel

How about you take some pictures and post them here since you are in lahore.

yep, construction has finaly started on this building, its coming up in the parking lot.

i also saw the project manager at the construction site and he told me that a 7 star hotel is coming up on the mall road and thats why pc are speeding the development up of there project,

please update the pics thanks. this should be JW Marriott if the Hashoo group is smart. not just an extension.


also how long before some idiot files a court case against its construction???

What I heard was that they added another 02 stories* over the existing structure and it’s in final stages of completion as they are doing the interiors.

*120 Rooms.

The pictures will be available on UrbanPK shortly.

please update the pics thanks. this should be JW Marriott if the Hashoo group is smart. not just an extension.


also how long before some idiot files a court case against its construction???


yeah, when will a neighbour of the neighbouring neighbourhood some 10 KM away file a case in court and halt construction? I guess only a matter of time!

What I heard was that they added another 02 stories* over the existing structure and it’s in final stages of completion as they are doing the interiors.

*120 Rooms.

The pictures will be available on UrbanPK shortly.

yep thats also still under construction, but another tower is also under construction in the parking lot of PC.

if its true that the construction of tower has started than its a great news..

Yes, it comes at a time when we thought this project was LONG GONE!

hey what happnd to the pc executive tower which was abt to be built n karachi,last time i went to pc they had a model of it in the main lobby

yep, construction has finaly started on this building, its coming up in the parking lot.

i also saw the project manager at the construction site and he told me that a 7 star hotel is coming up on the mall road and thats why pc are speeding the development up of there project,

so what r the building details now did they had changed them as mostly people in pakistan do

safe_blood, TRIPPLE A.

One of you needs to take a pic of this project and post here. You guys are residents of lahore.

sorry i was in lahore last week not anymore.

Construction of tower had been shelved almost years back and will never going to take place. Even the display model had been removed. The only development is the addition of 2 more floors on the old Intercontinental structure & thats about all.

Construction of tower had been shelved almost years back and will never going to take place. Even the display model had been removed. The only development is the addition of 2 more floors on the old Intercontinental structure & thats about all.
Refer to post 69:lol:

can anyone go there an take the pics

^^ probably you can since it says your location is lahore.

Otherwise just be patient until one of us returns to Pakistan an goes to lahore and take a picture :D

can anyone post the pic of PC HOTEL so we can view the site of this tower.i was still unable to take teh pic of the crane working there.

i will try as im in lahore next week but not sure as i fink i have dial up connection.;

is it going to be a steel structure.???

it is already 2 to 3 floors high now.

http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20080525/Sub_Images/1100412923-1.gif

its really going ahead ???

yes......hope so

oh yes sir.... the commencement of work will be very soon... had a word with one of the guys there, he said the project is definately on..!!

thanx jsultan.

Can I see a render somewhere?

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^^
According to this article, written in 2004

The architect said construction would start by the end of this year and would be completed in 2006.

and this is 2008. Do you know the revised deadline?

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Here are the 2 of my posts again! :gaah:

^^ Render from this article http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2004/04/27/27_4_2004_Pic-04.jpg

The current PC building is 110-foot high while the new tower will be 500-foot tall

Article: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-4-2004_pg7_14

^^ Qaiser, I unfortunately don't know the revised deadline. I only posted that artcile as Brighty (brightside.) requested a render of this 40 storey building. :) SSC' playing up! I can't even see my post now! :gaah: And I've also had to type this message twice! :bash:

Here's the render again:

http://www.heritageonline.com.pk/images/Architecture/PC_Tower_lahore.jpg

A bif F U to SCC! :rock: http://www.smileyhut.com/angry/fyou1.gif

Yeah SSC has some problem today. i posted my msg against your msg but now i cant see that msg. even after posting the msg i saw my msg posted somewhere else.

Yeah SSC has some problem today. i posted my msg against your msg but now i cant see that msg. even after posting the msg i saw my msg posted somewhere else.

Whaaaa :?


I lost you at "msg"............. :dunno:

He replied, but his reply ended up being posted somewhere else. What's so difficult to understand?

What he's basically trying to say is that, some messages appear and some don't. When I clicked on this thread, I would just see the messages by Brighty and Qaiser, but not mine. Then when I would refresh the page, I would only see the 3 of my mesages! Though everythings okay now!

He replied, but his reply ended up being posted somewhere else. What's so difficult to understand?

The poor grammer (no offence Mr. Qaiser) overburdened booga's fragile little mind. :(

It says Ooga posted a message. But I can't see his message! :ohno:

*Page 6 not showing...testing post*

This thread SUCKS!!!! :bash: :gaah: I can see the new posts on all the other threads, its only this thread where I can't see the updates! :bash:

I can see everything...

It got stuck for some reason...seems to work now :)

Here's the render again:

http://www.heritageonline.com.pk/images/Architecture/PC_Tower_lahore.jpg

Thanks for posting that. Looks like a decent design.

It got stuck for some reason...seems to work now :)

Good. Good. :) It was really annoying me.

BTW, 500 feet seem short for a 40-story building.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/LAHORE/05%2029%202008/PCHOTELTOWER.jpg


above pic is taken from the road leading to china chowk.we can see PC HOTEL right in the center of the pic.we can also see a crane and a steel structure there.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/LAHORE/05%2029%202008/PCHOTELTOWER1.jpg

the yellow circle is around the crane and the red one around the steel structure


http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/LAHORE/05%2029%202008/PCHOTELTOWER2.jpg

it will be looking like above pic.

good work Rana g

any more updates on this those pics were taken in june now it must have rise so can anyone give update from there what abt pakboy..??

How can we upload pics? there isnt any option

After Marriott's tragedy and the consequent poor rescue services, we have for a 6 story hotel, the govt might not allow a 40 story PC now? WE cant evacuate people from a 4 story building in our capital even. No snorkels or even ladders were seen there with Fire Brigade and rescue departments.

I did see a wooden ladder with a man in shalwar qameez trying to get on it khe khe khe

has anyone got update on this cuz' i've not seen one pic of it yet.

This Pic was taken in July from the Road leading to China Chowk

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/LAHORE/07%2001%202008/PCTOWER.jpg

can't we have a pic in which we can see the whole thing instead of just that crane?

can't we have a pic in which we can see the whole thing instead of just that crane?

Your location is lahore why dont you take the pictures :naughty:

I live in Hyderabad.... I had lived in LHR for 9 years...
from 1 and a half year, I'm in Hyderabad

thanks to Azam 4 posting this pic.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/SSC%20UPK/10%20OCTOBER/11.jpg

U guys can see it is already underconstruction and now it is above the ground level as of august.So now plz change the title to U/C

^^ The base looks rather narrow for a 40 storey construction.

from the pic it look like it is already 4 to 5 floors high

The contruction that you have circled in green is the new PC wing. It will come to the height of the remaining hotel as it stands today. The new tower is going to be built independent of the old building in the tree-covered area at the lower right of the current hotel. Construction work on the tower is yet to start. It has been delayed because PC is building a hotel tower in Ajmaan, UAE and resources have been diverted over there.

^^:cry::cry::cry:
keh do ye jhoot hey thakur.. we were considering this as the new 40story tower. are you sure its not that one?

thanks to Azam 4 posting this pic.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/SSC%20UPK/10%20OCTOBER/11.jpg

U guys can see it is already underconstruction and now it is above the ground level as of august.So now plz change the title to U/C

Oh wow.....it looks like it was hidden progress

The contruction that you have circled in green is the new PC wing. It will come to the height of the remaining hotel as it stands today. The new tower is going to be built independent of the old building in the tree-covered area at the lower right of the current hotel. Construction work on the tower is yet to start. It has been delayed because PC is building a hotel tower in Ajmaan, UAE and resources have been diverted over there.

NAHIIIII.....!!!!! :ohno:

Why can't they demolish some of those slummy houses and build the tower there instead of cutting down trees?

Why can't they demolish some of those slummy houses and build the tower there instead of cutting down trees?

Thats a global question/issue.

What the hell?!? You can't just uproot people!! And those houses are most likely to be low income housing, not "slums".

Why can't they demolish some of those slummy houses and build the tower there instead of cutting down trees?

ok i want to demolish your house will you and your family allow me to do so? can i force you? but definitely if they have announced 40 story tower they must have their own space for it.

The socialist PPP gov is building houses for the poor in Sindh. Maybe they can build some apartment buildings in the rest of the country as well, and give the apartments to people whose houses are demolished for shiny new towers. That would be a win-win, since we'd ge t hotel towers on top of apartment towers instead of these unplanned, narrow overcrowded sprawling ghettos right next to a famous hotel.

Construction work on the tower is yet to start. It has been delayed because PC is building a hotel tower in Ajmaan, UAE and resources have been diverted over there.

I dun think thats the reason......... wot I read was that the tower was objected because of its height..... as there r some sensitive buildings around(i fink Governer House....nt sure exactly).

^^yeah i had also heard the same thing

thanks to Azam 4 posting this pic.

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc63/AFFI666/2008/SSC%20UPK/10%20OCTOBER/11.jpg

U guys can see it is already underconstruction and now it is above the ground level as of august.So now plz change the title to U/C

is that the old pc beside it............

now what is old pc...???

The socialist PPP gov is building houses for the poor in Sindh. Maybe they can build some apartment buildings in the rest of the country as well, and give the apartments to people whose houses are demolished for shiny new towers. That would be a win-win, since we'd ge t hotel towers on top of apartment towers instead of these unplanned, narrow overcrowded sprawling ghettos right next to a famous hotel.
There's a reason why they build houses there...

How Beautifully planed landscape of lahore :crazy2:

can any one give me update on this project?

can any one give me update on this project?

Yes FK! please update him

can any one give me update on this project?

Updated: 12/13/08

Your brigged.

This project looks dead. I was in Lahore last month, the guys working at the PC didn't know anything about a tower. They've even removed the model that was once there in the lobby.

Unfortunate.

On the bright side, they said that a PC was being built in the old city, which most SSC guys know about. Also they were advertising a PC tower being built in Ajman, UAE. Pretty building in the render. Sorry I don't have pics of it.

Later.

yeh looks like.....what about the tower that was being built by Saudi prince in Lahore?also

i have been visiting this forum from last 2 years but i registered today


the project of PC tower is not going to b built in lahore they are going to built a 5 star hotel in dubai i saw the pics of the project in PC lahore


my brother's friend is working in PC lahore in credit department he told me that coz of country's current situation and coz of governor house this project is not going to b built

@aks18
please introduce yourself here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=735420).

i have been visiting this forum from last 2 years but i registered today


the project of PC tower is not going to b built in lahore they are going to built a 5 star hotel in dubai i saw the pics of the project in PC lahore


my brother's friend is working in PC lahore in credit department he told me that coz of country's current situation and coz of governor house this project is not going to b built

Dair Ayd Durust Ayd

FK need some ass kicking on this thread!

yeh looks like.....what about the tower that was being built by Saudi prince in Lahore?also


malpensa, there doesn't seem to be much happening with that project either.

it is very unfortunate for all of us that is project is included in the projects which already been halted due to different reasons.